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Methods to let baby sleep through the night?

AmberyingAmberying member
in December 2013 Moms
hi, does anyone tried any ways that works?

I did let my baby (9 month old) cried and keep pat pat him back to lay down position telling him to sleep. It doesn't work.

Most of the time he will wake up in the middle of the night for milk. I want to stop the midnight milk feeding but it's tough too.

Currently, his sleeping cycle:
8PM - milk 210ml
1-ish AM - 180ml (midnight feed)
5-ish AM - officially wake up 210ml

Care to share what you guys did and it works? Thank you.
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Re: Methods to let baby sleep through the night?

  • jy725jy725 member
    Where is your baby sleeping? Is he in the same room as you?

    My LO started sleeping through the night around 4/5 months. She sleeps in her own room in a crib. I think that helps a lot because there isn't the distraction of us being around. We use a sound machine and keep the room dark. She wears a footie pj and a sleep sack that is room temp appropriate. I feed her dinner, give her a bath and start nursing her to sleep around 7pm. I recommend a night routine that is always the same. If your LO takes a paci, maybe try offering that at 1AM.
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  • JRT512JRT512 member
    Everything mentioned above. It sounds like your LO may still be hungry if he's eating that much. When we starting adding more solids before the bedtime feeding, I noticed a difference in how long she slept. We eat dinner right before bath time, then bath-bottle-bed. I still keep the monitor on because when she wakes up, it's usually because she pooped or has a really wet diaper. If she wakes up crying for longer than 5 min, I go in and do a quick feel/smell check before letting her fuss herself back to sleep. You can also try an earlier bedtime and see if that makes a difference.
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    lrachelle80 said:

    Sigh. I wish I had advice. DD2 still wakes up every two hours like a freaking newborn. Last night she slept until 2am before waking, which was a miracle, but then was up at 4, 6, and 7:30 for the day. I've tried so many things and nothing seems to work. DD1 didn't STTN until 9 months old, but she was down to one wake up for months before that. 


    I'm tired. 
    This is exactly us. He slept till 2 last night also which was amazing, but unfortunately hardly ever happens.

     

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  • Jen4033Jen4033 member
    mcncheese said:
    Whisky

    LOL a co-worker recommended this to me today too. (jokingly of course)

    DS2 juist won't relax at night without the nursing. I can't wait fotr DH to be done working for the season so I can try sending him in there instead. Maybe if he knows the milk isn't an option, he will settle down for dad.

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  • DanicaliDanicali member
    edited October 2014
    I feel for you moms still waking up every 2-3 hours to feed. It's so tough. The only thing I changed was I quit breastfeeding and switched to formula. He started sleeping longer. It's because he will actually eat more at one sitting now. It was a life changer. The other thing that helped was having a really good bedtime routine. We have supper. Bath. Brush teeth. Diaper. Zippy. Soother. 2 stories. Bottle. Bed. And that seems to help.
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  • Kermode61581Kermode61581 member
    JENILYNN85 said:

    sweett11 said:

    lrachelle80 said:

    Sigh. I wish I had advice. DD2 still wakes up every two hours like a freaking newborn. Last night she slept until 2am before waking, which was a miracle, but then was up at 4, 6, and 7:30 for the day. I've tried so many things and nothing seems to work. DD1 didn't STTN until 9 months old, but she was down to one wake up for months before that. 


    I'm tired. 
    Yep, this. She teased me for a while only waking 1-2 times but now she's back to 3-5 times.
    Add me to this team! We had a few weeks where she slept like a champ (around 3 months old), but suddenly one day we were back to waking up every couple of hours! I've tried everything with no luck since then, so I've just accepted it.

    Maybe she'll sleep through the night before she starts middle school... ;)
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  • Ktrue85Ktrue85 member
    We followed the Sleepeasy Solution and it has worked like a miracle for us.  The book discusses weaning MOTN feeds, too.  It won't work for everyone, but it's been a game changer for us.
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    CP: 01/2011 |  MMC: 01/2012  |  MMC: 10/2012  |  DS: 11/2013  |  MMC: 11/2014  |  DD: 01/2016
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