Comments on: 5 Reasons Why Your Baby is Night Waking and Won’t Sleep

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:08:31 +0000

In reply to Emily.

Hi Emily,
Thank you for visiting us! I’m sorry to hear you’re dealing with these night wakings and this new early morning issue! Unfortunately, there are a lot of reasons you could be seeing these symptoms: a scheduling issue, the 4 month sleep regression, some kind of sleep association, etc. To get to the bottom of the issue, especially since you’re already worn down, I would really recommend a consultation with a sleep consultant. She could look at your baby’s schedule and whole sleep, and make suggestions for improvement. You can read more about consultations here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-sleep-consulting-services/
Please hang in there!

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:27:27 +0000

Hi, my 5 month old was doing well with waking only once at night and would sleep in until 6:30-7am. He is now waking up at least twice per night and wakes up for the day between 5:15 and 5:45. It’s way too early for us and he always seems very tired. We are able to put him back down to sleep a little longer some mornings but it usually takes a long time and he isn’t asleep for long. He doesn’t seem to be very hungry when he wakes as a lot of times my husband will put him to sleep without feeding him, however I am usually unable to because he knows I have the food (he is exclusively breastfed at this point). He goes to bed around 8:30 and he isn’t a very good napper and never has been. I am about to start back to work and the extra waking per night and the super early mornings have me exhausted. Any ideas??

By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site

Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:27:59 +0000

In reply to Danielle.

Hi @Danielle -Thanks for writing, and congrats on your new arrival! Sorry to hear that sleep is not going well however! To start, please check out these recommended schedules by the week, to be sure that bedtime and naps are at good times for him, and that he’s getting the right amount of sleep at the right times: https://www.babysleepsite.com/newborns/newborn-sleep-schedules-by-week/
This article should really help too:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/baby-infant-reflux-gerd-sleep-better-tips/
If things do not smooth out, and you find that you’d like more help, please contact us or check out our offerings here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-sleep-consulting-services/

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 05:31:20 +0000

Hello, my son is 13 weeks but was born 5 weeks early, so adjusted age he’s around 8-9 weeks old. He was nursing every 2 hours around the clock up until about 1-2 weeks ago. He started giving me about a 3-4 hour sleep window early in the night when he first went to sleep, even going 5-6 hours on occasion. This last week he has been progressively going backwards and waking up more frequently. He’s even waking every 2 again to nurse. I exclusively breastfeed, and he also has terrible reflux and seems to have colic as well. I thought we were on the up side since he was starting to sleep more but now it’s back to how it used to be and I’m sure why or what to do about it. Any advice or recommendations would be great!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:04:29 +0000

In reply to Kathleen Sullivan. Hi Kathleen. Thank you for visiting us! In general, if your baby is going back to sleep for a long stretch after a feed, he is likely hungry. If he's waking again within an hour or two after a feed, then it is more likely a sleep crutch. Most babies at 9 months can get through the night without feeding, so it may be that you've bumped into a temporary growth spurt, or that you need to look at his daytime schedule to make sure he's getting enough calories during the day, so that he can get through the night without feeling hungry. I hope this helps!

By: Kathleen Sullivan

Kathleen Sullivan — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:21:13 +0000

My 9 month use to sleep till 6-7am, not wakes up at 3 am and cries. If I give him some formula, he will go back to sleep. This has been going on for 2-3 weeks? Is he really hungry or this becoming a habit I have to break

By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site

Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:11:36 +0000

In reply to Amanda.

Hi @Amanda – Thank you for writing to us, and so sorry to hear that sleep has become so rough with your baby! The four month mark can be a difficult one for many babies especially since their sleep is becoming more like adult’s sleep, so this can lead to more frequent wake ups. That may be what has changed in the last 2-3 weeks. Check out this article for help and info:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/how-we-sleep/4-month-old-sleep-regression/
I hope that this helps to get your son on the road to better sleep, but if you find that it is not helping enough, please consider our VIP Member’s Area. For families with young babies, our biggest bang for the buck is our Members Area – since it can grow with your child through the months and the years.
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Good luck, and hang in there Amanda!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:14:18 +0000

Hi,
I have a 5month old who is constantly waking throughout the night (5-6 times) and really difficult to resettle. I don’t know what to do, he was only waking twice and now is up constantly over the last 2-3weeks. He has good sleep associations (white noise, solid predictable routine, consistent nap and sleep times, sleeping bag). He falls asleep by himself
In his cot at the start of naps and at the start of the night but he won’t resettle if he wakes at night. If we try and pat him back to sleep it takes ages with him screaming and he often wakes again 30 mins later. I’m having to feed him several times to get him back down and this is not working well either. We are exhausted. I have started solids in the last 2 days to see if this helps, and as GP suggested this may help him to keep his milk down better (he vomits a lot) I was thinking hunger could be the cause but have seen no change since introducing solids. He has a heater in his room and I’m sure he’s not cold. We just can’t work out why he’s so difficult to keep asleep. He is our 3rd child and non of our others have been so hard to get back to sleep at night.

By: Neosha

Neosha — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 05:46:18 +0000

In reply to Andrea.

@Andrea – Thank you for your reply! The “sucking” association can be a huge one to break since it’s one of those that just comes so naturally when babies are so small. It sounds as though you may benefit more from connecting with one of our sleep consultants instead of out here on the blog. One of our lovely ladies will be able to guide you through all of the answers to your questions. You can read more about them here:https://www.babysleepsite.com/about Hang in there!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:12:41 +0000

In reply to Danielle. Thanks Danielle! My almost 10 months old son is waking up from 3 to 6 times during night since I stopped breastfeeding him during night. I feed him from 4: 30 to 5:00 depends on the time he wakes up. My husband and I are exhausted especially because in one waking he takes more than an hour falling asleep and gets cranky almost all day long. I read the free guide and about the sleep associations but I don't know if he can learn to fall asleep on his own with the pacifier. I didn't find in the guide how to break this sleep association. He uses the pacifier when sleeping at night and in the naps and I can't imagine him going to sleep without it. So how can I help him break this sleep association? And should I start just at night or even in the naps at the same time?