My 6 month old has been sleeping happily from about 7.30 pm till 6.30 am with a dream feed at 10.30 pm. We recently dropped this feed since it became obvious that he did not need it anymore. This works fine, and he is not hungrier than usual in the morning. The only problem is that he has since started to wake up between 4 am and 5.30 am every second day or so. My helper goes in, changes his nappy (which is usually very full at that time) and settles him back to sleep. We switched to a more absorbent nighttime nappy, but he still wakes up crying. He is moving a lot in his bed, and when we go in we often find that he has turned 90 degrees and is stuck sideways. No wonder he’s not happy in this position. I am just worried that he will get too used to my helper going in and picking him up whenever he cries at night that he will continue to do this just to get a cuddle. Any suggestions?
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Hi,
My one is 19 weeks, sleeps from 7pm to 7am with 10.30pm dream feed. Sometimes he wakes up earlier like your little one too but I leave him to settle on his own if possible. I do not go to him unless it's absolutely necessary as I don't want to make it a habit of him needing me to settle him. Most times he falls back asleep and still sleeping when I go in at 7am. Your helper may want to wait 5-10 mins before going in next time he wakes up early again, see if he can settle on his own.
I face the same nappy problem too, it's always close to bursting in the morning, sometimes even leaking. But I find that it doesn't always affect him, he's a funny little man...
And turning 90 degrees is a new skill he has recently acquired too!
:)
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Gogis, I see you point. In fact, I prefer to take care of my baby myself whenever I'm at home. I've tried hard to keep my helper from attending to him at night, but it has turned out to be VERY difficult to keep her from picking him up when he cries - I think I'd have to lock the door to his room ;) ! She apparently does not see the point of letting a baby cry and seems offended when I try to explain (and since she takes good care of my son, I don't want to spoil the good relationship). Have other people experienced similar difficulties?
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My friend wants to train her baby to sleep through the night but her helper keeps waking baby up for 3am feed because she is afraid the bub will be hungry! Good intentions but certainly not the way forward!
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yes have the problem with my helper going in at night to "pat" bub back to sleep. thing is in the philappines, they have the whole family living together or are together during the day therefore baby is rarely ever put down. so for them, letting babies cry is just unheard of. just different cultural differences.
my helper has actually said to my husband that i cannot resist coming out to see my bub when she wakes at night. but i feel that as i'm the mum, i should be the one to care for her, and sleep train her if i feel i want to go down that road.
however, i do know a lot of locals who have their helpers sleep with the babies/toddlers and care for them all night. i cannot say i disagree or agree with this, i think whatever works for your family. this does not work for me, but does not brand it wrong for others.
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my friend (with the helper who wakes the baby up for feed) has 2 kids and because her older one still wakes up for night feeds (about twice), she has to split the night duties with her helper. her helper sleeps with the baby but this is because there are only 2 bedrooms in the house!
i agree that it is really up to the individual families and their helpers to decide on the best arrangement. i look after mine full-time without a helper - if i ever have one in the future, i think i will still want to be the one to get up at night for my bub(s) but it helps to have an extra pair of hands around if you just need a break sometimes (or you are ill) and hubby is away, etc!
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My baby is almost 6 months old and has also suddenly started to wake up at around 5am. She will play in her cot for about 30 mins and then cry for her milk. This is early considering she is not getting to sleep until about 9pm. Her normal schedule is about 8.30pm - 7am. I have just started her on solids a couple of weeks ago so thought that would make her fuller. She drinks approx 28 oz milk a day which is the max amount rec by the pediatrician. Could it be a growth spurt?
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