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So I have this wonderful 6 month old son who I love more than air. But he just won't sleep through the night yet! We get him to sleep anywhere between 730p and 830p ( depends on last late afternoon nap) and he is stirring at 1030p to 1130p. Then he wakes up at 1230a to 3a wanting to be fed. Once he takes a full 8oz. he is up again between 4a and 630a looking to be fed again.
I have tried to cluster feed him in the evening but that has yet to do anything. I know I shouldn't stress, I know, but he doesn't nap during the day either so we never get a break to decompress. I have almost finished Stage One baby food for him. He is trying to grab solid food too, which shows an interest in food.
I am really lost and confused on what to do. I know I shouldn't stress too much but after 6mths of multiple wakings, DH and I are ready to try something new to help this guy sleep better.
He was weighed on Friday for a sick visit ( head cold) and he weighed in at 23lbs 8oz. He's a big boy for sure. When he wakes up in the late evening, we just re-minkey him and he sleeps until 1230a-3a then wakes up ready to eat. We have tried also to comfort him in the crib in the overnight hours only to find he is really wanting food not comfort.
Any one feel like the Super Nanny? The Baby Whisperer? Any ideas that worked?
When my kids didn't want to sleep through the night, waking up wanting "food", I started giving them water in their bottles. After a few nights of this, they quit waking. This also helped with the bedtime bottle as well. He's just gotten into the habit of thinking he has to be fed late at night. If he's growing well (and it certainly sounds as if he is), then a bit of water instead of formula or whatever won't hurt him. And be prepared for the toddler to about 4 or 5 year old stage, when they go through phases of not wanting to eat. Don't fret....he'll eat when he's hungry.
We're kind of in the same boat, and will be trying the water bottle approach soon. That and the cry-it-out approach. He'll be 6mos. next week and we're leaving for WDW in 28 days. So since I know his schedule will be totally messed up while at WDW, I'm not really enforcing many sleeping rules right now. But the one I am enforcing is at least a 6 hour minimum for his night feeding. For awhile, he was waking up after about 4 hours and I just went in his room, rubbed his head or his back, put on his mobile music and let him cry it out. I would keep checking on him every 5 minutes or so, that way he would know that I'm still there for him, but I wasn't going to pick him up or feed him. 4 nights in a row, it was reeeaally rough. Lots of crying. But now he's usually right on at the 6 hour mark to wake up. With my DD, we did the water bottle approach and that worked really well. Took about a month of that, and kept reducing the amount, and she slept all night. Once we're back from WDW, I'll be trying that with DS. I know it's tough, but you need to be tougher. I haven't had a full nights sleep in almost 6 months too, so I know what you feel like!! He has to learn to get himself back to sleep all on his own. And that is a very tough thing to teach. Have faith, it will happen. Eventually...
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Heh, none of my children slept through the night before they were two. Six months is prime time for two things, teething and growth spurts which will make babies more wakeful than usual.
I know that it is TOUGH when you're in the middle of it, but keep reminding yourself that this period will pass and actually in the grand scheme of things isn't that long at all (I know it seems ENDLESS when you're sleep deprived). He's for a reason, whether it's food, comfort, or just reassurance that you will show up when he cries or feels scared or lonely.
I second the water bottle thing. HOWEVER, he may just not need that much sleep. My 2nd and 4th DDs were much better staying up until 9 or 10pm, then going to sleep for the night. I would feed them just before putting them down and we were usually good for 6-8 hours. You don't say whether you are nursing or using formula, but that made a big difference in satiety with my youngest, too. We wound up supplementing her with formula (Good Start) and some rice cereal before bed. A little denser and took a bit longer to digest.
FWIW, to this day, both of my night owls (now 18 & 8yo) are still night owls, neither can sleep (AT ALL) before 11pm, even with melatonin, sleep aids, Benadryl, you name it. The doctors just shrug and say, 'do what works'.
ETA: neither of these DDs took a nap past 3 months, either, so I never had any down time except when they were in the swing or exersaucer or playing in the play yard. It is exhausting, but they are now both very funny, bright, articulate young ladies who make all that stress worthwhile!
I HIGHLY recommend a book called "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. It has saved the sanity of myself and almost every other Mom I know. My pediatrician actually asked me what my secret was and now recommends the book to all her new parents!
I have a child that NEVER napped - a "full night's sleep" was midnight to 5.
That's fine - she was a baby and needed something, even if it was to know I was there.
I don't like the "cry it out" method. I always thought it was mean, myself. And, all of my kids are good sleepers (although Lauren still doesn't go to bed until late - but that's her body's timing)
I did always have the rule that I don't talk to my babies when they wake up at night. I do that with my grandkids too. Night time is not for conversations or playing. I pick them up, feed them, change them, and rock them, but never talk to them.
Looks like you've already gotten plenty of good advice. I just want to say your little darlin' is adorable, and..... I love his cap! He has great taste in baseball teams.
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My first thought was, "wow, that's really early to put him to bed". I agree...sounds like he just doesn't need as much sleep as you think he does. A 6-month old should be able to sleep through the night without food. I would give him milk and maybe some cereal around 9:00 and then put him to bed. When he wakes up in the middle of the night, don't assume he's hungry. How's the temperature in the room? Don't have it too warm. Also, maybe he's a light sleeper and is waking up to noise. Try some "white noise" such as a fan. I'm afraid you're starting some bad habits by feeding him in the middle of the night. I agree with Teresa, don't offer ANY stimulation when you do go in, other than maybe changing diaper or smoothing his head.
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He is cute! DS still wakes up and he is 6. DD, however has slept through the night since she was about 2 months old. I tried water,and the book, but he still woke up. My Mom told me I woke up until I moved out,and I thought about that, and I still do. If you need sleep, and I imagine you need it right more that your DS, see if someone will watch him for one night. My DH and I took turns. One person would stay up all night and the other would sleep, then during the day the all night person would take a nap. and for you!
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He'll grow out of it. My son didn't sleep through the night until he was almost 1 yr old. He needed that middle of the night feeding for a long time. He was also a big boy and I think just needed more nourishment on a 24 hour basis than other kids.
The good news....once he did start sleeping thought the night, he's been the best sleeper.
We had stranger hours when our kids were babies because both DH and I were in Grad School. So the kids stayed up later with us and then got up later. But neither were the best sleepers.
One thing we did was feed DD a big bowl of rice cereal at night right before bed. It seemed to help her stay full through the night a little better.
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I would keep checking on him every 5 minutes or so, that way he would know that I'm still there for him, but I wasn't going to pick him up or feed him. 4 nights in a row, it was reeeaally rough. Lots of crying. 
But now he's usually right on at the 6 hour mark to wake up. With my DD, we did the water bottle approach and that worked really well. Took about a month of that, and kept reducing the amount, and she slept all night. 
Once we're back from WDW, I'll be trying that with DS. I know it's tough, but you need to be tougher. I haven't had a full nights sleep in almost 6 months too, so I know what you feel like!! 
He has to learn to get himself back to sleep all on his own. And that is a very tough thing to teach. Have faith, it will happen. 
Eventually...
I can't offer any help! I do feel your pain though, DS didn't sleep through the night until he was 4 years old!! 
My pediatrician actually asked me what my secret was and now recommends the book to all her new parents! 
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