Getting Baby to Sleep Through the Night

Introducing a routine that tells the baby it is time to sleep. We introduced the Baby Sleeper Android app, which produces the white noise sound. She now recognizes that this sound along with crib and lights off mean it is time to go to sleep. She typically sleeps until she is hungry and we know when to feed her. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.appobi.babeesleeper - if you want to download the app.

My 3 ½ mo. old son was sleepin thru the nite by 2 ½ mo w/o midnite feedins He started wakin up evry 2hrs at 3 mo he startd teethin He wakes up at 7:30am drinks a bottle takes a nap 8-9 wakes up takes a nap from 10-11 drinks a bottle stays up till 2pm drinks a bottle takes a nap till 3 stays up till 4 drinks ½ a bottle goes to sleep till 6 stays up till 8 drinks the rest of the bottle sleeps till 9:30 drinks a 4oz bottle goes to sleep @ around 10 till 1am drinks a bottle and then till 7:30am.

my daughter is four months old and she just now started sleeping through the whole night,eight hours and longer than that!! Its wonderful!!

my daughter will be 10 months tomorrow and she still does not sleep through the night. I dont get off work till 10pm and she is usually waking up around the same time i do at about noon but she stays up till 4,5, even 6 in mourning and wont fall asleep unless im rocking her in a chair. and when i put her in her crib she will just stand up cause she just learned how and wont lay down. she will just cry all night

well my 2 weeks old babygril she wake up like our 2 or 3 she well stars cry and i cant go 2 sleep in the nigth wat could i do...

my baby is 3 months old and is not sleeping at night, he eats 5oz and is out at 830 but gets back up at 1030 to only drink an oz and does that every hour an half. im a zombie during the day cause im not getting any sleep i swear hes a vampire cause he wont sleep, when will he SLEEP!!! i did notice he dont get up as much when i bring him into bed with us, but i did that with my oldest and it took till she was 5 to get her out and that was not fun.

A baby should never have to cry it out. To me that is just a parent being lazy. I have 3 sons. Age 5, 3, and 8months. And my 5 and 3 year old sleep in their own rooms all night with no problem. And I NEVER let them cry when they were babies. I rocked them or patted them or rubbed their backs. Whatever it took. When they were 1 I would let them fuss for up to a minute. But NEVER cry. I was able to get them going to sleep in their own beds in about 3 days.

My daughter is three weeks old. She wont sleep in her bassinet and only sleeps longer hours when she is my bed. I have tried letting her cry for short periods of times however that does not work and she usually wins and I place her in my bed. She drinks about 2 1/2 oz to 3 every two hours. Wil her sleep and eating habits change in the next few weeks. HELP !!!!!!!!!!

My son is 13 months old and he still wakes up around 2 or 3 in the morning for a bottle. What can I do to break him from that and get him to sleep all night. He eats well at the daycare and at home, but he still wants his bottle.

I have twin girls that are 8months old and wake up all during the night any suggestions?????

MY 10 MONTH SON STILL DOES NOT SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT SOMETIMES HE WILL SLEEP A FEW HOURS AND WAKE UP FOR A BOTTLE EVERY FEW HRS. ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO GET HIM TO SLEEP ALL NIGHT WITHOUT WAKING UP FOR A FEEDING?

We are using ferber on our 7 month old who never slept more than 3 hours in a row since birth. I had co-slept up until this point. Within the first night he only cried for 10 minutes( thats with me going in to soothe him at 3 min, 5 min , during the wait for the next soothing time he fell asleep and slept 4 hours, then woke, we repeated the same time slots and within 15 min he was back to sleep for another 5 hours. The next night he fell asleep within 3 minutes and slept a solid 8 hours.

A baby's only way to communicate fear, discomfort or need is to cry. It breaks my heart to think of leaving my baby in his room alone in the dark crying and no one coming to him. He is nearly 11 months old & we co-sleep as a family. I know that my way of doing things may be controversial; however, I think the controversy is a cultural one. Many cultures, both now and in ages past, have co-slept. I think it is up to each family to decide. I am firmly against letting a baby cry it out.

Is it okay to start a baby on pacifier to fall a sleep with or to calm her down. She is now 5 months old and it seems to calm her down when crying.

my 1 month sleeps well at night but can't get him down for a nap during the day for the life of me ... as soon as he's soothed and I place him down in his crib his moro relex kicks in and he's wide awake again - any suggestions

You should get the book Healthy Sleeping Habits, Happy Baby to help with the sleep issues. It will also discuss how long to let them cry it out at certain ages and how to. Great book.

I firmly believe in co-sleeping. My 4 month old baby wakes up 2 times a night to breastfeed. And when I put him in his crib he woke up 4 times. Everybody told me to leave him in the crib and let him cry it out. I let him cry for 10 minutes and I will never do it again. Imagine going to bed alone without your husband or boyfriend...you couldn't do it right? So, why put your baby in a crib to be alone?

my six month old gets up every two hours all night long. I breast feed him and he falls right back to sleep. How can I get him to sleep thru the night. Im not a fan of the cry out meathod. I tried it one night and he cried for an hour and I gave in. If you have done the cry out meathod how long did they cry for. How long did it last until it worked

my son is 4 months old. He would wake up 2 and 3 times a night for a bottle. So, i decided that when he woke up i would just try my hardest to rock him and not give him a bottle. The first few nights were rough, but once he got in the routine of not having a bottle at night... he slept like a baby! haha

mary o my baby has been taking the bottle well, but she no longer does so, and she cries a lot during the day befre she sleeps pls i need advice

~lilswede~ My 4 month old son is wearing me out. He will eat a half a jar of fruit baby food in the morning, half a jar of veggie in the after noon and the other half of the veggie jar at the end of the day for supper. Inbetween all that he will still take 6-8oz of formula. He only takes a few short naps in the day. But he will sleep at 9pm and wake up at 2am and 3am.Up at 5-5:30 and up at 7am for the day. What can I do to change his sleep pattern??

My son (4 months) does not go to bed till around 1 or 2 am and it really hard since im back at work. What should i do???

My daughter do wake up early why?, she always wake-up around 02:00 GMT and will not sleep again till 17:30. Please brief me more about that.

my daughter who's 4 months old eats from a spoon already and i still have her on 4 oz of formula . i feed her dinner at 6 or 7 she eats 4 oz before bed so i know she's full but she'll wake up at 2 then 3 then 530 its tiring for me to constantly be in and out of bed for a binky or a drink of water she slept good for about 2 days but now i get nothing

MY SON WILL BE 7 MNTHS OLD ON THE 27TH AND HE GOES TO BED AROUND 1 IN THE MORNING!!!AND HE WILL WAKE UP ABOUT EVERY HOUR TO EAT A BOTTLE!!!I REALLY NEED MY SLEEP TO BE UP IN THE MORNING WITH MY 4 YR OLD..AND IM PREGO!! LOL...WAT SHOULD I DO???? LOL...HOPEFULY IT WILL CHANGE BEFORE I HAVE THE NEW BABY IN OCT...

My daughter turned 3 mo Feb. 9th, she too eats 5-7 oz but, about every 3-3 1/2 hours.I think you'll find that it's ok not to wake her up since she is eating a good amount before she gets to bed.You can try giving her sugar water if she wants to eat before it's feeding time. Try adding cereal to her bottle for her last feeding before bed since this will keep her feeling fuller, longer (use a nipple with a larger opening because the formula will be thicker).Hope this works for you!

When I had my daughter, she would sleep through the night from the day she was born. The doc made me set an alarm to wake her up and feed her during the night. I had my son in June and he still wont sleep through the night. We have a bedtime routine, and do the same things we did with our daughter, but it just don't work! Hopefully he will start soon, mama needs some sleep!!

I have a 5 mth old baby girl who use to sleep thru the night since 3 mths but she got sick at 4 mths & didnt eat as much for a couple days now she wakes up again in the night like a newborn a screams like shes starving what should i do help i need my sleep i have 2 older boys who need there mom to be awake for them lol

My daughter will be 3 months old on Feb. 12th, she eats 5-7 ounces every 2 in a half hours, the doctor told me to try and make her wait at least 3 hours. But she cries and cries and I feel bad. Is this too much to be giving her? Also, at first she was waking every 2 in a half hours to eat through the night, she would barely seldom sleep 3 hours, but now she eats at around 11:30-midnight and then she wont wake up until around 4 am, sometimes 5 am, how do I get her to sleep longer hours?

My 4 month old daughter falls asleep between 730-800pm but I have to give her a feeding around 1100pm to make sure she sleeps through the night. I've tried to eliminate the last feeding but she'll get up at 400am screaming because she's hungry. What can I do to stop the 1100pm feedings?

my baby girl is 8 weeks and has just started to go longer spells at night last few days 11pm - 5am oh its great getting that 6 hours!! then she will feed and go down again about 5.40 for another 3 hours, hope it keeps up!! :)

i have 9 month old twin boys that refused to sleep all night. but if i just let one cry he always wakes the other then i have two screaming babies would should i do?

my son has been sleeping with me from day one because i would nurse him and it was easier to keep him in bed with me rather than wake my 5yr old up because they had to share a room. he is now one and he will go to sleep with my husband fine but as soon as i am in the picture he wants to nurse half the night. i am also trying to ween him it is really frustrating. any solutions?

11 o'clock is really late, try an earlier bed time, like 7 or 8. if baby is over tired its more difficult for him to fall asleep. we set our daughters bed time at 8pm, shes slept through the night since she was 2 months old, she is now 3 years old and still goes to bed at the same time and still sleeps 12 hours throughout the night

having trouble training my 5 month old- she goes to bed at 11 sleeps till midnight screams till she falls back asleep around 12:30- then by 1 shes awake and wont settle- she thrashes and screams so hard im afraid she will hurt herself, so I feed her & put her in her crib. By 2:30 im asleep, and she starts to scream I go and get her in my sleep and bring her into our bed. Does anyone have any solutions on how to convince her to sleep longer or to not go get her in my sleep?

@ Petrou Twins... I am having trouble with my daughter sleeping through the night. Someone suggested lavender baths before bed to soothe her. I often find my daughter UNDER her pillow with her feet sticking out, she likes to be warm and snuggled. When she is bundled up, she sleeps more peacefully.

MY 4 MONTH OLD SON IS HAVING TOUBLE SLEEPING IN HIS CRIB AT NIGHT WE ARE UP EVERY HOUR TRY TO GET HIM BACK TO SLEEP .. WE HAD HIM IN OUR ROOM UP TILL HE WAS 3 MONTHS AND KNOW HE WILL SLEEP GOOD IN OUR ROOM BUT NOT IN HIS ROOM ... WHAT CAN I DO ? IT HARD FOR ME TO HEAR HIM CRY AND NOT GO AND PICK HIM UP

I am happy to be awake with my 19week old son. He will sleep through the night when he is good and ready. The crib in a new invention, most of the world still co sleeps, do we somehow think that babies have changed over the last hundred or so years? If my guy wants to be held all night, fine. The day will come when he says ¿ou¿e embarrassing me" and I will have this special time to remember. Just because a BOOK says babies should, doesn¿t mean that he is going to. Babies can't read.

Petrou twins... Is there any thoughts on how to help him sleep throughout the night? Thus, helping us sleep throughout the night? Is there any thoughts to help him not toss and turn so much (if he could walk on his own - I'm sure we would have found him sleep walking around the house). Help... We're exhausted and need some much needed sleep! LOL (end)

Petrou twins... During the day, he is wide awake and is in constant motion. He plays hard and virtually collapses in exhaustion where ever he may be - or begins to cry and fight taking a nap. When he does nap, he can nap anywhere from 15 minutes to 3 hours anywhere from one to three times a day. (to be continued)

Petrou twins... Over the past couple days, we've even tried putting him back in our bed to help put him to sleep (and help avoid waking his sister who is in the room next door). While in our bed, he constantly tosses, turns and flails around - occasionally smacking my wife or I in the face while we sleep.

Petrou twins... If he goes to sleep covered in a sheet - he ends up on top of the sheet. If we put him down on his back, we find him on his stomach,on his side, sitting up on his butt but slouching over practically with his head between his knees. (to be continued)

Petrou twins... With our son, we have always noticed that we lay him down to sleep in one position and he ends up in another in the crib (for example, lay him down vertical in the center of the crib and he ends up horizontal cuddled at the very top of the crib). (to be continued)

Petrou twins... Do we need to change their diaper? Are they still hungry (even though they ate between 6 oz to 8 oz of formula around 9 p.m. - just before going to bed)? Are they in pain from teething (and possibly need Tylenol)? Sometimes this works - other times it don't (more and more often lately - it doesn't). (to be continued)

Petrou twins... They seem to be done with their colds. But, over the past week they've been waking up around 1:30 a.m. screaming and crying (sometimes they never even open their eyes - this is especially tru with our son). So, we begin going down the checklist to see what may be wrong: (to be continued)

Petrou twins... When they were sick, we had been trying to comfort them by letting them take turns sleeping in our bed for a couple hours before trying to put them back into their own cribs - in their own rooms. (to be continued)

Petrou twins... Unfortunately, over the past week or so - we've noticed that they are both having a hard time going, and staying, asleep. This is especially true with our son. (to be continued)

Petrou twins... Approx 3 weeks ago, the twins both caught a cold. By the time we went to the doctor, we found out our daughter had an ear infection. Today is the 10th, and last, day of her antibiotic. Since our son only had a cold, the doctor didn't prescribe anything other than Tylenol, Vicks BabyRub and a humidifier. (to be continued)

Petrou Twins... We have 10 month boy/girl twins. Both of the twins had become great sleepers. We would put them down between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. and they usually didn't wake up until as early as 7:30 a.m. and even as late as 10 a.m. (to be continued)

i have a 4 month old who use to sleep through the night starting at about 7 weeks. and ever since she had caught a horrible cold at about 15 weeks she no longer sleeps through the night. she has been over the cold for like 2 weeks now. should i just wait it out or are there any suggestions?

Missyolivepants: I disagree with your statement. I only had to sleep train (Ferber Method) for 3 nights and each night, my 6MO daughter was asleep within 45 minutes. Now, my 20 month old is on a great schedule and puts HERSELF to bed (at her normal time) and doesn't fight us for naps or bedtime. I attribute this to the fact that she knows how to comfort herself and can easily put herself back to sleep if she wakes up.

Ok, it says that babies are to go to bed around 7:30 and not take a nap after 4. My boy is almost 5months old, he will take a nap around 4-6 and sometimes take another quick one later on. He goes to bed for the night around 9-10. Sleeping for about 6 hours, then needs a diaper change and eats 4-6 ounces and then will sleep again for another 4 hours before waking for the day. Is this okay, or should he be sleeping longer?

Atshan7: She may have acid reflux. Try putting her up at an angle - do not lie her down horizontally, always at an incline especially after she feeds.

atshan7: try carrying her in a wrap like the Moby wrap for longer periods during the day and put her in your bed at night (if you are overweight or have been drinking DO NOT put her in your bed). If she is screaming at night, try going into the bathroom and turning on the shower - the sounds of the water is very reassuring. Bundle her like they do at the hospital and listen to the sound of the shower with her while bouncing her.

I know you are tired & stressed but trust me, this will pass. Please don't be selfish. If your baby wakes up in the night, comfort, & please FEED your baby! It's a completely helpless little baby that depends on you for EVERYTHING. A baby is going to wake up during the night. Sometimes more than once. It's not uncommon. And PLEASE don't "sleep train" your little ones by letting them cry. It's NOT good for them and teaches them not to trust you.

atshan7 collic can last up to 6 months of age and if she is on formula try silmic sensitive

To. ATSHAN7, check and see if she has collic , put 1/2 a tsp of baby cereal in her formula not very much before you put her to sleep at night she sleep a little longer throw out the night unless your breastfeeding try grip water , and try soothing her she could be having night terrors if she wake up before she normaly does.

I HAVE A NEWBORN BABY SHE IS 1 MONTH OLD AND ALL SHE DOES IS CRY AND STAY UP ALL NIGHT! WHAT CAN I DO TO STOP IT ?

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I have a 10 month old son , he sleeped all night from 3 months to 8 months .And know he wakes up 2 to 3 times a night crying or just playing in his crib. does anyone know how i can get him to sleep all night agin?

My son is 13 months and all of a sudden this past couple of weeks he has been waking up at 1 am and then he will go back to sleep then wake back up at 4 am. I don't know what to do. I am so tired.

TO lesliestar, I WENT THROUGH THE SAMETHING WITH MY BABY BOY YOU SHOULD TRY FEEDING HIM HIS LAST BOTTLE AT MID-NIGHT AND LET HIM CRY ALL NIGHT BELIEVE ME THE SECOND NIGHT HE WONT BE WAKING UP HE WOULD BE SLEEPING ALL NIGHT AND SO WOULD YOU ... YOU DO NEED TO BE STRONG BECAUSE I KNOW ITS HARD TO HEAR YOUR BABY CRY BUT TRY IT BELIEVE ME IT WOULD DO GOOD TO BOTH OF YOU

To kilachie922 my son was the same way. Now we just lay him on his stomach at night and he sleeps through the whole night. I know they say not to do that but its the only way he will sleep and tons of people tell me they do it anyways just dont put anything in the crib he can grab ahold of.

i have a 2month old baby who wakes up all the time and different times thats so stressful.. he drinks hes bottle every 2hrs he eats 4oz and sometimes 6oz idk what to do it feels like i never sleep or him..and then sometimes when he finally goes to sleep he wakes up like in 10 or 20min..i am so tired thank god hes not used to my arms..does anyone have some advice for me

my son is 4 months old and i am so glad he sleeps thru the night now he eat right before bed at 10pm then he goes to sleep and wake up to eat once more at 7am which is perfect because he lets me and my husband sleep once he eats at 7am he sometimes goes to sleep again so sometimes me and my husband get more sleep aswell its great!

My son is 2 mnths since he was 2 wks hed go to bed at 10ish and wake up at 7ish! the past wk or 2 tho he has not been going to bed til rnd 12 and wakes up at 10... iv tried waking him up at 7 but all that did was putm in a mad mood all day and he stil didnt go to sleep until 12... he gets a bath between 9 and 10 then his night bottle normally i lay him down by 1030 11! any suggestions on how i can getm to sleep earlier?

My son is 7 months old and at 2 months he was sleeping through the night but since he got his to bottom teeth at 4 month he has been waking up some times every hour to every 3 hours i'm so tired of this and i somewhat take it out on my 3 and a half year old. i don't mean to but i do can anyone please help me

my baby is 4 months and he wakes up 2-3 times at night we will give him a bottle and he don't go back to sleep unless my husband lay him on his chest. He sleep with us every night. I told my husband it's going to be hard to get him out of our bed. What do you suggest?

my 4 month old babies will not sleep at night the only way they sleep is if im holding them and they still wake up twice beforthan to eat one odf them will go back tosleep but the other one want

I highly recommend making sure your babies have enough calories during the day. For me, that means feeding my 11 month old about 30 oz of formula a day. He eats every 3 hours, bottle (6 or 8 ozs) then "food". When he was 3 to 4 months old I thought he was so hungry he needed "real food" so I started jarred foods. Although my son is a great solid foods eater now, it does not satisfy him enough for him to sleep through the night. They could be teething. Talk to your pediatricians.

My daughter is 4 month's old, and she still wake's up two or three time's a night. she won't go back to sleep until she's fed. what can i do to get her to sleep through the night?

My baby is 4months old and always wakes up 2 times a night to eat. Should I stop feeding at night and try to let her just go back to sleep on her own? I would feel like she's starving and I know I would feel selfish just for a night of sleep, am I crazy?

I totally agree with gbooker73. My 8 month old daughter was a good sleeper, but all of sudden she wakes up 2 or 3 times at night. And I figured out that she didn't eat enough before she goes to sleep. Also I figured out that my baby sleeps well when the room is cool.

I thought babies only ate when they are hungry. If my 8 month old is supposed to be able to sleep through the night without a feeding, why does he wake up and stay awake until he gets a bottle? He goes right back to sleep after.

my baby is 3.5 months old and still wakes up at 2 am every night she just needs to be fed and then goes right back to sleep. Why wont she sleep through the night?

My baby girl is 5.5 months old and she gets up every night at 2 or 2:30am, like clock work, she is not hungry but she is in her crib talking away and I am just a light sleeper so I am forced to be awake. She does go back to bed after awhile and then like clock work she is up at 5am to eat and back to bed til 7 or 8am. She has always slept thru the night since she was 9 weeks old.How do I get her to sleep from 8:30pm til 6 or 7am again.

After months and months on no sleeping through the night, I found out from my pediatrician that my (now 10 1/2 month old) wasn't getting enough calories during the day to hold him through the night. Also, she may be starting to teeth, which can make them fussy and not sleep well. Talk to your pediatrician.

That is wonderfull for David to goes back to sleep in his own. Iam currently have problem with my baby girl and she is 4months old now. Every night and I mean every night she wake up excattly 2am or 3am and hungry? Is that normal. she went to slep at 8:30pm. Even I had tried to put her down late like 11pm so she can sleep longer thur the night. But I have no luck. She still wake up around 2or 3am. What should I do...sleepless mom.