Sleep tips for my 5 month old plz

Hey, this is expert advice. I understand it must be exhausting if the baby not sleeping well for good stretches. Start establishing a nap and bedtime routine and a consistent schedule. Follow the age-appropriate awake windows and optimal sleep environment like blackout, and noise machines as baby won't like any kind of internal or external noise while sleeping. Practice the preferred soothing method to comfort the baby.
I have worked with many clients who have babies over 4+ months. We focused on the gentlest and most responsive methods while the mom stays in the room with the baby until falls asleep. You can still keep a night feed but the baby will learn to self-settle independently.
Please let me know if you want to learn more about my approach.

thank you I will keeping following her lead with sleeping then 🥰

thank you and I will try this as well

It’s so hard to wake them when they are sleeping but advice we were given is that at some point you should wake then (usually is nap reaches 2+ plus) because if they don’t get enough calories during the day they may look for it at night. Similarly, if they sleep to much during the day it can cause split nights where they are awake for some time at night.

If she’s waking often in the night then she could be overtired and need as much sleep as possible. Let her sleep

I think right now you can try and get consistency for your baby. Sometimes babies can be the exception and not sleep through the night for a long time but there so many contributing factors to this that if I were you I’d get a highly recommended book on baby sleep, one that has good references (scientific ones). I read “Precious little sleep” my brother recommended it for his two kids who were difficult to get to sleep. She gives a well rounded and researched approach. She gives lots of tips for getting your baby to sleep by themselves gradually. Blessings to you friend 🤍

I was told not to wake to feed once my baby reached his birth weight. What happened to me is he wouldn't have an appetite if I woke him up so it was best to wait for him to tell me when he was hungry.

No naps longer than 2 hours! Wake her if she gets to 2 hours. Feed her if it's time for her to eat. If not then just play until then. But napping more than 2 hours will mess up night sleep. Try to get her on a little routine or schedule. We follow the "moms on call" book and it works for us a several of my friends!