Any tips on getting my baby to sleep through the night?

United States
October 7, 2006 3:50pm CST
I am about to loose my mind if I do not get at least 1 night of sleep, SOON! Teddy is 6.5 months old now and I have not had a decent nights sleep since I was about 7.5 months preggo! (between the heartburn, his constant moving/kicking in the ribs, and having to pee every 30-60 mins haha) He still sleeps like a newborn, seriously, up every 2 hours, almost like clockwork. He usually falls back to sleep pretty quickly, within 10-25 mins, but it takes me longer to fall back to sleep. Example, here is last night (this is how every night goes, he even wakes up around the same times!) Went to sleep 8:30 pm (I did not got to bed until around 9:30) Up 10:45 pm Back to sleep around 11:00 pm Up at 1:15 am Back to sleep around 1:25 am Up at 3:30 am Back to sleep at 4:00 am Up at 6:15 am Back to sleep around 6:30 am Up at 7:00 am, back to sleep within 5 minutes Up at 7:30 am for the day I did not get to go back to sleep after 6:15 am! He NEVER sleeps in past 7:30 am, EVER, even if he stays up late. Its like once there is light in the room, its time to get up. I am so sleep deprived I think I am loosing my mind, I do not know what to do to get him to sleep, please help me, PLEASE....
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gnilraps1979
@gnilraps1979 (310)
• Australia
18 Oct 06
Please try this. It might sound mean, but in the end its the kindest thing you can do for yourself to keep a sane brain!! Just let him cry. As much as this is heartbreaking to do, it does work. For me it did. Also you could try giving him a bigger meal at night like his dinner, then a yoghurt or custard or baby cereal then his bottle or whatever he has. I found that was the problem with my youngest especially, she just needed that little extra to keep her going til the morning (not saying you don't feed your child properly!). Babies are smart, if they think you will get up to them whenever they want you to, you'll never win!! Anyway, if all goes well and you try this, you should be sleeping thru in a week to 2 weeks. Also, is he teething? Maybe some nurofen or bonjela before bed will help.