How do i stop this 3am waking of my 6 month old?

i do cio for bedtime and it works great he cries for no more than a minute ro so . he wakes once in the night at around 3 am. i go in and checkto make sure he is ok and then walk out and he goes back after no more than 5minutes. but i have been doing this for weeks now. he is not hungry as he hasnt had a middle of thre night feeding for months now and he is not wet( i mean he is but not soaked where thast why he is crying) and his room is comfy temp. so what do i do to break this?

Re: How do i stop this 3am waking of my 6 month old?

If hes not hungry and not wet .. probable just wants human contact.. not sure if you can really break that at his age.. I would say over time it may be something hell grow out of on his own. I say enjoy those times even tho its hard b/c your tired, but remember their only that age once.. and when hes not wanting to be snuggled anymore youll wish for those days.

Re: How do i stop this 3am waking of my 6 month old?

thast true. I mena i go in check hes alright rubhis back for a minute and then he calms down wiht in a few minutes so guess your right he is just looking for comfort.

Re: How do i stop this 3am waking of my 6 month old?

Do you have a video monitor? Honestly, I would try not going in for a few nights. Ryan was doing this - originally I was feeding him and then I realized there's no way he's hungry. Then I stopped the night time feeding and decided to see how long he went. The first few nights he cried for 10-15-minutes (but honestly after 5 minutes of crying it was more babble/whining). Within a few days we were under 5 minutes and now he doesn't get up at all - FINALLY!

Re: How do i stop this 3am waking of my 6 month old?

I could write this myself.
My DS is 3 months.
Someone told me that he is just looking for you and you can avoid this by sticking your nightshirt in his crib so he can smell you.
Do it tightly so he can't get it out.I wedged it in between the mattress and the sheet.
Good luck.

Re: How do i stop this 3am waking of my 6 month old?

thanks girls