My 9-month-old baby is not sleeping at night – she wants milk We are having problems with our 9-month-old girl, Molly, and her sleep routine (or lack of!). We have two boys aged 3 & 6 who weren’t great sleepers either. Molly was born at 7½ lbs and has maintained a healthy weight gain since […]
Continue Reading9-month-old Megan’s reflux wakes her at 4am every night without fail Hi! I am desperate for a full night’s sleep. We have 2 girls – Ella, 21 months and Megan, 9 months. Ella has pretty much always slept through (except when there is a full moon!) Megan is a different story. At seven months she […]
Continue ReadingTeething seems to be causing night waking My problem is night waking. My son was a good sleeper (12-13 hours a night) up to the age of seven months when he began teething. He is now nine months old. He has never been a good daytime sleeper and I have always struggled to get him […]
Continue ReadingMy son refuses to go back in his cot when he wakes in the night My 10-month-old son is really good all day, but is tired by 7pm and goes straight to sleep in his cot. He is awake when he goes in, but very dozy and goes to sleep straight away. He may cry […]
Continue ReadingHaving had a cold two months ago, my baby still has mucus and wakes at night My son had a cold 2 months ago. Since then he has not slept fully through the night. He wakes up 2-3 times per night, usually suffering from a blocked nose or phlegm in his throat. We have tried […]
Continue ReadingMy nearly 1-year-old still wakes and needs resettling in the night My daughter was a totally contented baby until solids were introduced. Since then we have had periods of sleeping through the night and periods of regular night time waking. She is a dedicated breast feeder, who from day one rejected a bottle. She initially […]
Continue ReadingMy 11mth daughter has begun to wake at night. I am not really sure why or what I should do to stop it My daughter has slept through from 10pm untill6.30-7am since 9 weeks old. She then slept well after dropping the 10pm feed. During the day she also slept well although not always for […]
Continue ReadingNight time sleeping isn’t working for my 7 month baby I have a seven-month-old son who has gone into his own room to sleep. It’s not going at all well…! Once an hour he starts crying, so I go in and give him a dummy. If that doesn’t work, I give him a bottle feed […]
Continue ReadingMy 6.5 month son is waking at night – is it hunger? My son is 6 and a half months, was 7lb at birth and now weighs 16lbs. He is breastfeeding from both breasts at 7am; 2.30pm; 6.20pm; 10.30pm; about 2.30am and 5am. He is having 4 tsp cereal with grated pear at breakfast. Lunch […]
Continue ReadingFollowing an illness, my 7-month-old is very unsettled through the night In general, Ben has settled into the routines well and goes down happily at 7pm. Following several episodes of illness, however, he has become very unsettled at night, sleeping for no more than two hours at a stretch, before waking up crying. This can […]
Continue Reading