One more 6month waker.

[Catherine2]

Our Bub is now 6.5months old - from 7 weeks she has been a good sleeper at night - going right through from her last feed at night to 6/7 in the morning. I know people will say how lucky - but you have to realise she does not sleep during the day - at most HC will have 3 half hour naps - which makes for a really long day.
Well now she is still only have a very small amount of sleep during the day, but waking up at night - she is not hungry - I think she is just over tired.
Long days and now very long nights...even feeding her deos not seem to settle her (I know comfort feeding is not ideal, but ...)
Has anyone else gone through this - any suggestions?
Catherine2

[Madi]

Hi

We had the same problem, then last saturday we moved ds into his own room and bingo! no more sleepless nights for him. He's gone back to sleeping from 7:00pm to 5:30am ish. Thank goodness! Having said that, I've heard it's quite common for them to start waking up again around this age.
Is your bub in her own room?

Madi.

[Goosie22]

Hi,
I have to say it is very normal to wake during the night at that age and older, maybe she is getting teeth and that could have thrown out her little pattern. I would suggest responding to her lovingly and patiently untill the thing troubling her is forgotten or not longer a problem. I see absolutly nothing wrong with comfort feeding as that is exactly what she is waking for comfort and you insinctivly responding to her needs. You are a fantastic mother, She will see/feel your love and settle back into a nice pattern knowing she is loved by you.:hugs:

[chloe1]

hi my boy is 51/2 months and has also started waking all night. He previously woke every 3-4 hours for a breastfeed and settled back to sleep after that but for last week he has been screaming pretty much all night. Then he starts talking and wanting to play. He doesnt want feeds he just wont setttle. I have had to stop wrapping him cause he twists and turns all over the cot and the wrap ends up twiste round his neck, does anyone have any advice for this, also hasnt bee sleeping during day which usually he has 1 good 2 hour sleep in morning then maybe another 1 or 2 little sleeps, im exhausted ,help

[Catherine2]

Our bub has been her own room since she was almost 5months - shortly before this she got her first 2 teeth - none of these changes disrupted her sleeping at all.
I am prepared to feed her - but even that is not always working!
I guess I am just looking for someone to reassure me that it will eventually stop and that what I am doing to get through it is not going to make it worse!
Thanks for the responses.
Catherine2

[maddymoo]

I have recently had this problem. My bub was sleeping from 7pm to 6am till she got to about 7 months. I use to use a combination of settling strategies- rocking, feeding to sleep. I now know and am convinced that this was soo wrong for us. She used to only have two or three half hour sleeps during the day. and would wake up three times a night. This week i tried to enforce her to self settle and guess what?? She has two lovely big day sleeps 1.5hrs and sleeps thru from 7pm to 6am again. We are both so happy! I found that she is more interested in her food too. I looked up the save our sleep website. I found this advice to be excellent. (You do have to pay for it though) Rather than me explaining it - just check it out. Hope it works for you too!