Constant Night Waking

[DIANNEKB]

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same....

Bubs is 5 months old he has never slept right through the night.. he goes to bed at 7.30pm and can wake for a feed anywhere from 1.30-3.30, but after he has had his long sleep the rest of the night's sleep is terrible he wakes constantly and if I put the dummy in his mouth he will go back to sleep again untill about half hour later then awake again ... my CHN says he is waking cause I am giving in to him and giving him the dummy and she also says I should cut out his only feed he has through the night cause he doesnt need it... bubs has never really slept well after his initial big sleep but seems to be getting worse... I am thinking about ditching the dummy all together but not sure if this will solve the problem...
Last night I persisted for 2 hours with no feed from 1.30-3.30 ( I gave him water instead as advised by CHN) but he was not happy and as soon as I gave him his feed at 3.30 off to sleep he went... :sleeping:

Anyone had anything similiar...

[Crazy Monkey]

My DS did the same when he was younger... After his long sleep, usually around 5 hours sleep, he would be up every hour or so... I found once the solids started, about 5 months, he started to sleep a little better...

Have you started your DS on solids?? Are you breastfeeding or bottlefeeding? I believe breastfed babies need the night feed longer than bottlefed babies, JMO...

You know your baby best... Drop the night feed if you think he doesn't need it... If you have tried to drop the feed and he wont settle, maybe hes not ready... Try again in a few weeks...

:hugs: Just remember, this time will pass, but every baby is different.

All the best

[DIANNEKB]

Yes am bottlefeeding and only give him occasional solids ... I will try with the rice cereal in the afternoons and see if that helps... I am hanging for the day he sleeps through the night....:fingerscrossed:

[kadownie]

Sounds like my little man. He was a goodish sleeper at night until around 5months- and he's only slept a handful of times through the night since then (he's 21 months now- sorry, probably not what you want to hear) He does usually wake up and pass lots of wind- so I tend to feel that he gets tummy pain which wakes him up. I have him in bed with me now. I night weaned him last week- but he still wakes up for a fart and a cuddle-

As for the CHN- I kind of feel that it's their role to offer support- not tell you that your son doesn't need a feed in the night- he may well need it- or the comfort that comes with it. I would trust your instincts and do what is easiest for you at the moment.

Is his night waking a problem for you? It wasn't really for me (though I would dearly love a full nights sleep) and having him in bed with me meant I didn't need to get up.

Good luck finding the solution that works for you and your bubby;)

[mumof3sons]

My youngest boy is almost 6 months and i have been having trouble with him sleeping as well, I think half the time he has wind and the other he just wants a snuggle up with me in bed, Im still breast feeding him and have started him on solids which he loves, and he has a night feed still around 1-3.30 if im lucky 4.00am. It is hard not having that full nights sleep especially cause i have 2 other lively boys.

I think the best thing u can do is go with your instincts and if you feel he is still hungry give him that feed still, I also find if he goes to sleep later around 9pm he sleeps better, dont know why !:confused: they really are confusing little things but it does all work out in the end..

[Tingles]

All babies are different... I've had 3...

dd1) used to wake through the nite for a feed - we did the water, but I think hubby needs to do it... baby smells you & cannot understand why you won't comfort in your usual way...

dd2) wonderful sleeper... from 5 weeks old

dd3) 5 mths like yours... she was waking me twice a nite - last weekend she went in her own room - she still wakes me, but only once. I was waking to her every stir & feeding her for fear that she may wake up the house.

Either persist with the water, but dh needs to get involved, or give bubs the milk - it doesn't last forever...

Just remember a quick feed & you can go back to sleep! That's what I do...do it lying down...

[DIANNEKB]

I dont mind waking once or even twice in the night what I hate is the waking every 30-40 minutes until the morning after he has had his long sleep... I might just persist with the feed at night cause he is a big boy but he only drinks 150ml's every 4 hours so that's only 4 feeds in the day and the night one makes it 5 so i know I am not overfeeding him... The CHN sort of made me feel like that I shouldnt give him the night feed but again all babies are different and I think my little chubba needs it.. :yes:

We shall see what happens again tonight..

Thanks for everyone's input... xxxxx

[ash and blake]

my son is 10 months old,he was born 6 weeks premature,has a terrible reflux problem,but worst of all is a bad sleeper . He has his big sleep which will be aprox 5 hours but may be up every hour after that .Can anybody give me some advice on how to get him to sleep through the night.