advertisement
Click Here
On CBSSports.com: Watch March Madness® Games Free Online
Sign up | Log in
new post » see more posts »
  • HELP! My 8 month old still wakes up twice through the night for bottles. She used to sleep through the night. I need some SLEEP! Tips?

    11 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]
    11.20.09, 09:28 AM [ Flag ]
    • stop giving bottles during the night - she's trained you well.

      [ Reply | Options ]
      11.20.09, 09:29 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • i cant just let her scream if, in fact, she is hungry. not only do I not WANT to let her cry, but she wakes up my hubby (who's up for work at 6am)

        [ Reply | Options ]
        11.20.09, 09:33 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        • an 8 mo old does not need to eat during the night if she eats enough during the day. You can try soothing her back to sleep instead of feeding her - she may still cry a bit but your dh should be able to deal - plenty of WOHMs get up during night to deal with babies. Or at least try to get he two one bottle per night by soothing the first time and then wait for her to grow out of it.

          [ Reply | Options ]
          11.20.09, 09:42 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
          • Sorry, no, it depends on the baby. Mine could not have slept through at 8 months and definitely needed to eat.

            [ Reply | Options ]
            11.20.09, 09:44 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • either no bottle or give water?

      [ Reply | Options ]
      11.20.09, 09:30 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • Is she eating enough solid food for dinner?

      [ Reply | Options ]
      11.20.09, 09:43 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • she eats a whole jar of baby food and a 6oz bottle right before bed (about 30 mins to an hour before.) thats good no?

        [ Reply | Options ]
        11.20.09, 09:46 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • "cluster feed" before bed. try to get as much milk/formula into the baby before bed by doing 2-3 feedings separated by a short amount of time.

      [ Reply | Options ]
      11.20.09, 09:43 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • op here: have given her baby food three times already today (thats normal) but everytime, ive added a bit of cereal to it. WISH US LUCK! mama needs some sleep!

      [ Reply | Options ]
      11.20.09, 03:49 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    • I don't know--if you read Weissbluth's sleep book, he says that some babies still get up 1-2x a night to eat and then go right back to sleep and that's normal...after nine months, not normal or if they don't go right back to sleep/want to play, it's not normal and is a bad habit...

      [ Reply | Options ]
      11.20.09, 04:13 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      • oh she is hardly even awake! lol. she fusses, i get the bottle ready and then shes back asleep within mins and drinks the bottle while half asleep, but drinks the whole thing!

        [ Reply | Options ]
        11.20.09, 04:28 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
advertisement
advertisement
Click Here