6 month old up every 2-3 hours...shouldn't he be sleeping thru nt?

jen291

My 6 month old son always was a good sleeper. He maybe woke up once a night since he was 2 months olis for the last 2 weeks, his sleep has been horrible. He is put down around 8pm. Usually within 3 hours, he starts crying. Nothing calms him. i change his diaper, I give him his pacifier (which he fights & doesn't want). I've tried a cold rag to chew on...in case it's teething. I've given him Tylenol...in case of teething. I've given him gas droops...in case of gas. He's pooped so its not that he's constipated. i took him to the doctor to have him checked and he's fine. Doctor said to up his food to 2 containers of veggies, 6-8 ounces of breast milk per feeding, fruit with his cereal in the morning. I've tried all this. Last night was the worst night yet. He went doesn't 8pm. By 10:30, he was screaming. I try not to pick him up but after a while i break down. I breast feed him & he eats. Then he goes to sleep just to wake up screaming about 2 hours later. Please some one help me. I'm at my wits end. I need sleep.

Empireceo

If he's hungry when he wakes up, it sounds like he might be going through a growth spurt?  Other than that, it sounds like you're doing everything you can.  Hang in there, it will pass.

numberonemama

Six months was brutal for us...growth spurt and wonder week...I didn't sleep for two weeks! And the shots didnt help! 

pmduggan01

My LO is regressing his sleep right now. I was thinking Wonder Week as well.

Raserei

I feel your pain. My daughter was up every 2-3 hours from months 5-7. I was at a breaking point. I EBF and also did the "in case of" treatments (none of which "were") as well as the doctor visit (healthy baby!). Once she got to about 7 months I said there's no reason she needs all this and tried the no-cry method. That failed us. I then tried Ferber, and as he suggests, just got her down to 2 feedings a night (as cutting them all out or down to one when she's used to so many would be mean). This worked like a charm for us! She's still eating when hungry, but now understands how to get herself back to sleep. I'll hear her in the monitor but can tell she's getting herself back to sleep. Now at 8.5 months she's even dropping down to 1x a night off and on. I really think she'll do the rest on her own.

 It's not for everyone, but that was just my experience. I worked 12h shifts, so I know how a baby who is up every 2-3 hours can take everything out of you! Best of luck! 

mben1119

Sounds like a growth spurt to me. It will pass, just keep feeding him when he's hungry.

jennygirlmt

This has been us since four months with no signs of stopping two months later. No cry solutions aren't working so I think I might try to let her cry. Dd1 also didn't sleep and I waited until 15 months to let her cry. It worked and I regretted living like a zombie for so long. So I think we'll be trying soon now that she is 6 months.

Hopefully it's just a phase for him. I know it's tough but I've lived without sleep for months and I'm alive...technically :

stevyjean

The trick to the cry it out method is to not give up. It always seems hard at first. It just took my Kimberlyn 2 weeks to get on her new schedule.. but it was worth it because this is what it is:

Wakes at 8am, sleeps 10-12:30 pm. Sleeps from 2 pm-5 pm, Bedtime 8:30 pm. She doesn't wake up through the night at all.

 So I think cry it out works, you just have to have the patience and even when it seems like it isn't working, something is happening. 

Not bragging, just saying it works. 

jnnfrrose6

Sounds like it could be a growth spurt, but it may also be time to change your schedule.  We're following the Mom's on Call method, and they say that one sign your baby may be ready for a new schedule is if they start waking early when they used to be good sleepers.  When our guy started getting up earlier than he had, we moved up his bedtime by 30 minutes and changed his mid day meal times slightly and saw a quick improvement.

laurenhankey

Not necessarily.  Every baby is different.  They will sleep through the night when they are ready.  How many oz are you feeding LO a day?  It sounds like a growth spurt to me.  Just roll w/ the punches, you'll be fine.