"Wow, I only wish my 6 month old slept like all of your babies!! My 3 year
old sleeps great, 7:30pm til 7am but my baby is another story. I have tried everything and I'm lucky if I can get her settled at night by 10pm and them she still wakes 2-3 times during the night to nurse. I have just resigned myself to live with it until she outgrows it, cause I don't want to leave her to cry, but none of the more "gentler" approaches seem to work with her. Any advice would be great!"-Anonymous
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Have you ever read, the No-cry sleep solution?
I think what you're doing is the best approach. It's hard, but she's obviously waking for a reason be it for comfort or for food. There's a growth spurt at 6 months so it's important she get some extra nursing time in to up your milk supply. Hang in there! Most babies don't sleep through the night until close to a year (probably not what you want to hear!)
Does she have a soother at night? Because I know that a few of my friends gave their babies soothers at night and they would wake up and want to nurse but once they took the soother away they started sleeping through the night. I guess I have it pretty lucky, my little girl has been sleeping through the night since she was 9 weeks old!
It's very common for babies to wake several times a night for the first year and beyond. "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" is definitely a great book with useful information. I think it's great that you'd rather meet the needs of your baby without letting her cry-it-out, which may or may not have long term negative consequences. Please know that many parents have babies who are not even close to sleeping through the night for the first couple years of their life, so you are not alone.
have you tried also, white noise? like a fan, or radio static?
Hi all, Just want to let you know--I am starting to make a little progress with the "non-sleeper". I have been more persistent putting her down earlier in the evening, and the last few nights she was only up twice...once for like 5 mins in the first hour after she went to sleep and once in the early hours (between 4-5, then back to sleep for a few more hours)...I am keeping my fingers crossed this continues!
I have been re-reading the no cry sleep solutions book for any tips I had missed before.
Anon, no she doesn't take a soother, she did for a little while when she was newborn but not now...
And yes, she does have a fan in her room for some white noise--which is actually a great tip for anyone who has older children or pets -- our house can get pretty chaotic sometimes and the fan helps to drown out some of the noise!
Will she take a bottle? Have you tried leaving a bottle of water in her bed for the night? This has worked for myself and others that I know :)
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The vaccumn cleaner has been a life saver for my little G daughter.
I couldn't have made it without Dr. Weisbluths "Healthy Sleep Habits" book. I would suggest looking at it, it should give you some great tips.
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