I have a 5 month old baby who doesn't sleep through the night.please help?
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when she wakes up is she crying?? if not then just leave her in her cot and she will be fine. my baby brother used to wake up at about 3 in the morning and we just left him in his cot as we new he was fine if it is like i have said then just leave her and she will naturally fall back to sleep. by getting her out it is waking her up even more.
good luck
it is a new baby. It does not know better. Give it a while she will get over that stage.
This is normal. Some babies are this way. My dad, when he was a baby, did the same as you described. My Grandma took him to the dr. and nothing was wrong. It's kind of just a phase some babies go through. Sorry that you're tired, hang in there and always give her love.
First of all, I did not do this with my children, but my friends mom would get some vodka, just dip her finger in it so it was just like 2 or 3 drops on her finger and put it in the babies mouth. It was just enough to calm the baby and help it fall asleep. She would also use Rum when the baby was teething to sooth the pain. I'm not saying I would do this, but she has with 4 kids and said it worked for her.
It is possible that she is beginning to teethe. Is she drooling a lot and trying to bite on everything? If so, then try some baby tylenol or baby orajel.
If teething is not the problem, perhaps you need to help her to learn how to soothe herself back to sleep. Try waiting a few minutes before you go to her at night, she may go back to sleep on her own. If not, you can try a pacifier or mobile to help her get back to sleep. Have you changed her diaper when she wakes up? That could also be the problem.
Guess what... thats what babys do. Your going to be tired and forget things cause your focus is going to be on the baby. You have to eat sleep and be the baby till they sleep normaly. Oh yeah and if you have a job like the rest of us your better have great mother or mother in laws. And one more thing your called a mom for the rest of your life so enjoy.
Hi..feed her well before she lays down. It may also be gas if your not breast-feeding. Lay her on her back and take her feet in your hands.Move her legs gently like she's riding a bike and push her knees up to her stomach one at a time or both. She will love this and it will help her tummy.If she's not eating cereal or babyfood yet..you might want to consider starting her on it. Sometimes milk isn't enough. good luck.
I've got a couple thoughts, but I warn you these might go against your instincts as a mother. What I can tell you these worked with my daughter.
1. If she's still sleeping in your room - even in her own bed/crib, it's time to move her into her own room if you can. It's very possible you are so tuned into her every little noise that you're waking up at every little sound and probably even waking her up by picking her up as soon as she starts fussing. By putting her in a different room you won't hear every little noise she makes, but you should still her if she really starts crying. By the way, don't move her into another room and then set a baby monitor on your nightstand - you'll totally defeat the purpose.
2. If you're still breast feeding, try giving her formula for the last feeding before you put her to bed for the night. It takes longer to digest and so she won't get hungry so soon.
3. When she starts crying at night, don't go to her right away. It's very likely she knows she has you trained to come as soon as she starts crying. Give her a few minutes to get herself back to sleep - in fact, it may be that she isn't even really awake until you pick her up. After giving her a about 5 minutes for a night or two, stretch it out to 7-8 minutes and then to 10-12 minutes. Before long she will learn that you're not going to come just because she starts crying. You can still go to her right away if she starts screaming like she's hurt or really scared, but if she's just fussing or crying, let her be.
Honestly, she should have been sleeping 4½-5 hours by the time she was 10-12 weeks old.
You can also apply step 3 during the day while you're trying to do housework or whatever.
Above all, remember that not going to your baby the instant she starts crying does not make you a bad parent. Baby has to learn to quiet/entertain herself sooner or later; the longer you wait, the harder it will be.
Listen you need to stop stimulating her when she wakes up,
just go to her and pop the pacifier in her mouth, and walk away,
NEVER turn on the light, lifter, or coddle her. not unless its a real cry.
if she starts to cry go ahead and get her, bring her to your bed but don't talk, kiss her and hug her but no noise, let her stay in bed with you awake and playing quietly, with no toys, or if she is crying thats ok let her cry, you can hum a song to her but don't sing, if she gets crazy.
eventually she'll go back to sleep, when she does, pick her up and carry her back to her bed.
its gonna be hard for 2 weeks but she'll get used to it,
she'll soon drift right off to sleep in your bed,
once this happens just make sure your returning her to her bed , the reason why is because eventually we would like her to spend they night in her bed, and this will take about a month
my kids sleep from 730 pm til 730 Am
I have 2 under 2
I always keep a Baba ready for each of them just incase. my 2 year old likes a milk Bottle and drinks out of it 2 or 3 times per night at around1-2-and 3am, my 9 month old needs his pacifier. just once at 5am
But all I do is go get it , and pop it in there mouth, I also rubb there noses with a finger to let them know i am there,
Its a ritual and babies love ritual. but i never talk. cause if they hear me talk they'd wake up and wanna come to my bed.
We do have a kig sized- I mean with all these kids its still ot enough space.
My 10 year old needs to get woken up at 12am for pee pee - we wouldn't want him to pee the bed,
and my dog gets let out for her pee pee break at 4 am
My husband wakes me up at 10 or 11 pm for action.
and he wakes me up for his breakfast around 6 am
and at 7 am I wake my 10 year old for school.
and this is when the day begins.
Luckily I don't have to work or I would kill myself.
And did I mention that many nights inbetween these wake ups I
wash and fold the laundry, and iron my husbands shirt and pants for work the next day.
So as much as you might think your suffering, its part of mother hood, please don't worry tho you'll get used to it,
I have, running on empty is part of being a mother, however i do suggest letting other things go,
go to sleep at 9pm thats what I do, my 10 year old goes at 9 pm aswell
and sometimes you have to forgo the fab hair and nails ect..
but trust me at around 4 years old your life starts to come together.
email me if you want to talk.
Good luck
Meg
Kovasmomma@yahoo.com
maybe i can help. i too have a 5 month old and he has just started sleeping through the night when i went to my mothers for three weeks. when i was at home i could not get him into a routine. as soon as i got to my mum's i got him into bed the same time every night. now that i am back home i will not break that routine for anyone. also it could just be that he is not ready to sleep through the night. i have a book by robyn barker, i think it's called 'your baby's first year' it has truly helped me a great amount especially being a single mum. i have three friends who are expecting and i have brought them eah a copy. it's that good. i would recommend it to anyone expecting without a second thought. it answers all my questions. goodluck i hope i have been helpful!
It's normal for babies to wake at night all through the first year.
If she is not hungry, maybe she is waking due to teething? Hylands Teething Tablets are the BEST! They work far better than Orajel.
It could also be related to developmental milestones. Many times if babies are working on learning a new skill (rolling, sitting, crawling, cruising, walking, etc.) they will have interrupted sleep. At 5 mos, maybe she is about to start sitting unsupported?
Is she wanting to play? Make it clear that night is not playtime. Keep everything very dark and quiet when you respond to her. Try not to talk, or if you have to talk, whisper. Don't turn on lights. If you need some light, try a night light or ask hubby to install a dimmer on the light switch.
Have you considered moving bedtime a little later? Maybe that would make a difference somehow?
Is she just on breastmilk/formula or has she recently started solids? If she just had something new introduced to her diet, maybe that is bothering her tummy?
What about your daytime routines? Are you with her during the day or do you work? Maybe she is waking at night because she isn't getting enough focused attention during the day?
My son is 5 1/2 months old. Babies their age will sleep about 14 1/2 hours a day, and are able to stay awake for just about 2 hours at a time. Start working on getting her to nap more - sleep begets sleep. Pay attention to the clock, see what she starts doing about 1 3/4hours after she wakes up. My son pokes himself in the eye, rubs his eyes, and starts to get a little frantic. Nurse one last time and laid her down in her crib. We all know the difference between crying and "I'm really upset" crying. If she's going to just cry, let that go. She will learn to put herself to sleep. The naps can last anywhere from 1- 1 1/2 hours. My son naps about 4 1/2 hours a day. Sometimes he has three naps, sometimes two. Start writing times when she goes to sleep and is awake. Observe her patterns.
It is very important that you not let her get overtired, and I think this is probably what is going on. If you can get her naps up to about 4 hours a day, that will give her enough rest during the day, and and still have 10 hours devoted to sleep at night, which will give you about 2 hours of free time either before or after she wakes up.
At night, watch for the same cues she gives you during the day before you put her for the naps. Nurse one last time so that her stomach has got something in it, and then set her down. Listen for the different crying, only respond to the desperate stuff. By this point, she knows you are mom, and she knows you take care of her - you won't mess up trust issues by training her to fall asleep on her on. The goal is to put her down sleepy, but not asleep.
Seriously, once I started charting my son's sleep and not trying to schedule him to fit my time, life went better. He sleeps 11 hours through - often he wakes at 11pm and I can nurse him quickly and put him right back down - and I respond to him because I see that this happens every evening. This is obviously something he needs. I know that you said you tried to find her routine, but I think a lot of parents do this by waiting for the baby to fall asleep instead of looking for gentle signs of fatigue. If you just wait for her to fall asleep, she's going to fight you. She wants to stay up and play, and talk to you, and as she gets tireder (word?) she will get crankier and it will be impossible for her to fall asleep and stay that way.
Best of wishes...
Lisa
it is normal.. give her a little time and she will develop her own routine.
One of my sons was the same. He would stay awake until midnight some nights and then smetimes wake up in the night for hours at a time. I found the best thing was for me to go to bed at 8pm if he was asleep then so that I could catch up some hours. Unfortunately he has only just started sleepig through and he is 16 months, I think this is because he is more active and I leave his bottle in the cot so that he can comfort himself if he needs to. I tried everything I could think of, his twin brother started sleeping through at 6 weeks (they are unidentical) so I think that proves that each individual child needs something different to help them, sorry.
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