IVE BEEN BREASTFEEDING FOR 7 MONTHS BUT Y BABY STILL EAT NUMEROUS TIMES AT NIGHT AND DOESNT SLEEP THREW THE NIGHT WHAT DO I DO

[MillicentWhitehead]

Mi daughter from the time we got home allways seem to eat alot but now she is 7 months old and she still eats three four times at night and when i try to give her a bottle or sippy cup she wont take it or if i try to give her a paci she wont take it and then she wakes up and want to eat until she falls back asleep it sartin to get stressful and i dont know what to do to get her to only feed once at night and to fall back to sleep on her own and now im getting to the point where im reastless can anyone give me so advice or help me

[Michelle Smith]

Is your baby eating baby cereal or food at this point? Do you have your baby on a schedule or routine in the evenings? Has anything changed in her world or is she teething? There are many variables but this is what works for my little one, so far.

My daughter is 9 1/2 months old and used to sleep through the night. At most she will sleep from 9:30 p.m. to between 4 and 6 a.m. I am no longer breastfeeding due to health reasons. But didn't ween her until around 7 months. We have her on somewhat of a routine at night. We feed her dinner, a bowl of baby cereal about 2 1/2 oz with one scoop of formula mixed in. After she has dinner we play with her for about a half hour or less depending on how sleepy she is from dinner. Then we give her a 6 oz. bottle of her formula and rock her to sleep. When she wakes in the early morning we change her and give her an 8 oz. bottle of formula. Sometimes she goes back to sleep, depending on how early she woke up.

My daughter is the youngest of my four wonderful children. My oldest didn't sleep through the night until she was about 18 months old. My second and third children slept through the night from 3 months old like clockwork. Keep in mind that each child is different. Trust me, I can feel your frustration about not getting enough sleep through the night. The day will come. Hopefully for you it will come soon. I am still waiting for my youngest to sleep more than 8 hours at night. Best of luck to you.

[MillicentWhitehead]

no she dont eat baby ceral she wont eat she allways spit it out n get it all ove the placc lol but she do eat baby food and i do have her on a night schedule where at 8:30 bath, eat babyfood, laydown in the bed with the light dim and sing lullby and feed until she halfway sleep and rock her to sleep but i dont have her on a morin and schedule but  i think ima try what you do and see how it goes and it could be that now her father dont come around as much bc i live with my mother and she dont like mi daughter father and he use to come stay with us everynight and be with us in the morinig but now mi nother basicly saying that she dont want him around at all so that could b another reason i never thought of that but thank you so much for the advise i hope you finally get you some sleep to but this is my first child and its alot on me bein that i am so young and i dont have no one to talk to i allways stay in the house so just hearin advise from you means alot thanx

[Michelle Smith]

You are so very welcome. I can understand a lot of what you are going through. I was barely 20 when I had my first baby. I had no clue as to what I was doing. If it wasn't for the phone, I'd have gone bonkers, lol. I would keep trying with the cereal...you can mix it plain with water, or use fruit juice, or even breastmilk. Just keep at it, a bit at a time. If she likes her food, yay...that is one less thing to worry about. I would say that with your nighttime schedule to just try feeding her first then give her a bath. It could be that the bath relaxes her and then dinner time wakes her up again. Bedtime bath with lavender really does help the little ones relax. And if your darling daughter is teething, that can add a lot to the situation. Humphrey's Teething Pellets are a God-send. They are all natural and homeopathic, helps to relax babies ( I call it Baby Valium). You are doing a great job. Our first born are always On The Job Training. No manuals come with them, so we learn as we go. If she is healthy and happy then know you are doing a terrific job.  Welcome to Motherhood, the best job on the planet  :)

[Lauren Stair]

Oh you are bringing back memories of my first child. He is three and still wakes up at least once in the middle of the night. He just wanted to be cuddle and still does. Can't blame the kid, he comes by it naturally. I'm so the same way. lol My second has got to be the easiest baby in the world. He is almost a year now but has always ate and slept well. Each child is different and sometimes it just takes time to figure out what they need/want. I swear I didn't sleep at all for the first 6 months of my oldest life. Between the colic and the not wanting to be laid down by himself. I ended up just letting him sleep with me in the bed. I know many tell you not to do that, but there are just as many that do. If you are not a heavy sleeper I don't see a problem with it. It was the only thing I could do to get any kind of sleep with him. and remember nursing isn't just about food its about comfort for them. They are soothed by it. Schedules are key! The more stable you can keep a baby's little world the happier they are. and I agree with Michelle,teething tablets are awesome, tho I've always used Hylands, I'll have to check out Humphreys! Hope you get some sleep soon :).............EDIT - I so just realized the date on this but maybe something i posted will help someone else out so I leave it