Need tips for sleeping!!

katiebutcherx · April 2013

My 5 month old slept well from the beginning. Some nights, he would sleep 46 hours, eat and go back to sleep. Some nights he would sleep a straight 8 hours. Very rarely would he get up more than twice a night. Sunday and Monday night, he woke every other hour, ate and went back to sleep. I bought Gerber rice cereal and we used it for the first time last night. He slept for 6 hours and then woke up to eat and slept for 2 more hours. I did the cereal again tonight so fingers crossed! He has only been BF never supplemented. I just put the cereal in a bottle I had previously pumped. I use the JJ lavender soap and lotion for his bed time bath. We even have the vibrating pad for under his mattress. Any other ideas? This tired mom will try just about anything. Thanks!

BabyMakes 3 · April 2013

Maybe a growth spurt? I don't really have much to suggest other than trying new things which it seems you've been doing. I don't give LO any cereal or anything so I'm not sure if that's a step in the right direction or not. I'd just give it some time seei

katiebutcherx · April 2013

At his 4 month appt, the pediatrician said we could try cereal but that it probably wouldn't change anything. He said it works best for formula fed babies. The cereal definitely didn't work last night. Haha. Thanks for replying though :