My daughter is 7 months old still won't sleep through the night help!!! Please

[Emilybee1991]

Hiya I was wondering is anyone could give me some advise my little girl is 7 months old she's breast fed. Since she was new born I've had a routine for her bath milk bed. When she was newborn she use to sleep through the night. I can't help but think I'm doing something wrong :( when she does wake at night most the time she has wind is there anyway I can help her with this? It's so tiring I'm getting 4 hours sleep a night sometimes less ! Please could some give me some advise or ideas on what to do please! Thank you

How often is she feeding in the night?

I think only about half of babies sleep 8 hours a night by 6 months though, so you're not doing anything wrong!

My dd didn't sleep through til she was 10 months old, you're not doing anything wrong it's just how babies are. It is really tiring but it will pass.

My seven month old is the same. He used to sleep six hours straight, and currently barely makes four. It's just about manageable, but I'm really hoping it improves again soon. I'll watch with interest.

Mine were all breastfed and all of them took until 11 - 12 months to sleep through, I don't think it's that unusual to not be sleeping through at 7 months, and you certainly aren't doing anything wrong!

Not that this will be any help to you in your sleep deprived state, but I don't think it's at all unusual for 7mo not to sleep through.

My DD slept through from 8wks to 16 wks then suddenly stopped and woke 3 times a night until 13mo.

It is shit being sleep deprived, though, and you have my sympathies...

Our boy is nearly nine months and still doesn't sleep through a lot of the time. He's now on solids and formular fed. That's just it. It's hard going.

Mine didn't sleep through until she was 4 so I laughed a hollow laugh at 7m. Do any babies actually sleep through then? Certainly none of the bf babies I know sleep through that early.

Hardly doing something wrong - it's fairly normal for them not to be sleeping through at thi age.
Babies are programmed to change - have a growth spurt or something - just when you think you've got it sussed

Not sure why you are only getting 4 hours a night though? Surely you go back to sleep once you've settled them ? Also, in anticipation of having to get up, one of you go to bed early for a while so you've already had a few hours sleep before you get woken in the small hours.

How often is she waking?

One or two wakes a night at 7 months would be totally normal. More than that suggests a sleep habit or discomfort problem.

Re the wind: I guess you have recently begun weaning? Are there any particular foods that make her constipated/windy? I used to find DD got trapped wind after too much bread for example.

You're not doing anything wrong. More importantly, nor is she! Some babies wake at night, some don't - we've had three and they all varied enormously. DC3 is now 14 months and still wakes anything from two to five times a night as do several others of the same age I know. Your 7mo probably still needs her night-time calories - I wouldn't expect her to sleep through the night yet, certainly.

At that age she can sleep more then 4hrs . Why is she wakeing up feed cuddle no reason ? If its feed try to feed her more such as when she's on the boob go somewhere quiet so she's only haveing. Feed ( that helped big style with us ) I might get stoned for saying this but if she's sleeping in on room try in move her back dd 17 months still is in her cot in our room .