6 month old sleep patterns

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Hello

My 6 month old had started sleeping 8 pm to 6 am waking just once at about 3. Now he's started to awake every 3 hours!

I'd been bringing him into my bed when he awoke at 3 and now when he awakens the first time he simply refuses to settle back in his crib!

Also in general (even through the day) I find it almost impossible to get him to sleep even if he's very sleepy unless I offer him the breast. Once I do he nods off in moments. Is this a healthy habit?

I've just started him in nursery for a couple of hours so dont want too many changes for him, and am not in favour of the cry-it-out methods.

Any advice please?

One more thing - do you think if I fed DS at 10, I could get away with not feeding him again until the morning? Say 6 0r 7 hours? I have no idea whether a baby can go that long without a feed at 6 months or not.

Anyone know?

See I think I got off quite likely with the CC, she never cried that long and it only took 3 nights. Although DD was sick last night (stomach bug? went to the docs but still not sure) so was in bed with me, now I'm worried I've gone back to square one.

Fititot, you could definitely leave DS until the morning, many babies sleep 7-7 by this age. My DD from 8 weeks would manage to go 11 hours without a feed, she just fed well during the day and cluster fed before bed.

Oh and Overtired, how's it going?

Thanks. When newly born he would go for a fair while but now doesn't. He gets quite distracted during the day so worry he hasn't fed enough but tbh he had a decentish tea (parsnip and potato puree and piece of bread) and a BF at 7 so should at least go about 5 hours surely! He has already cried about 3 times since bed at 7.

I think if you feel he's had enough you should know. With DD I can tell when she hasn't fed enough during the day so will feed her when she wakes up, or if she's just trying it on and she's had plenty ;).
The distraction thing is a pain though. DD also has a habit of trying to suck her thumb whilst feeding. ouch.

hi fifitot and potato. finally when after an hour and half and then she woke for 10 min at 12 but put herself back to sleep. she only has a feed at 4.30 (which we hope is not confusing her) and now is sleeping the good sleep at 7. so finally asleep at 8 until after 7. we'll see how we go tonight. she is eating some solids during the day, and find that cc at night has definitely improved napping in the day. but that initial time of putting her to bed is so draining for all of us.

Hi potato and other knackered friends!

Well, this is night 3 of CC. I'm following the instructions as listed on the Supernanny website. I've been staying with my mum this week, so haven't been as worried about disturbing my own neighbours, and also felt emboldened to try CC due to Potato's experiences and by my mum cheerfully admitting "oh yes, at night time we just ignored you". I'm making light here of course, for me CC was something I had felt I would never do, but I was starting to feel angry with DD through sheer exhaustion and frustration.

Anyway, it's worked a dream. Night 1 consisted of me being banished to the bedroom with ear plugs while mum dealt with DD. She cried for half an hour, then slept for 8.

Second night consisted of 4 minutes of very half hearted crying when I first put her into bed, and another 4 at about 3am. Overall she slept from 7pm til 7.30am.

The Supernanny instructions state 5 mins as the first intervention time, so I haven't needed to go into DD at all. This hasn't tested my suspicion that me being in the room would wind DD up more, as she wouldn't be able to understand why she wasn't being picked up. Fingers crossed we keep it under 5 mins and never need to find out!

I would never have waited for 4 mins of crying before, and I'm wondering whether this was putting into place a vicious cycle, I would go to soothe DD, but somehow this was only encouraging her to sleep lightly in short cycles. I haven't needed to go in, but the Supernanny site is very clear that there is no picking up, patting etc.

I needed to be 100% sure that DD couldn't be waking through hunger, so have been giving a snack of solids at 3pm, a meal at 5pm, as much milk as she likes at 7pm and a dreamfeed at 10. We're BLW so thankfully don't feel the pressure of trying to reduce her milk intake.

Hoping the change continues, so far the transformation has been miraculous!

Apologies for the long post!

Ds seems to have turned a corner by himself...

Since moving out of the bedroom he will do 8 - 1/4 and then through til 6ish, most nights. And his napping has improved to taking about 3-4 hours during the day in two naps instead of 3x45mins...

Hello Ladies!

I'm new to this site but felt I should write! My little one has always woken up at night. Sometimes once a night, sometimes 5 times a night! He had a growth spurt recently, and his first tooth AND a cold. So i got about 2 hours a night for a week!
I started him on solid food at 4 months and breastfed till he was 5 months (6months now) and wow... what an improvment. He has 3/4 solid meals a day. Not little bits of food like all the books/websites say, more like half a jar if not all of it! He goes down at 8pm wakes at about 11, I'll feed him then he sleeps till about 7-8am. BUT, This is a good night, some nights I'm up every 2 hours...EXHAUSTING!!
I do miss getting a full night sleep. Hopefully he will give me a good 8-9 hours soon... ahhh that would be nice! :)

Well done ovetired, I'm so glad you've seen results so quickly. It is a hard thing to do, and not pleasant, but I think if it helps your baby learn to self settle and means you both get more sleep it can only be a good thing.

Hotgiggity yay, that's also great news.

And that's also great piccinia....hold on, I'm suddenly very .
After DDs night of sickness, I also didn't leave her to cry last night just in case she was sick so have had two very disturbed nights! Back to the CC for me :(.

He did 8 - 3 again last then 3.30 - 6.30...

Bumping this thread as I'm in 6 month old baby sleep deprivation hell... any mums from this original thread have any success stories to share a few weeks on?

Any other mums of 6 month olds battling to get them to sleep through the night?

DD will only go to sleep when BF. She will transfer happily to her cot but I am still feeding her FAR TOO OFTEN.

T

Typical night:

7pm BF and down for the night (in cot in own room).

8pm wakes up crying. BF

Dreamfeed BF at 11pm when I go to bed.

Cried at 2am. BF

Cries at 4am. BF

6.30. DD wakes up. DH gets her up with him while he has breakfast etc. Changes her nappy and puts her in bed with me before leaving for work.

7am - 8am BF in bed beside me while we both sleep for another hour.

HELP!