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When Will My Baby Sleep Through The Night? How Do I Get Him To?
By administrator | May 31, 2009
My son is going to be three months old tomorrow and he still doesnt sleep through the night. He goes to sleep around 6:30pm and gets up at 12am, 4am, and 7am. Ive tried waking him up and feeing him before I go to sleep but he always gets up at the same time as if he has a clock built in his brain! Ive heard that your baby should be sleeping through the night by 3 months old. What should I do? Should I put cereal in his bottle?
Topics: Sleep/snoring | 7 Comments »
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 am
My daughter is also three months old. She’s been sleeping through the night since about 5 weeks old. I HIGHLY recommend the book called: On Becoming Baby Wise
I’m a new mother and this book has been a huge help in the sleep department! I have a friend and her son is 14 months old and she’s still getting up 5x a night with him. Ugh. I cant even imagine how awful that would be.
Anyway, the jist is this….make sure you and you baby have a routine. The book mentions this pattern to help you get your child on a schedule. Feed your child and THEN allow for playtime. Followed by a nap. Don’t feed your child to put him to sleep. This will help you establish good Feed/Wake/Sleep habits.
Also, if you want to try something I found online here’s a website:
http://www.thebabysleepcoach.com
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 am
My baby is 5 months and I’m still having trouble with his sleep pattern, he won’t sleep until after midnight no matter what I do, he’s always been a night owl.
There is no set time, just because you have been told by your midwife or read it in a book does not mean it will happen to your baby, all babies are different. They will eventually start to sleep through when they are ready, but I wouldn’t put cereal in his bottle.
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 am
It doesn’t go for all babies, some just wake until their 1 or even older. If he sleeps your one of the lucky ones. I have a 5 1/2 month old and he sleeps by 9 pm wakes either at 1am or 3 am to eat and then sleeps until 7am. so I am here with you but I am glad he isn’t at that stage anymore!! wait for him to get older he should sleep longer.
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 am
my daughter is 3 1/2 months old, i give her a bath, bottle then bed by 7, for the first few nights i had to keep going in to give her, her dummy, but now she knows the routine she goes to straight to sleep and sleeps till 7
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 am
Dont put cereal in his bottle, ask your doc if it is time and if so use a a spoon. My son woke like this for a while, he began to sleep through at 4 months then at 6 months stopped because of teething.
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 am
Not all babies sleep thru the night at 3 months. My baby started sleping thru the night at 13 months. Its only been a few weeks since it started, and still she doesnt sleep all the way thru every night. Just most nights
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 am
My daughter is 9 months tomorrow and she still wakes every 2.5 hours for a breast feed. I understand totally your frustration. I was told shell grow out of it once she starts eating more, but alas im still waiting