My 8 month old still wakes every two hours or so during the night. Please help. I have tried almost everything but I am still so lost. Here are the questions answered and his routine.
Wake 6:30/ 7
BF 8
solids 9
NAP 10- 10:45 sometimes to 11:30
BF 12
soilds 12:30/ 45
NAP 2/ 2:30 to 4
BF 4:30
solids 5:45/ 6:00
Start bed routine at 6:15
Bath, massage if he lets me, Nurse, sing, rocker in crib sleepy bed at 7/ 7:15
WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?
How old is your child? 8 months
What’s his/her daily routine? posted above
What’s nap routine? posted above
How long are naps? 45 min to 1.5
What's bedtime routine? Time? 7
Do you bottle or breastfed?? bf
How much? or how long?
If breastfed.. one side or both?? (at each feed)
How many wakes per night? 4 on average
What’s your LO like when waking at night? whimper and holding to crib rails
How long is he/she up? most of the time for 20 min sometimes an hour
When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? Or is it a mantra cry? I believe it is a fussing cry
What have you tried to settle?? hold, sooth in crib most every time he needs to nurse back to sleep
What do you do for A time and how long is it? play with toys, errands, read 2.5 to 3 hours is the activity time
Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones? he teeths during the day and is almost crawling.
Have you introduced cereal? Why, how much, and how many times a day? (for LO’s under 6 months) he eats 3 times during the day solids
Do they have a prop? If so what is it? no MAYBE ME
Do they have a lovie? NO how do introduce one and what would be good to use?
HE HAS NEVER SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT so this is nothing new
Thanks in advance