Sleep training advice?

Question

Hi everyone. I am looking for advice in regards to sleep training. With my first she started sleeping through the night very early at 3 months(she was breastfed). I now have a son who is 8 months old and is not breast fed anymore, and he still wakes up every 3 hours each night. I’m starting to think he needs sleep training because his sleep patterns have shown no improvement during the night. I don’t even remember how it feels to sleep more than 3 hours honestly, and id just like to bring more rest back into my and my husbands lives lol. I just feel like he’s old enough that waking up every 3 hours still is a little much. Especially for a formula fed baby. Can anyone give any advice on sleep training that helped you? We also co sleep because he wakes up so often, it’s difficult to get out of bed every 3 hours lol. (Plus we love co sleeping lol) any helpful advice is appreciated.

Answer

For co sleeping I found this on the Heaven sent blog. 
Can I sleep train and continue cosleeping?”
If by cosleeping, you mean bedsharing then you’d have to be more specific about what you’re trying to accomplish with sleep training! Usually for me, that means falling asleep independently. I’m not usually too comfortable with having them fall asleep unsupervised in an adult bed because they could roll out, climb out, etc. 
“How do you room share and sleep train?”
The majority of sleep training happens when you’re still awake. You can tackle night time wakings later, to see if they resolve themselves or move yourself temporarily out of the room like to the living room for a few days to finish it up.

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Hi there. I’m a FTM and have a four month old. The only advice i can give is to make sure the daytime feedings are every 2.5-3 hours and full feedings. Bulk of calories in the daytime from 7am-7pm. Paced feeding if it’s a bottle so they can feel “full”. There’s a method online called “full feedings” but you have to pay a subscription for 3 months. The cheapest is $9.99 a month. I do not know what to suggest for sleep training if co sleeping. 
If they are waking in the night that much it could be reverse cycling. 
Make sure to take baby outside in early evening , late afternoon. That exposure to the light is supposed to help?

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I’m in the same damn situation. I’ve done everything with my son, he’s still breastfeeding but right now he wakes up every 2.5 hours on the money at night. I’m with you, I haven’t slept longer than 3 hours in almost 7 months. My girl started sleeping through the night by like 3 freakin’ months and this one is like oh hell no. I’m exhausted. And now if I don’t get there fast enough with the boob he starts shrieking at the top of his lungs. Somehow my daughter sleeps through it but come on! I’m so frustrated with him. He knows exactly what he’s doing and he makes sure to nurse a minimum of 15 minutes. The only saving grace is that he does go back to sleep well and doesn’t stay up. I don’t know anymore. I’m at my whits end. Here is a picture of my spoiled little stubborn child.

Answer

Whether breastfeeding or formula feeding, some babies just need those calories at night still. My son’s 6 months old, breastfed, and when he’s going through a growth spurt or if he’s gassy/uncomfortable, he wakes up more often throughout the night. He usually wakes me up at least 1-2x per night no matter what. 
Simply put, some babies just don’t sleep through the night until they’re a year or more while others are “great sleepers” right away. To help with his wake windows and encourage more nighttime sleeping, you can establish consistent routines which will help him use up energy during the day, with more relaxing activities at night.

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