It's official my "sleep through the night baby"

has been replaced by one that likes to eat at 3am!!!

I think it started with the ear infection - she was up every 2 hours. Do you think getting up at 3 is now habit? or do you think I should start cereal? She drinking about 40 oz of formula a day.

She's just about 4 months and 2 weeks and has slept through the night since 6 weeks old and stopped since her ear infection

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I would definitely start her on cereal. I started Luca at 4 months and it made all the difference- and as you know, he was anever a good sleeper before that. I don't even think at this point he takes 40oz of formula.

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I'm hearing this a lot from mommies who have babies around this age. Mine is waking up more, too. I think it's developmental. It will go away, eventually...

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Jordana is goign through this now- between 4:30 and 5:30. Mommy is not pleased.

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Maddie wakes up fussing between 4-5.30 as well.
I think it is something that they go through.

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Ava has been waking up ready to play at 4am. I have to go back in to give her butt pats and her nuk about 3 times but she usually goes back down until 6:45. Can you give her a pacifier and settle her back down? Maybe it's a growth spurt? I'm hoping Ava stops the 4am thing soon!

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DS like t wake up at 4:00 am and sing in a high pitch voice until we get him and bring him into our bed..the minute his head hits the pillow,,,he is out!!!!!!!!

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She doesn't take the pacifier, I try patting, rocking, rubbing...she just wants FOOD!!!!

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Molly used to do this also....3am wide awake and ready to play. I would give her a little bottle since it was the only thing that would get her back to sleep and keep her asleep until about 6:30 or 7. Then I changed my routine a little and it is working fantastic:

She goes to bed between 7:30 and 8. At 10pm before I go to bed, I dream feed her about 5 or 6 oz and she never wakes up. I put her back in the crib and we don't hear a peep out of her all night. She sleeps until about 7:30 or 8.

Also, you may want to consider giving her a small amount of cereal once a day since she is drinking so much formula. That may help keep her satisfied also.

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I guess I can try to dream feed. She drinks a full 7oz bottle in seconds at 3am so I'm not sure if it's just for comfort

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Posted by Charly

I guess I can try to dream feed. She drinks a full 7oz bottle in seconds at 3am so I'm not sure if it's just for comfort

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That stinks! Hopefully she goes back to sleeping through the night ASAP!

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I think it is just a phase, mabye a growth spurt she is going through. Have you tried just letting her cry a bit or is she totally awake and won't got sleep at all.

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Message edited 4/11/2007 11:42:32 AM.

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Jodi, I am no expert but to me 40 oz of formula a day seems like a lot. I would try Hannah on some cereal and see if that makes any difference..

She also could be going through a growth spurt... sometimes during that spurt they need a bottle in the middle of the night, and then the spurt is over and you have your good sleeper back!

I had a great nighttime sleeper in Nikolas from 8 weeks on, but then about a month 1/2 ago he just STOPPED sleeping through the night. He's not waking to eat, he is waking up crying and needing comfort.. sometimes the paci works, but most times he just wants to be cuddled and held and yes we have resorted to bringing him into our bed because he will sleep like a champ with us and honestly, DH and I need our sleep too

I will be honest, though - in our case I did not notice that introducing solids/cereal made Nikolas sleep any better.. I do think that it works for some babies, but not for others. However when Nikolas wakes in the middle of the night, he is not hungry.. he is waking from teething and just sleeping poorly for whatever reasons (developmental milestone, whatever.. i sure can't figure it out )

Maybe since you said Hannah is downing a bottle at 3am and is obviously waking up due to hunger, the cereal will help her not wake for that feeding? Just a suggestion..

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My girls starting doing this about a week ago. I thought they may be teething. They are chewing on everything. I feed them, but not a full bottle. I started with a 7 ounce, but they were only drinking 4. so now i just give them 4.

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