So my baby is 7 months and still not STTN. Is still getting up every 3 hrs. The doctor told me I should not be nursing him at all at night and that he should have been STTN months ago. He told me to try one of the many methods of night weaning and that there are many books. I don't have time to read books. I have 4 kids under 7 and I'm only getting 3-4 hrs sleep a night. Please help if you used a night weaning process that worked and how you did it. Thanks!
Re: Night weaning....How did you do it?
I tried to soothe but he definitely wants to eat. He will scream and once I pick him up he is trying to find the goods. My Dr suggested trying to see if he would drop the night feed. She also stated all babies are different and he may need to be fed.
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Why not just feed them first? I am an adult & I hate to be kept waiting for my food even if I'm a bit peckish.
Ignoring their communication doesn't teach them "how to sleep". It teaches them that their cry for hunger is going to be ignored.
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Good grief, read my original post. I am not saying the child has sleep problems, rather normal sleep patterns. If a 7 mo eats well that day, and is not sick and wakes up at night, did it ever cross your mind that they may not waking because of hunger? If you are trying to acheive night weaning, like the op is, wouldnt you try to settle the baby a different way? Of course if the baby doesnt settle by these means, then feed them.
According to her DOCTOR, he should be capable of consuming his calories during the day because the doctor recommended night weaning in the first place.
I've also read a lot of books including Bringing up Bebe which is about an American journalist bringing up a baby in France. She credited a lot of reliable sources in the book. French babies usually STTN much earlier than American babies because French moms dont always assume a night waking is due to hunger.
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Good grief!! I came into this thread because my 8 month DD won't shake her 4am feed. I'm so so disappointed to see that this thread quickly turned into middle school drama. You don't have to agree with everyone's response (especially if you're not the OP!) but what good are you doing by fighting on here? By continuously bickering, you're no better than the people you're criticizing.
That's my two cents. I'm not checking back into this drama, so no need to respond to this. I'm going to continue to look for tips for my DD.
Have a great and safe weekend everyone!!
While I am/was nervous about it I know that she is growing well and getting plenty to eat during the day, so at 20 lbs and 6 months old I agreed that she doesn't need to eat at night and we are giving it a try.
So far it's been three days and I have learned that my li will fuss for a few minutes but WILL then fall asleep on her own.
If she wakes up in the middle if the night - which she is still doing- I first let her stir for a minute or two (feels longer) then I go check on her to make sure she is still ok and might even rub her belly so she knows I'm responding to her, but then I leave and so far she has fallen back asleep on her own shortly after.
My husband is better at this and needs to help me from rushing in, but my idea is that I give her a quick chance to fall back asleep, I can go let her know she's not being ignored, and if she were to continue to cry loudly for a while I would pick her up and feed her, but so far three nights it's never come to that so I'm hoping it gets better each night.
Good luck