My Daughter Stopped Sleeping Through the Night

My son did the same thing around 4 months. It only lasted for about 2 weeks tops before he was able to find the pacifier himself and get back to sleep without waking us up. We did keep several pacifiers in his crib so one was never out of reach.

i am a mom of four kids ages 5 3 2 and 1 they are all up at some point i have learned to give shorter naps in the daytime. or regulate a nap time for every1 and nap with them.

Hi C.,

Is she old enough to put the binky back in her mouth on her own if she can find it? My son went through this stage and I ended up using a pacifier strap/clip so that he could find the binky again and get it back in his mouth. Otherwise he'd lose it in the crib and cry until I rescued him with another one.

However, I can't remember what age he started being able to find it and get it back in himself. We still use a binky on a binky strap/clip at night and at naps or we'd get the same thing still, I think. He's 19 months old now.

I had the same problem with my son at about the same age. He started sleeping through the night at exactly 2 months and then started waking up again around 4 months. Well I talked to his doctor about it. He said that my son was teething, and to give him a small dose of tylenol right after his last feeding. It worked until those teeth were just days away from breaking through.

She's going through some sort of developmental something. Some physical maturation or getting ready to hit a milestone. This too shall pass. In the meanwhile, can you call in a favor from someone who can watch them both for a couple of hours while you nap like you're never going to wake up?

My four month old son started waking more often recently, due to teething. I am a single mom, who goes to work during the day, so I can't nap either, so I have actually been keeping him in the bedroom, right at the side of my bed in his bassinet, so that when he wakes I can just roll over & help him & don't have to actually wake & get up, etc. It helps me to fall back to sleep quicker & get a better night sleep. I hope this helps... Best of luck!

I'm sorry! My daughter did that at 6 months and continued until about 10 months. Its rough, the only way Ava would sleep would be if I held her. Finally around 10 months we did the "cry it out" method, and it actually worked this time. It took about a week but each night she cried less. My pediatrician said it was a seperation thing, which may be your case. The best advice I can give, is to just keep trying new things. Music, white noise, being held,nursing, etc. You may just have to wait it out, as sleep deprived as you are! Good luck and know you aren't the only one!

mind did also about four months old...i gave her cereal at night about 8 pm and now she sleep 10 -11 hrs again !!
good luck hope the info helps

C., Unfortunatly there is no easy anwser. When my twins were six months I took the pacifer away and let them cry it out. Honestly it only lasted two nights and then they were fine. But it is hard to listen to them cry for 15 min and not go to them. But I was exhausted and new it worked because I did it with my older daughter. Yours might be young to do this you could ask your doctor. Good luck

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Maybe she's teething or has an ear infection maybe take her to the dr. just to check. Might just be a phase.

Most babies go through a growth spurt at 4 months. She might growing therefore extra hungry right now. If she's ready for spoon feeding you might try some rice cereal before bedtime. Otherwise I'd say nurse her when she wakes up and hope that was all she wanted/needed. Maybe it won't last much longer. My 3 1/2 month old has been sleeping few hours during the night now too, so I feel your sleepless pain. :)

C. hi it could be that your daughter is not getting enough when she is nursing thats the problem i had hope this advice helps tc

My son, now almost 8 months, did the same thing between 6-7 months. I would get up and give him his pacifier 2 to 3 times per night. One night we didn't go to him and low and behold, after about 20 minutes he went back to sleep. Let him cry. i know it is hard, but just do it. After a couple of nights she will sleep. Also, I load up the crib with pacifiers in hopes that my son will find one and put it in his mouth himself!

HI C.... I AM ALSO A MOTHER OF TWO. A 19 MONTH OLD AND A 5YR OLD BOTH GIRLS.. MY DAUGHTER SLEPT THRU THE NIGHT SINCE SHE CAME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL UNTILL ABOUT 7 MONTHS OLD. WHICH WAS WHEN HER TEETH STARTED COMING IN. I WAS SOOO TIRED THAT I STARTED GIVING HER A BOTTLE AND SHE NOW CONTINUOUSLY WAKES UP AT LEAST THREE TIMES THRU THE NIGHT! I AM ALWAYS TIRED. THE ONLY ADVICE I CAN GIVE TO LET HER CRY IT OUT. AS HARD AS IT SEEMS THATS WHAT WE BOTH MUST DO. IF WE ALWAYS COME TO THE RESCUE W A BOTTLE OR A PACIFIER THEY WILL ALWAYS WAKE UP AND EXPECT IT. IT WILL BECOME HER ROUTINE. LET HER CRY HER SELF BACK TO SLEEP AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY WORK ITSELF OUT. I AM IN THAT PROCESS NOW AND IT DOES SEEM TO BE SLOWLY WORKING.

Hi C..
My daughter still wakes up twice a night....but truthfully even before my pregnancy I was up at least once to go to the bathroom or have a drink. It is a huge expectation that a child so new to the world "sleep through the night" when indeed many adults don't :) . Have you tried co-sleeping? I know it's not for everyone, but it has helped our roughest nights be a bit easier. You can also try to break the paci habit...if it falling out or her mouth is waking her, maybe by not having it she will stay asleep for longer periods. I would stay away from solids; baby will take in the additional calories from your breastmilk if that's what she needs.