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Sleeping through the night
Hi All Baby Picky is now nearly 8 weeks old and is a total joy but is not showing even the faintest sign of sleeping through the night. He is awake bang on every 4 hours for a feed when he is taking between 7oz and 8oz. I know all babies are different, but if anyone can offer any advice or suggestions on how to encourage sleep a bit longer I would be the most grateful 1st time Mum ever. I know he is only 8 weeks and these things take time, but I am so tired....
Love from an exhausted Picky x
Love from an exhausted Picky x
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i sympathise, my 6 month old is on 3 meals a day and lots of breastfeeds and is STILL up twice a night!
First off, 4 hours is pretty good at that age, 5 hours is considered sleeping through for a baby. But if you think your baby maybe waking through habit (the amount he is taing suggests not) then offering water maybe an idea, a lot of babies realise its not worth waking up if they wont get milk.
To me though it sounds like he is genuinely hungry and i doubt that would work.
Good luck
First off, 4 hours is pretty good at that age, 5 hours is considered sleeping through for a baby. But if you think your baby maybe waking through habit (the amount he is taing suggests not) then offering water maybe an idea, a lot of babies realise its not worth waking up if they wont get milk.
To me though it sounds like he is genuinely hungry and i doubt that would work.
Good luck
Hiya my little darlin is coming up for 2 and still doesnt go though the night she wakes up for drinks or just to settle her back down its a blooming nightmare lol. But you get used to it and I think seeing as your little one is 8 weeks u are expecting just a little bit to much I think that 4 hours is great for that age hun. I know my daughter is extreme but I am sure your one will sleep abit longer by the time a few more months have past. Give him some time it will come.
Is there anyone you can get to come have him for awhile during the day so you can get some sleep? if not just sleep when hes asleep that helped me when mine was younger even if its just for half an hour it all helps.
Have you tried giving him an ounce more or maybe milk for hungrier babies that helped my daughter abit. And if you really cant cope see your health visitor for some advice there great. Good Luck !!
Is there anyone you can get to come have him for awhile during the day so you can get some sleep? if not just sleep when hes asleep that helped me when mine was younger even if its just for half an hour it all helps.
Have you tried giving him an ounce more or maybe milk for hungrier babies that helped my daughter abit. And if you really cant cope see your health visitor for some advice there great. Good Luck !!
I thought at this age you had to up the milk from 5ozs to 6?? If it's 7 0r 8 then i've been starving my little boy without knowing!
My little one sleeps 5/6 hours at night before waking for a feed...
Believe me, all baby's are different and my 1st did'nt sleep well at all and i survived on 4 hours broken sleep for months! He is 3 now and still can't get to sleep well and wakes 2/3 times a night!!
My new baby is 8 weeks and is quite a good sleeper..
Just an honest but harsh reality is that 8 weeks is still very young to see an established routine plus their sleep routine and habits will change so much over the next 1/2 years.. They will get to a stage where they sleep through and then a little later will revert back to broken sleep!
x
My little one sleeps 5/6 hours at night before waking for a feed...
Believe me, all baby's are different and my 1st did'nt sleep well at all and i survived on 4 hours broken sleep for months! He is 3 now and still can't get to sleep well and wakes 2/3 times a night!!
My new baby is 8 weeks and is quite a good sleeper..
Just an honest but harsh reality is that 8 weeks is still very young to see an established routine plus their sleep routine and habits will change so much over the next 1/2 years.. They will get to a stage where they sleep through and then a little later will revert back to broken sleep!
x
I know I'm expecting a lot but I was so tired when I posted this that I was desperate for any suggestions!
He is a hungry baby but he was big when he was born (9lb 1oz) and is was 13lb 10oz when he was weighed last Wednesday, although he is following his centile line perfectly.
It probably doesn't help that as he was 13 days late and I was so big at the end of my pregnancy I didn't really sleep for the last 6 weeks either, and then when he was 2 weeks old Mr Picky was taken into hospital where he stayed for over a week, blah blah blah. Sorry for moaning, I just needed some support, so thanks for all your constructive comments. Incidentally, I haven't seen my health visitor for 5 1/2 weeks (and I've only seen her once, just after I was signed off from my midwife). Is this normal?? I have called a couple of times, but she's not called back....
He is a hungry baby but he was big when he was born (9lb 1oz) and is was 13lb 10oz when he was weighed last Wednesday, although he is following his centile line perfectly.
It probably doesn't help that as he was 13 days late and I was so big at the end of my pregnancy I didn't really sleep for the last 6 weeks either, and then when he was 2 weeks old Mr Picky was taken into hospital where he stayed for over a week, blah blah blah. Sorry for moaning, I just needed some support, so thanks for all your constructive comments. Incidentally, I haven't seen my health visitor for 5 1/2 weeks (and I've only seen her once, just after I was signed off from my midwife). Is this normal?? I have called a couple of times, but she's not called back....
Hiya again hun
Yes you should see your health visitor more regularly then that. Ring her again and keep ringing till she replies or you get an appt to see her, you need support thats her job to help you through the niggles. If you cant get hold of her ring your local baby clinic and see if theres someone else you can talk to. Hope your feeling much better soon Big Hugs
Yes you should see your health visitor more regularly then that. Ring her again and keep ringing till she replies or you get an appt to see her, you need support thats her job to help you through the niggles. If you cant get hold of her ring your local baby clinic and see if theres someone else you can talk to. Hope your feeling much better soon Big Hugs
Hi,
My little monkey is now 6 months and started waking up for feeds frequently again about 3 wks ago. I read about a study that 'they' did to do with daylight, saying if you take your child outside between the hrs of 12-4pm then they will sleep better at night due to the daylight releasing chemicals in the brain. I started taking Bobby out for at least 1/2 an hr between these times and also getting as much milk down him as he would take before he went to sleep and he started sleeping through again. If I don't take him outside he doesn't sleep through. My Mum says its good old fresh air-but the scientists say its the daylight so it must be true,LOL!
You might do this anyway but just thought I would let you know! Those sleepless nights are still vivid in my mind!
Hope this helps!
:O)
My little monkey is now 6 months and started waking up for feeds frequently again about 3 wks ago. I read about a study that 'they' did to do with daylight, saying if you take your child outside between the hrs of 12-4pm then they will sleep better at night due to the daylight releasing chemicals in the brain. I started taking Bobby out for at least 1/2 an hr between these times and also getting as much milk down him as he would take before he went to sleep and he started sleeping through again. If I don't take him outside he doesn't sleep through. My Mum says its good old fresh air-but the scientists say its the daylight so it must be true,LOL!
You might do this anyway but just thought I would let you know! Those sleepless nights are still vivid in my mind!
Hope this helps!
:O)
Hi Picky!
My 22 week old settled into his night-time routine around 8 or 9 weeks. Our nightly ritual consisted of giving him a nice warm bath - usually quite late on - followed by a nice warm bottle then bed. We would put him down for the night around midnight and he'd sleep til around 6.30am. Now he goes to bed around 9pm and sleeps til around 8am!!! A few weeks ago he started waking through the night again as though he were hungry. After a few nights of once-more interrupted sleep I decided to try him with a milk designed for hungrier babies as he was already on 5x 9oz bottles per day and I was reluctant to start weaning. He loved it!! He slept all night and seemed to wake without his usual high pitched cries of "FEED ME NOW!!!" He 's more relaxed around feeding times now having settled on 4x 8oz bottles of (SMA White) the hungry baby milk every day!
Your little cherub sounds as though perhaps he may benefit from a more satisfying baby milk.. Your health visitor (should you ever manage to contact her!) will be able to give you advice on this, but from one anxious first time mum to another I'd say that I was advised that my son didn't need to change baby milk, but as soon as I took the dreaded decision to follow my own instincts(Sheer blasphemy I know!!) I was relieved to find that it was the right thing to do as my husband and I can really notice the difference in him.
Happy days!!!
Best of luck to you!!
My 22 week old settled into his night-time routine around 8 or 9 weeks. Our nightly ritual consisted of giving him a nice warm bath - usually quite late on - followed by a nice warm bottle then bed. We would put him down for the night around midnight and he'd sleep til around 6.30am. Now he goes to bed around 9pm and sleeps til around 8am!!! A few weeks ago he started waking through the night again as though he were hungry. After a few nights of once-more interrupted sleep I decided to try him with a milk designed for hungrier babies as he was already on 5x 9oz bottles per day and I was reluctant to start weaning. He loved it!! He slept all night and seemed to wake without his usual high pitched cries of "FEED ME NOW!!!" He 's more relaxed around feeding times now having settled on 4x 8oz bottles of (SMA White) the hungry baby milk every day!
Your little cherub sounds as though perhaps he may benefit from a more satisfying baby milk.. Your health visitor (should you ever manage to contact her!) will be able to give you advice on this, but from one anxious first time mum to another I'd say that I was advised that my son didn't need to change baby milk, but as soon as I took the dreaded decision to follow my own instincts(Sheer blasphemy I know!!) I was relieved to find that it was the right thing to do as my husband and I can really notice the difference in him.
Happy days!!!
Best of luck to you!!
Hi All
Thank you all so much for the advice - something has obviously worked as Baby Picky has slept from 10pm until 6.30am every night for the last week! Although I am still awake every hours, now wondering why he's sleeping, but nevermind!!
Thanks again guys, really appreciate the advice and support
P x
Thank you all so much for the advice - something has obviously worked as Baby Picky has slept from 10pm until 6.30am every night for the last week! Although I am still awake every hours, now wondering why he's sleeping, but nevermind!!
Thanks again guys, really appreciate the advice and support
P x
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