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6 MOS. and still not sleeping through the night! Help!

crazymegscrazymegs member
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Ladies, I need your help! For the last few weeks since i have stopped BFing my DD has not slept though the night. She is eating cereal and some baby fruits and veggies with her formula but we cannot seem to go one whole night without her waking up. We still bring her into bed sometimes just so we can catch a few winks of sleep before we have to work the next day. I hope this is not the problem but it seems to be that she's hungry or fighting sleep. Any suggestions?
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Re: 6 MOS. and still not sleeping through the night! Help!

  • EVA116EVA116 member

    This happened to us and she just started sleeping through the night again. There is hope. Our DD would roll over all the time and wake up. Doc said that she was excited to roll over and that once it got old to her she would stop and she did.

    Are you feeding her a bottle right before she goes to bed.(topping her off LOL) I tried this and my DD doesn't eat at all in the middle of the night anymore. we still have some nights where she wakes up but she is getting so much better. We went weeks with her waking up. I am sure it is just new for her and she will get use to it.image

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  • o2bmeo2bme
    No advice but your not alone.
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  • sheyscoronasheyscorona member
    same prob... ugh 
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  • bucklebunny1bucklebunny1 member
    Many babies don't sttn at 6 mo. Even if thy so they regress. My DD is a way worse sleeper now than she was at 3 mo. I just deal with it. I am personally not for sleep training as I dont think it will work with my DD and I am dealing with the lack of sleep as well as I can. Have you night weaned? Recently switched to formula. These are all adjustments that are going to take time for your LO to get used to.
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  • OctGirl80OctGirl80 member

    Feed her? She may be having a growth spurt. It might be teething. It also may just be nothing. A lot a babies still aren't STTN at that age. Some that STTN suddenly don't. No rhyme or reason to sleeping babies. GL.

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  • courtneyt13courtneyt13 member

    imagesheyscorona:
    same prob... ugh

    Ditto

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  • Beccaboo0713Beccaboo0713 member
    Not STTN at 6 mo is not uncommon. With DS he didn't STTN until 18mo. DD is just over 7 and doesn't STTN. You are not alone.
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  • SeussicalOneSeussicalOne
    <--9 months and no STTN here. Just hang in there. I've been told it gets better...eventually.
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  • janecanadianjanecanadian member

    You are saying that this problem started when you switched from breastfeeding to formula feeding so could it be that she needs more formula throughout the day?   I found that when we switched from EBF to formula feeding even a few oz missed during the day would cut her sleep short that night.  Maybe try upping a couple of the feeds a bit or implement a little dreamfeed when you go to bed?  Just some ideas based on my experience,  I am no expert that's for sure!

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  • FutureMrsCaesarFutureMrsCaesar member
    Andrew doesn't STTN either.  He's up at least once to eat, sometimes more.
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  • monkey_pantsmonkey_pants member
    imageOctGirl80:

    Feed her? She may be having a growth spurt. It might be teething. It also may just be nothing. A lot a babies still aren't STTN at that age. Some that STTN suddenly don't. No rhyme or reason to sleeping babies. GL.

    This happened to us right at 6 mos.  Now at 7.5, we're down to 1 night waking to eat and occasionally she sleeps all the way through.

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  • pixieprincsspixieprincss member

    It is tiring, but totally age-appropriate. You baby may be hungry, lonely, scared, needing comfort, needing to reconect with you, in pain from teething, having a growth spurt, etc. Whenever I need a reminder that night-waking is normal--and not at all an indication of a problem--I read these two links. They are geared toward BF families, but I think the information is helpful for all parents.

    https://www.kellymom.com/parenting/sleep/sleepstudies.html
    https://www.kellymom.com/parenting/sleep/sleep.html

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