HELP Need Any Suggestions!!!

At this poit, I would put him i the bed with you for a nap. Whe my little oe has sleepig issues usually a day o sleepig with mommy puts him back o track. I you are not ok with that take your shirt as the blanket that often gets mine down for a few extra hours.

I would advise reading Healthy Sleep Habits for the Happy CHild. You may need to help your baby learn to fall asleep on his own so when he wakes up he can return to sleep without you- around 4 1/2 to 5 months they are capable of doing this! You should also talk to your pediatrician about the eating schedrule because at 5 months they don't need to eat every three hours at night. Good luck

He could be over tired if you are trying to keep him awake. Theory has it that an over tired baby wakes up more and a rested baby sleeps more. Healthy Sleep Habits has some really good information on how much sleep kids need. I don't recall what it is for a 5 month old. And I don't agree with all of the authors strategies for getting kids to sleep but I think his research is solid.
I don't know how you feel about cosleeping, but you could give it a try until your body is rested. Even a mattress on the floor of your baby's room, if he has his own. That way he is still in his sleeping environment but hopefully the two of you are getting more rest.

At this point, I would suggest you get any outside help you can so you can get caught up on sleep. I was sleep deprived for about 4 years because of my children's eating and waking schedules (and the fact that I nursed on demand). Everyone told me to let them "cry it out" but i was so run down I was not emotionally able to hear them "cry it out". Once you are rested, then try scedules and babywise.
My experience was that i did not have the energy to do the crying-it-out thing even if i wanted to. If you cannot find anyone to take your children so you can get some sleep, try co-sleeping with a mattress on the floor as a last resort.
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J.,

My boy is now 6 months old and has been sleeping through the night for 2.5 months. When our pediatrician first suggested that we start trying to get him to sleep through the night he also provided a few tactics. Our pediatrician had us giving our boy 1 oz. of Pedialyte when he would wake at night. Eventually, he would stop waking in the night. Prior to his bedtime, try to "cluster feed." That is, feed your baby more frequently before bedtime so that there is no need to feed during the night. So, if your original schedule is every 3.5 hrs, then around 4 or 5 pm, start feeding your baby every 2 hrs until bedtime. It allows the baby to eat enough food to stave off hunger during nighttime.

Baby may also be waking for other reasons besides hunger. If your baby isn't getting enough attention from mom during the day, for instance. Your baby maybe trying to get it during the evening to stay asleep. At this age, your baby KNOWS how to get if your baby needs it.

However, my best advice...seek advice from your pediatrician who may have ideas that would help your little one. Your pediatrician knows your baby best.

Hope this helps!
K

on becoming babywise was a God send for me-and no they do not say to let your child cry for 45min as some people have suggested. they do say after a feeding to have your child stay up for 20-30 min they put them in they're bed to go to sleep-if he starts to cry wait 5 min. then go in there and strok his hair or whatever relaxes him but don't talk. if he sounds like he's going to start calming down in that 5 min he's crying then don't go in there. my second daughter had a really hard time going to sleep on her own but she never cried more than 7 min. it would start out a really hard cry but then would go into a fussy whining and then finally stop and then start again then finally she'd wear her self out and fall asleep. the only thning is i would not let him cry for more than 15 min because there have been studies done that if a child cries for 20 min that they're blood pressure goes up so i don't recommend that. i would follow this shedule everytime he eats and i would definately up his food it sounds like he's a good eater and needs more. probably more cereal. i would wait till you get his sleep schedule before you start him on baby food i hope this helped! God bless and good sleep!!!

I agree that your baby is probably not hungry every 3 hours but is used to waking up and having you feed him. Unfortunately, your baby thinks this is it's schedule. I would start feeding baby jar food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, but still keep your milk schedule as well.

I also agree with the crying out, at least for 15 min. intervals; it will work-just might take a couple of days but it will be worth it.

I to have a 5 month old, but he is eating 7-8 ounces every 4 hours. You just might what to try upping his ounce intake and see if that helps.

Are you feeding him jar food?? At 5 months he should not be eating as often as that. Sounds like he needs jar food. Or your just going to have to put him on a schedule, and let him cry in his bed. You finally get to a breaking point to where you just let him cry, and not worry about it. Try asking your Dr. Good Luck You poor thing!!