Sleep - Normal,IL

It's very normal for a baby to wake up that much at this age. He might really be hungry, but mostly he probly just needs you. Please go to www.askdrsears.com and read up on sleep. My 15 month old still wakes up 2-4 times a night.
I think it helps that I don't look at the clock so that I don't know how little sleep I'm getting. He also sleeps next to me so all I have to do is roll over and either nurse him or just pat his back. These are just a couple things I do to make it easier to take care of him at night time. Please go to the web site it has really helped me. Trust me, I want sleep! But it's more important to me that I am doing what feels right when it comes to being there for my son.

increase the bed time feeding and wait one minute longer than you did the last time before you give in and get up. He'll learn to sooth himself back to sleep.

Of course this is all a theory. My boys were all over 2 before they actually slept through the night.

I've also heard of a mom that put the baby to bed with a pacifier in each hand and in the mouth. If the first one got away then he could replace it himself at least twice in the night.

I have a 5 1/2 month old daughter that does it and I've started weaning her off the 2 ounce feeding. I don't always give it to her and eventually I will stop it completely. I usually just rock her back to sleep and she finishes out the night just fine. Make sure to keep the lights off and don't really talk to him or change his diaper because that will stimulate him and wake him up more. It's starting to work for me so I hope this helps you.

I used Dr. Weissbluth, too, and really liked his philosophy, but I ended up liking Dr. Ferber's approach to sleep training better. Either way, I think they both say that a 4 1/2 month old is a bit young to be expected to sleep through the night (I think Dr. Weissbluth explicitly says not to try sleep training until a baby is at least 5 months old, because they can't self-soothe yet until then; and they may not be ready until 9 months if still nursing). I used Dr. W. and my daughter didn't sleep through the night (by my terms) until she was 9 months old (I didn't push the issue much earlier b/c she was still nursing, and pretty little at that point, though I could have probably stopped the nighttime feedings a bit sooner). I think you were extremely lucky with your daughters, and maybe they led you to have unrealistic expectations. Having said that, I'd read Dr. W's book and Dr. Ferber's too, but be flexible with your son because all babies have different sleep temperaments/ abilities. Good luck!

Hi there,my daughter would get up every 2-3 hours too so I started giving her a little bowl of cereal right before bed. This seemed to help her. She would start sleeping 5-6 hours at a time. Good luck.

Since he's only eating about an ounce at night, I don't think he's hungry. It sounds like it's just a way to comfort him or it could be gas from his bed time bottle. I know it's hard to get them to burp sometimes, but try to get him to before you put him to bed. Also, what I did with my son, now almost 11 months (started sleeping through the night at 3 months) is go in & give him his pacifier & pat him on the back for a minute. It makes him feel secure & then he will learn to sooth himself. If you pick him up, it will wake him up more & then it's harder to get him to go back to sleep. It also gets him in the habit of crying at night so you will pick him up. I worked great for my son. He loves his sleep & usually sleeps between 10 - 12 hrs each night (started this at about 6 months). As one of the other moms stated, it does helps if he's still awake when you put him to bed at night. This way he falls asleep on his own, so if he wakes up at night, he's not surprised/scared to be by himself. I've done this with my son since he was 2 or 3 months old. You might also try a small fan for a little white noise so he doesn't hear all the night time noises. I hope this helps.

My daughter is doing the same thing. Does your son take a pacifier? This might help.

"Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Scott Weissbluth is my sleep bible. It's not an easy read if you try to read it from cover to cover (there's a lot of research in it), but I just go to the sections that I'm concerned with at the time. I belong to a mother's group & we all swear by it! We lovers of the book sometimes call ourselves "Weissbluthians"! LOL!!

I'm sorry to say it, but it may just be a normal occurence that won't go away for quite a while. My daughter is almost 2 now and still gets up once some nights. When she was about 4 months old, she would sleep through the night and all of a sudden started getting up 2-3 times a night until she was 1 1/2. She just goes through different stages where she may sleep better or worse. But I have heard it suggested that putting a little cereal in the bottle before bedtime may help because you can make sure his tummy is full.

well your first clue is hes a boy hes gotta cause some kind of problem lol just kidding sorry I have 5 and all of them have been so different some sleep good and my 3 year old still wakes up at least once a night I have no idea why or how to stop it all I ever hear is it is normal. So I no this isn't much help other to let you no that you are not alone in this.
GOOD LUCK
Kathy

toi get mine to sleep through the night before they went to ed i would give them a bowl of cereal, and they would sleep most of the night.

Put cereal in your son's bottle before he goes to bed. Put a slit in the nipple. If he is eating 6 oz., give him 1 and 1/2 oz. of cereal. If he is eating 8 oz., give him a little over 2 oz. of cereal. He will sleep through the night because the cereal keeps him full all night.

Hi there. Like many others, my 5 1/2 month old wakes up about every 2-3 hours. I used to just keep him in bed with me so that i could just trun and nurse him, but the wares thin after a while(when you start getting back aches) I recently have been putting him in his crib all night and sometimes it is a hit or miss. He has NEVER slept through the night though. One thing i do find does help is putting him to bed awake and letting him put himself to sleep. for some reason when ever he does that, he sleeps longer. I will get about 6 hours in sometimes. Also make sure that the bedroom isnt to hot, (or cold)because if he is sweating or freezing that might be part of the reason. Let me know if you find a cure! ha ha :)

J.

My good friend has twin boys and the only thing that would get them to sleep 6 hours or more straight was Huggies Overnites Diapers. You might try it and see if it works for you.

Get the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". It works

If he's getting up because he's hungry, it's time to feed him good before bedtime. Most p eople give them cereal at night with milk, try some jar cereal and see how that goes and let me know if it works. plus, keep his little butt up and not nap after a certain hour like no naps after 5-6pm
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Why do the do this to us.. You must feel on the verge of going nuts hu!!! been their.. Doing that!!!!

My son is 10 months old.. He did great for a while.... then UP every hour.... the sort of ok.. getting up every 2 or 3 hours..

We tried the cereal thing at night.... Cereal in bottle... Getting a bath time at night/ loation on the off nights.. Too many baths esecial this time of year is bad bad bad hu...

But try to well hard with so young.. but reallly play!!!!! Get some fun good exciting time in... see if that helps...

No good advice.. I am sorry.. I know I sure have been looking... It will happen!!!! In time!!!!

Good luck and happy sleeping * I HOPE!!!!