Almost 7 months and started waking A LOT

jengon

This started after he turned 6 months.  He's started waking 4-5 times wanting to be rocked or a bottle.  I know exactly what's going on, and now how do I stop it????  I know I got him use to being rocked to sleep, and it's my own fault.  I've tried sleep training before, and for different reasons didn't always follow through.  What exactly have you done to train your LO.  Getting him down first thing at night is not much of a problem.  What do I do when he wakes so much at night, and also for naps?  After 3+ weeks of this I am exhausted!!!  Thanks so much for your help!

McAllie5

Just wanted to say, keep in mind - it could be a growth spurt. I know you said it's been going on for a while, but it could be...

jengon

I was thinking growth spurt for a while also, but I think he's past that now. I don't want to co sleep, but I'm so sleepy lately I'm about to start. Been sick with a cold this week so that made it worse for me. I'm really thinking he's addicted to being rocked. I love doing it, but not all night long. =(

Erin&Rod

We are going through the same thing right now and I am exhausted!  He just got his first 2 teeth and he has got to be going through a growth spurt because he is eating non-stop.  He has never sttn, but he went from waking 1-2 times a night to countless times and he wants to stay up around 5am.  I'm hoping this is a phase that will be over very soon.

landosmommy

jengon:

I was thinking growth spurt for a while also, but I think he's past that now. I don't want to co sleep, but I'm so sleepy lately I'm about to start. Been sick with a cold this week so that made it worse for me. I'm really thinking he's addicted to being rocked. I love doing it, but not all night long. =(

Honestly I think you may dig yourself into a bigger hole by resorting to co sleeping. Not that co sleeping is bad, but since you (I'm assuming) didn't co sleep from the beginning, then this could be just starting another bad habit like rocking him. My advice would be to choose one thing and stick with it no matter what. Babies need consistency. And what you choose to do is up to you, nobody else knows exactly how your baby reacts to certain things as much as you do, just keep in mind that you may need to do it for a while before your LO learns that that is how it's supposed to be. GL! 

angiekillaire

I totally agree that the consistnacy has to be there. Some babies take only a few days to get the hang of sleep trianing, some take weeks. I found with my LO it did take some time to find a sleep training method that would work for him. We tried baby wisperer method for 2 weeks and my LO only got worse. When we tired letting him CIO His sleep improved in 3 days. Its still not perfect, he gets up wakes up 1-4 times a night, but he can now up himself back to sleep and rairly cries for more than 10mins. He still needs the occational visit from mom or dad and eats once a night. Every LO is different and what works for me won't nessesarily work for you. I would say give whatever you chose atleast 2 weeks. Your baby may just need time to catch on.