Tips, please, for sleeping through the night

michellescott

We have 5 1/2 month old twins who are not sleeping through the night. I have read the books and tried most of the tactics, but they are still waking up every 3-4 hours to eat. We started them on solids about 3 weeks ago but it doesn't seem to help. Please let me know what has worked for you/your baby!

Telyco

At 5.5 months - if they are good with weight - they are not waking to eat. They are waking out of habit.

We did a kind of cry it out - Ferber technique that felt right to us - during the day. Once he got used to sleeping on his own, comforting himself....we didn't even need to do it at night. If they are using binkies - you may want to try losing those and letting them find their thumbs. Or just bink them during the night.

I would talk to your ped about CIO or Ferber - to see if he/she thinks all is ok to start.