6month old doesn't sleep much

Re: 6month old doesn't sleep much

• j-redd222 member

  January 2024

  My daughter had similar issues and I started tracking her food intake and looking into sleep training. It’s helped tremendously. If you’re breastfeeding exclusively this might not work for you but I exclusively pump so I can see how much she eats throughout the day. When I started this it helped me realize how much she needed to eat during the day for her to get a good nights sleep. I also had to train her out of eating at night. Some people disagree with this but it worked wonders for me. For a few nights it was rough but she pretty quickly (2 days) started to make up for the missed night feeds during the day. Also, some Facebook moms groups have sleep training specialists on there and if you post your baby’s normal sleep/ feed schedule and explain the issue they might be able to give some more professional advice. I hope this helps! 

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• knottie0e42a5f0e6f6723e member

  February 2024

  I found the book Precious Little Sleep to be very approachable and helpful. We didn’t night wean right away but we’re quickly  down to two feeds a night and he easily went back into crib after vs all night boob-athon

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• knottiebf554c845a9f5f91 member

  January 8

  Have you found anything to help? 

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• knottie66b4138056df1e57 member

  June 23

  Yes, I have been there too. It is exhausting. What helped us was creating a calm, soothing environment with dim lights, white noise, and soft, cozy baby clothing. I started dressing my baby in gentle, breathable fabrics to help her relax better, and it really made a difference in her naps and nighttime sleep.

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• knottie210c943f9d078bc9 member

  June 24

  It’s exhausting, I get it. Mine only napped in a carrier for the longest time. I eventually let go of trying to force crib naps and just focused on making sure baby was rested however it worked.

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