How do I get my five month old to sleep more than 4 hours at a time?

Schedules! What worked for my son was putting him on a schedule. When he was very little (he's 15 months now) I wouldn't feed him less than every 2 hours, then we gradually worked our way up.

He started sleeping through the night at about 4-5 months (7 hour stretch or so). We also had nap schedules. He would go down in the morning, afternoon, and evening, around the same time every day, and to bed about the same time.

When he started taking shorter naps we would gradually move his schedule. I found that consistency worked the best. Some say solids help them sleep through the night, but I dont' think it made a difference for us.

Every baby is different. Good luck! .

Babies need to be trained to the desired sleep schedule. My wife and I have raised four, so I do have some experience. Our first daughter kept waking up all the time and crying.My wife felt that this was her cue to pick up the baby, pet her, maybe feed her, see if she was wet, etc. She was losing so much sleep she was getting desperate.

We were advised to "let the baby cry". She screwed up her nerve, and let the baby cry. Then followed the longest ten minutes of her life, until our little girl stopped crying and dropped back to sleep.

This was the beginning of the solution of the sleep problem. Theory in short: babies do not naturally sleep or eat on any schedule. YOU must supply the schedule.

If you don’t, they can make your life miserable. This is the very first step on the path of training your child to do things the way you want them done in your family. Babies are happier when you establish a regular schedule for them, so they don’t cry as much, once they get used to it.

Our favorite resource is called BabyWise, which I recommend you buy and read. Some people have an opposite theory, that babies are never wrong and that if they cry, it always means they need you to do something for them. Some just don't like the idea of training newborn babies.

If you think this, you may have to decide between your theory and your sleep. You will also get to know the sound of different cries, like if the baby is hungry, wet, angry, or just fussy. I do NOT recommend a rigid, unchangeable schedule, or neglecting the baby, or refusing to check the babies diaper, etc. , etc.Use good sense.

But if you know your baby was fed and dry an hour ago, then you can safely let baby cry herself back to sleep, which is what will happen MOST of the time. Finally, give the training program a week or two to succeed. Don’t decide to chuck it all prematurely.

Be patient and persistent. Sources: Raising four little ones. Willette's Recommendations Babywise: How 100,000 New Parents Trained Their Babies to Sleep Through the Night the Natural Way Amazon List Price: $9.99 Used from: $3.69 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 232 reviews) Babywise II: The next step Used from: $54.24 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 89 reviews) Set of 3 Books By Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam - On Becoming Babywise (Revised and Updated), On Becoming Babywise II, On Becoming Toddlerwise Used from: $24.94 On Becoming Babywise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep Amazon List Price: $26.99 Note: There are those who don't like Gary and Anne-Marie Ezzo.

All I can tell you is, their program worked perfectly as advertised for my four.

If not then by rocking him until he's very drowsy then putting him in his bed and patting his bottom until he's just about asleep. Let him doze off on his own. Soon let him fall asleep on his own... help him learn how to sooth himself.

Once he can sooth himself during the day he'll be able to sooth himself at night. I suggest once he can fall asleep on his own during the day he can cry it out during the night. Jamie .

Solid food Everything my wife and have read indicates that solid food (such as pablum, baby cereal, etc) won't help the baby sleep better at night. But experience with 2 babies has proven the opposite. With both babies we started pablum and rice cereal very young (around 3 months) and both have been great sleepers.

Babies should be able to sleep through the night by 6 months, so you might have a month to go. My wife and I also advocate letting a baby cry himself to sleep (which some "authorities" will tell you is cruel) but it has always worked for us. Of course, you will want to be sure his/her nutrional needs are met before you try that.In any case, now our children and 1.5 and 3.5 and both sleep 12-14 hours straight each night.

Gettting your baby to sleep for more than four hours. My daughter has a baby the same age and is going through the same thing you are. She has found that she can get her baby to sleep a little longer if she puts her on her stomach.

I know today they do not recommend stomach sleeping but her baby seems to love it and gets very relaxed. My daughter also has a baby monitor which has a pad that fits under the baby’s mattress and if the breathing pattern stops for five seconds the monitor sounds a very loud alarm. My daughter uses this system at night mainly so both of them can get some rest.

Sources: family experiance LouLou's Recommendations Angelcare Movement Sensor with Nursery Monitor Amazon List Price: $74.99 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 40 reviews) .

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