https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 13:52:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070535 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:43:07 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1070535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Thanks, that sounds like a good idea too! I'm going to try some of the other stuff first since Baby Brother has actually never had a bottle and I kind of hate pumping, but will definitely keep it in mind as an option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070482 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:19:59 +0000 Smurfette 1070482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: I think we are going to try this once the teething is over. We did a bottle the other night to see if she was really eating or comfort sucking and she drank all 4 ozs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070479 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:18:49 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1070479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: I actually started giving my daughter bottles at night around that time instead of nursing, because I felt like she was waking to comfort nurse, and get a snack at the same time. It seemed to do the trick because she stopped waking so frequently after a few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070477 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:17:56 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1070477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Teething is no fun :( I don't think that's our issue though.</p> <p>@threeplusme: That's a good point! He has been pulling to a stand and has been trying to practice that all day long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070426 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:56:50 +0000 threeplusme 1070426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@smurfette might be right about teething. I went through a rough patch when my daughter's 1st teeth were coming in. She would nurse anytime she could. Also he may be getting ready for a new skill is he starting to crawl? I found that each new skill meant a sleep disruption. Hope this phase passes quickly:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070351 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:31:58 +0000 JerricaBenton 1070351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: hope it works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070321 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:22:13 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1070321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: Ok- trying it right now since he just got up from his morning nap. I came home today (no errands) so that he would have a solid first nap since we just transitioned from 3 to 2 and I'm trying to rule out over-tiredness just in case.</p> <p>@Corduroy: :( I'm not sure we're ready yet for full blown CIO but if he keeps this up we might have to.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070303 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:15:41 +0000 Smurfette 1070303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R will be 6 months next week and is waking up twice again to eat :( It stinks. She is teething too, so I am not sure if the pain is causing it or not. Mom is tired. </p> <p>No advice but you aren't alone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070288 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:07:42 +0000 JerricaBenton 1070288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: maybe try and offer 15 minutes closer to the previous feeding and then squeeze in an extra before bed? Or offer every 2 hrs in the morning to try and squeeze in another feeding. LO averages every 2 hrs with a few longer stretches for naps with her last feeding between 8 and 8:30 but it sounds like your LO might go down earlier, which I get why you wouldn't want to mess with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070285 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:06:09 +0000 Corduroy 1070285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: I'm up with you too. We're trying to let LO (also 6 months) fuss/CIO when she wakes at 10 and 12. I feed her when she wakes at 3 or 4 since she's always had a feeding at that time. I wish I knew how to help her get back to longer sleep periods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070278 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:01:16 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1070278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: misery loves company....if you figure anything out though let me know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070275 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:59:47 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1070275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: That's a good idea. I'm not really sure when to fit in another feeding though...He usually nurses around 7, 10, 1, 4, 6, 7. Thoughts? Growth spurts are always a possibility....or maybe he's just in the habit of eating at night now but I'm not sure how to break that habit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070273 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:59:17 +0000 travellingbee 1070273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Literally could have written this post myself, except for sharing a room with toddler. He eats whole meals when he wakes but I know he can go longer without food. I am only worried because he has not been eating as much from the bottle at day care so I think he is making up the calories at night. I don't want to let him be hungry but this isn't sustainable. Last night he woke up 4 times! SOOOOO Tired! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070261 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:50:34 +0000 JerricaBenton 1070261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: hmm maybe he really is hungry then. Have you tried getting one more feeding in during daytime hours? LO eats 7 times a day and if for whatever reason she only gets 6 in, I can guarantee a night or early morning waking. Maybe he's having a growth spurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070258 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:48:50 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1070258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: So I'm not getting anywhere near 15 minutes...maybe 5 tops. I might just have to try to let him go longer tonight since my toddler doesn't have preschool tomorrow and could sleep in if he wakes up?<br /> He won't take a pacifier... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070249 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:44:38 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1070249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: Yup, I've tried rubbing his back. But maybe I'm not giving it enough time? I'm just afraid of waking up my toddler so maybe I'm going in preemptively? If/when I pick him up he just starts smacking his lips and lunging for the boob. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070229 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:39:58 +0000 edelweiss 1070229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>based on advice i read on hellobee, i gave LO about 15-20 minutes before feeding him to see if he would settle down on this own. this would usually happen when he would wake up after only a couple of hours, when i knew he could fairly consistently go for longer. he usually settled down. however i don't know if that would be hard if he is sharing a room?</p> <p>i've read of some other folks offering a pacifier or other soothing to see if that works instead of feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070222 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:37:44 +0000 JerricaBenton 1070222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you try just going in and rubbing his back or rocking when he wakes up? LO hasn't eaten in the night for a while so I always try rubbing or rocking if she wakes up and she almost always goes back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-and-night-wakings-help#post-1070202 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:28:12 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1070202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 6 months old and is waking every 3 hours at night (before the 4 month regression we would get an 8-9 hour stretch). A few days ago we moved LO into the crib in his older brother's room (2 year old) thinking that co-bedding might be the issue and hoping that it would help night wakings but it has not gotten any better! It seems that he is actually hungry as he has a decent feeding every time but he's a big boy so I feel like he should be giving us at least one longer stretch. I seriously feel like I have a newborn in the house again and the fatigue is so hard.</p> <p>Any ideas? Should I be pushing more solids? Letting him fuss longer? Something else I'm not thinking of? </p>