Comments on: Are you feeding your baby to sleep? http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/are-you-feeding-your-baby-to-sleep-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-feeding-your-baby-to-sleep-2 Tips and advice on solving your child's sleep problems! Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Javeria http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/are-you-feeding-your-baby-to-sleep-2/#comment-19686 Javeria Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:17:02 +0000 http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/?p=81#comment-19686 My baby boy is of 17 months.Still relying on breastfeed to sleep. I have read your article on this topic. Whenever I just sit on sofa or floor he will start demanding feeding. What can i do for this problem. I can't even sit to watch T.V. He awakes during night to feed and cries also. What should i have to do with this. I really want him to leave Breastfeeding therefore i have introduced him with bottle but he loves to throw more rather than to drink. My baby boy is of 17 months.Still relying on breastfeed to sleep. I have read your article on this topic. Whenever I just sit on sofa or floor he will start demanding feeding. What can i do for this problem. I can’t even sit to watch T.V.
He awakes during night to feed and cries also. What should i have to do with this.
I really want him to leave Breastfeeding therefore i have introduced him with bottle but he loves to throw more rather than to drink.

]]> By: Vannessa http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/are-you-feeding-your-baby-to-sleep-2/#comment-12209 Vannessa Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:13:07 +0000 http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/?p=81#comment-12209 I've tried and have been trying this method for more than a month now. My daughter falls asleep easily by 7pm but keeps waking up every hour or so and can't put herself back to sleep no matter what the books have said. We've tried everything, soothing her, not carrying her out of her cot, putting a teddy bear, but she sits right up then stands and cries and cries and cries. How do you soothe a baby without carrying her if she keeps wailing at 2am? She's now almost 9mths and hasn't slept more than 2 hours at night without waking up. I've tried the sit and retreat, allowing her to cry a little before moving into the room, putting her back down to sleep when she stands...you name it. We've only one bedroom and she sleeps in her cot in our room. I've book all the books and taken in all the experts' advice and don't know what to do now. Oh, we do have a bedtime routine, of bath, story, bottle, lullabies then put her into her cot drowsy. Desperately tired. I’ve tried and have been trying this method for more than a month now. My daughter falls asleep easily by 7pm but keeps waking up every hour or so and can’t put herself back to sleep no matter what the books have said. We’ve tried everything, soothing her, not carrying her out of her cot, putting a teddy bear, but she sits right up then stands and cries and cries and cries. How do you soothe a baby without carrying her if she keeps wailing at 2am? She’s now almost 9mths and hasn’t slept more than 2 hours at night without waking up. I’ve tried the sit and retreat, allowing her to cry a little before moving into the room, putting her back down to sleep when she stands…you name it. We’ve only one bedroom and she sleeps in her cot in our room. I’ve book all the books and taken in all the experts’ advice and don’t know what to do now. Oh, we do have a bedtime routine, of bath, story, bottle, lullabies then put her into her cot drowsy. Desperately tired.

]]> By: BECKY http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/are-you-feeding-your-baby-to-sleep-2/#comment-6986 BECKY Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:42:31 +0000 http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/?p=81#comment-6986 6 week old formula fed baby was drinking about 2.5 - 3 ounces of formula every 2-3 hours... she is now drinking about 1 ounce, then refusing to eat more and then hungry again in another 30 minutes to 1 hour.....this is exausting !!!! Do i need to try and hold her off for at least 2-3 hours and try and make her eat more or what??? Please help....is this normal ???? She used to sleep for longer periods at night too and this has changed too with her new eating habits !! Thought it was just growth spurt but not sure now as it has been going on for more than a week and a half. 6 week old formula fed baby was drinking about 2.5 – 3 ounces of formula every 2-3 hours… she is now drinking about 1 ounce, then refusing to eat more and then hungry again in another 30 minutes to 1 hour…..this is exausting !!!! Do i need to try and hold her off for at least 2-3 hours and try and make her eat more or what??? Please help….is this normal ???? She used to sleep for longer periods at night too and this has changed too with her new eating habits !! Thought it was just growth spurt but not sure now as it has been going on for more than a week and a half.

]]> By: Natasha http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/are-you-feeding-your-baby-to-sleep-2/#comment-4012 Natasha Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:19:15 +0000 http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/?p=81#comment-4012 Max is now 6 1/2 months. Up to a month ago we were doing well with daytime naps (every 2 to 2 1/2 hours) and nighttime sleeps - 8hrs. During a two week trip just Max and I , the 3 hour timezone, teething and growth spurt changed things and they haven't changed back following our return over a week ago. I don't know what to do. While staying with friends he would begin his sleep in the playpen and somewhere around midnight, he would awake and need a feed to soothe him back to sleep. Max would then wake up and need feeding every 2-3 hours until his morning wakeup time of 7:30am. I realized that these were bad habits starting up again but didn't feel that leaving him cry and wake up the entire household was an option. Last week was our first week back and the same habits continued. Living in an apartment I am sensitive to our neighbours and don't want to wake them up in the middle of the night if I leave Max cry a little. After 6 days back, I was relieved he slept 7 hours and I thought we were on track again. however the next night when he woke up at 4:30am trying to crawl in his crib and he wouldn't fall back asleep until 6:30am. I had to use the swing to get him back to sleep. I am wondering if starting cereal will help settle him and keep him down longer throughout the night. Thank you for your insight. Natasha Max is now 6 1/2 months. Up to a month ago we were doing well with daytime naps (every 2 to 2 1/2 hours) and nighttime sleeps – 8hrs. During a two week trip just Max and I , the 3 hour timezone, teething and growth spurt changed things and they haven’t changed back following our return over a week ago. I don’t know what to do.

While staying with friends he would begin his sleep in the playpen and somewhere around midnight, he would awake and need a feed to soothe him back to sleep. Max would then wake up and need feeding every 2-3 hours until his morning wakeup time of 7:30am. I realized that these were bad habits starting up again but didn’t feel that leaving him cry and wake up the entire household was an option.

Last week was our first week back and the same habits continued. Living in an apartment I am sensitive to our neighbours and don’t want to wake them up in the middle of the night if I leave Max cry a little. After 6 days back, I was relieved he slept 7 hours and I thought we were on track again. however the next night when he woke up at 4:30am trying to crawl in his crib and he wouldn’t fall back asleep until 6:30am. I had to use the swing to get him back to sleep.

I am wondering if starting cereal will help settle him and keep him down longer throughout the night. Thank you for your insight.

Natasha

]]> By: April http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/are-you-feeding-your-baby-to-sleep-2/#comment-3986 April Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:58:39 +0000 http://www.sleepsense.net/blog/?p=81#comment-3986 Hi Dana. I agree with post 42. I have a feeding vs. sleep problem. I didn't have a good birthing experience and with all the stress and anxiety with my new baby who was born with breathing and eating problems (as well as other life changing events); I don't know what to do anymore. In terms of sleeping my 4 1/2 month old associates quiet noise with sleep. He won't take a nap unless I play music and rock him. Everyone tells me he needs to get used to noise because he won't stay asleep when we go out of the house. (My husband and I are quiet people). The only way he will sleep is on his tummy and will wake up if I try to change his diaper or reposition him (especially his daytime naps). In terms of eating, he eats while he sleeps because of the sucking and I have attempted many times to wake him up and get him out of the habit of doing it (which I believe he acquired while I was trying to breastfeed him). I can't tell when he's hungry anymore and didn't realize I was overfeeding him around 2 months (because I just bottlefed him) and was diagnosed with acid reflux. He also has weak intestines and stains a lot to move his bowels. Other than his sleeping and eating patterns he is a happy and very alert baby, but I don't know what to do anymore; my husband and I could use some parenting tips/advice! We appreicate your help :) Hi Dana. I agree with post 42. I have a feeding vs. sleep problem. I didn’t have a good birthing experience and with all the stress and anxiety with my new baby who was born with breathing and eating problems (as well as other life changing events); I don’t know what to do anymore. In terms of sleeping my 4 1/2 month old associates quiet noise with sleep. He won’t take a nap unless I play music and rock him. Everyone tells me he needs to get used to noise because he won’t stay asleep when we go out of the house. (My husband and I are quiet people). The only way he will sleep is on his tummy and will wake up if I try to change his diaper or reposition him (especially his daytime naps). In terms of eating, he eats while he sleeps because of the sucking and I have attempted many times to wake him up and get him out of the habit of doing it (which I believe he acquired while I was trying to breastfeed him). I can’t tell when he’s hungry anymore and didn’t realize I was overfeeding him around 2 months (because I just bottlefed him) and was diagnosed with acid reflux. He also has weak intestines and stains a lot to move his bowels. Other than his sleeping and eating patterns he is a happy and very alert baby, but I don’t know what to do anymore; my husband and I could use some parenting tips/advice! We appreicate your help :)

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