re: Page 6 UPDATE: Baby is 5 months old.. waking up every time we put her down

Eat
Wake
Sleep

Do not let the baby sleep for at least 45 min after he/she eats. And do not lay the baby down so you can have a few minutes. Stick to the routine of eat, wake, sleep and the baby will begin sleeping for longer periods of time then eventually through the night. Worked like a charm for both of mine. Best of luck!

Sounds like reflux to me. We had the same issue with both kids. If you’re using formula, try changing to something formulated for reflux. There’s a brand called Nutramigen that worked really well for us. It’s expensive, but it was night and day for us. Also we got both our kids on a medication called Axid. They stayed on it until they were able to sit up on their own and then it was all good. Good luck dude, don’t let her break you already.

Five S’s

Swaddle
Suck
Side
Shush
Swing

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1. The 1st S: Swaddle

Swaddling recreates the snug packaging inside the womb and is the cornerstone of calming. It decreases startling and increases sleep. And, wrapped babies respond faster to the other 4 S’s and stay soothed longer because their arms can’t wriggle around. To swaddle correctly, wrap arms snug—straight at the side—but let the hips be loose and flexed. Use a large square blanket, but don’t overheat, cover your baby’s head or allow unraveling. Note: Babies shouldn’t be swaddled all day, just during fussing and sleep.

2. The 2nd S: Side or Stomach Position
The back is the only safe position for sleeping, but it’s the worst position for calming fussiness. This S can be activated by holding a baby on her side, on her stomach or over your shoulder. You’ll see your baby mellow in no time.

3. The 3rd S: Shush
Contrary to myth, babies don’t need total silence to sleep. In the womb, the sound of the blood flow is a shush louder than a vacuum cleaner! But, not all white noise is created equal. Hissy fans and ocean sounds often fail because they lack the womb’s rumbly quality. The best way to imitate these magic sounds is white noise. Happiest Baby’s CD/Mp3 has 6 specially engineered sounds to calm crying and boost sleep.

4. The 4th S: Swing
Life in the womb is very jiggly. (Imagine your baby bopping around inside your belly when you jaunt down the stairs!) While slow rocking is fine for keeping quiet babies calm, you need to use fast, tiny motions to soothe a crying infant mid-squawk. My patients call this movement the “Jell-O head jiggle.” To do it, always support the head/neck, keep your motions small; and move no more than 1 inch back and forth. I really advise watching the DVD to make sure you get it right. (For the safety of your infant, never, ever shake your baby in anger or frustration.)

5. The 5th S: Suck
Sucking is “the icing on the cake” of calming. Many fussy babies relax into a deep tranquility when they suck. Many babies calm easier with a pacifier.

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This worked like a charm for my firstborn. Try it.

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What The frick Do We do

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Electric swing/rocker

Plus don't let the baby sleep as much during the late afternoon.

Unless you want a 10yo still sleeping with you - let her learn to self-soothe. It’s a bitch and even sad at first but pays off.

my daughter is 5 months old and luckily she sleep through the night most nights, but recently she started this and we found out she had an ear infection. She was showing no other signs vs fighting sleep and would fight a couple of bottles every now and then. In my experience with my son and daughter is that they never presented a fever to make you suspect an ear infection. We learned from my son some tell tale signs which led us to believe my daughter had an ear infection. Once she got the anti-biotics, she has been sleeping like a champ.

Let her cry. I know it’s hard, but you either have the balls or you don’t. She might cry for an hour. It will turn into screaming. Do not give in. Before 90 minutes she will sleep and sleep for hours. The next night it will happen again. This time she will give in sooner - maybe 30 minutes. The third night 10 minutes and the fourth night next to nothing. If you give in - even once - at any time during this - you’ve gone back to square one.

Good luck. You might have to sit on your wife. I suggest you get her noise canceling headphones.

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This worked wonders for us. Full nights sleep many times.

It may be acid reflux

Everyone hit the things we had to do.

1st was more food, and introduction of rice cereal.

Next we changed from a swaddle to a sleep sack

After that the only time we had issues is if there weren't enough naps during the day

5 months can be a sleep regression period, good luck