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yankinmanc
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Moms of 4.5 month olds....
Please please tell me I am not the only one whose baby isn't sleeping through...Immi is awake at a minimum 2 times a night and some nights, 3 -4 times, she always winds up in bed with me, but I swear, I see every hour between 3-7 am.
I tried a dream feed, I tried topping up with formula, I feel like I have tried it all...please, are your 4-5 month olds sleeping all night????
I am so tired today!!
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Re: Moms of 4.5 month olds....
Nope - DD is 4.5 months old and still wakes up once a night. my DS was great - slept through the night at 8 weeks. DD has not slept throught the night at all. She used to wake up twice a night, but lately, she is down to one. It is still rough! I WOH and I am tired during the day. I try to top her off but she doesn't want to eat - she is a horrible eater (easily distracted). Hopefully, she will grow out of this.
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| Posted 7/12/10 10:23 AM |
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Atlast07
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Re: Moms of 4.5 month olds....
DS is 4+ months and is not SSTN consistently. On occasion he will STTN. One night he will get up once or twice and another he will get up several times. Last night he was up every 2-3 hours to eat. I feel like I have a newborn again. I hope last night was a fluke thing...
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| Posted 7/12/10 10:38 AM |
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mommyIam
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Re: Moms of 4.5 month olds....
We've been STTN for weeks now with the help of a great book, (I keep mentioning, I probably sound like a broken record) Baby Sleep Solution.
I have to be honest DS, did wake up a few times a night when his teething was at its worse. I tried a few things. In the best case, I'll wait 5 min and he'll whine himself to sleep. The next case, he'll whine 5 min, I'll give a paci and he'll immediately close eyes and go to sleep. In the absolute worst worst case, I'll squirt some gripe water in his mouth, and offer his a bottle of water with a very slow newborn nipple. Wait till he relaxes and then gently take away bottle give him a paci. He will usually only take about an ounce of water, but the suction on the bottle soothes him so much more than paci alone. Gripe water is candy IMO, but like I said absolute worst case.
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| Posted 7/12/10 11:22 AM |
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Re: Moms of 4.5 month olds....
Nope, you are not alone. DS is 4.5 months and has yet to sstn. He has the same bedtime routine every night yet sometimes he is up once or twice and other times he is up almost every hour. 
A question about the'Baby Sleep Solution' book...is it a different technique than 'Happy Child, healthy sleep habits'?
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| Posted 7/12/10 11:32 AM |
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Merf99
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Re: Moms of 4.5 month olds....
Same with us! DD slept thru the night from 3 month until almost 4 months and then rolled over and it's been downhill from there. Now she sleeps on her stomach but is up usually 1-3 times a night crying. She doesn't eat but just wants her paci put back in. Then from around 5-7 she is up whining, going back to sleep, repeat..... this is worse than a newborn!
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| Posted 7/12/10 2:07 PM |
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Re: Moms of 4.5 month olds....
DD is not-waking 3-4 times a night. I feel your pain!
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| Posted 7/12/10 2:09 PM |
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Janice
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Re: Moms of 4.5 month olds....
jessie is down at 7, wakes at 5:30, 10 minute feed, back down at 5:45 till 7.
always sttn. i swaddle her and say good night, she whines with her eyes closed for 2 minutes then is out.
i don't think it has anything to do with what the parent does or doesn't do.
i went from the worst of the bunch to the top. I read the books with josh...sshhhing, swaddling...it was all BS.
routine, bs.
here's hoping it happens for you guys soon!
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| Posted 7/12/10 2:17 PM |
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mamabear
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Re: Moms of 4.5 month olds....
Posted by Janice
i don't think it has anything to do with what the parent does or doesn't do.
i went from the worst of the bunch to the top. I read the books with josh...sshhhing, swaddling...it was all BS.
routine, bs.
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I sooooooo agree with this. My 2 babies were/are totally different. It depends on the baby and a whole host of other circumstances.
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| Posted 7/12/10 2:27 PM |
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mommyIam
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Re: Moms of 4.5 month olds....
Posted by foreverinmyheart
A question about the'Baby Sleep Solution' book...is it a different technique than 'Happy Child, healthy sleep habits'?
There are similarities, but the big difference that I find Happy Child, Healthy Sleep is like an encyclopedia. Where as Baby Sleep Solution is a recipe, she guides you through the newborn stages on exactly what you should be doing to set your self up for the next weeks. So week 1-6 is just log everything, week 6-8 prepare for fussiest period, do not create bad habits, and start establishing feedings every 3 hours if they aren't already. Week 8, sleep training begins, but not with sleeping, with feeding schedule. This is the first step. She gives instructions on how to do it gradually and gently, no crying! Then you gradually and gently wean off night feedings. Then the sleep training starts and she leaves it up to you, but makes a note "do not let baby get hysterical".
This rung in my head, because my ped says exactly the same thing "let baby fuss, but do not let them get hysterical", he also advocated getting baby on a schedule early, as he has noted happy and well rested parents are the best kind of parents.
We started the method by 11 weeks, I've had great success with, and never had to listen to a minute of my baby cry. Just a lot of whining and fussing, but I truly believe that through the fuss, he has learned to go to sleep on his own, and go back to sleep on his own. He still needs help sometimes, but I wont do hardcore CIO unless he gets really out of control and he's much older.
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| Posted 7/12/10 2:28 PM |
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