My little one is doing the same thing, and he’s 6 mos. Sometimes he so graciously wakes me up every 2 hours. I’m just as lost as you!

My 3.5 month old is doing the same thing! She used to sleep for 6-7 hours in the first stretch, wake up to eat, and then sleep for another 3-4. It was heavenly. Now she is up every 1.5 to 2 hours just wanting to be held. I’m so conflicted between the attachment parenting theories and the cry-it-out methods. Neither sounds ideal to me. One day at a time is my motto and I’m just hopeful that she will somehow magically go back to her old ways soon.

Part of getting baby on a regular routine is shaping his needs to your schedule. And all that means is that you make a feeding/napping schedule. Children of all ages like routine. I did the 3 hour feeding cycle with my kids and didn’t really allow cat naps. Our routine was pretty consistent. Of course now that I’ve said something, it’s going to come back to bite me someday :) My point is you might just need to outline a more structured routine and stick to it. It might be a little rough at first, but be consistent and see what happens.

Breast milk is designed to make babies sleepy, so I wouldn’t worry about trying to keep him awake. My guess would be a growth spurt. My little one always sleeps particularly well after an exciting afternoon out, maybe try to tire him out?
Heather, I don’t want to criticize, but if you are going to feed your baby that way at least please check with your doctor frequently to make sure the baby is eating enough. Baby Wise has been linked to failure to thrive and low milk supply, and the AAP recommends against it for little babies in particular. Babies’ stomachs are too little to go very long between feedings, and since they have growth spurts, their caloric needs are inconsistent. If you want to ave your baby on a schedule, there are safer ways to do it.
Here is the AAP statement: http://www.ezzo.info/Aney/aneyaap.htm

I was wondering this on your last post: how old is Tate? Chances are that he is GROWING and when that happens, all bets are off. But once he is through the growth spurt, I still hold to what I said last time: start moving his bedtime in stages. And really, Healthy Sleep Habits is a killer book!

Sounds like a growth spurt (or maybe he’s about to hit a milestone, like learning to sit up.) The single *best* advice I ever heard was to wait at least 4 days of bad sleeping before you try to change things. Sometimes they just have bad days! (Mine went from sleeping 5 hour stretches to waking every 45 mins around 4 months old. I seriously thought I wasnt going to make it through.)

we have had a rough couple of weeks here–just started trying food too. but i hope we found the reason today, as my lil 5 mo old suddenly has 2(!) teeth popping through in the bottom of his mouth! explains the copious amounts of drool too!

Both growth and developmental spurts impact sleep. . . I have friends who found a lot of encouragement and good ideas from “No Cry Sleep Solution” — which was released after my babies were
born. . .

Geez… I feel like I wrote that. My son is pulling the EXACT same thing. Even wakes at the same time. He’s my second, but Momnesia has apparently set in because I can’t remember if my 4 yr old did the same.. more than likely did. I just wish I could remember what I did or how long it lasted.
Maybe its from teething?
Either way.. good luck. I look forward to reading more about Mr. Tate and his adventures.

we sleep trained my daughter from 7 days old. it worked for us and she slept through the night (8-6 and fed and back down until 8am) at 2ish months… we did go through phases where she would wake up again. sometimes once every night other times several times. i learned that every time this was going on she was probably having a growth spurt and wasn’t getting enough food throughout the day. as i increased her food intake during the day, more milk, solids, larger portions, she went back to sleeping all night again. hope this helps.