Any tips for getting my 5 month old to sleep longer during night?

Has anyone sleep trained their baby? I do stick to a routine but recently my little boy wakes up about 11pm for a feed and then about 2 am.. He used to go to bed at half 7 and wake up at 5 am.. I have tried feeding him 1st then the bath bedtime routine and visa versa and then put him down to self soothe (which touch wood he is doing) maybe he's just a hungry baby I don't know.. Any advise would be great TIA x

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Give water instead of bottle at night. He will think there's no point in waking up and crying if he'd just gonnaget crappy water. Or let him cry it out a few nights and he will sleep through, did this with my son quite early and he slept through at 2month old and never really had a problem since xx

Sleep regression at this age is normal and little ones will wake for food during a growth spurt. It will pass as he starts to drop the night feeds.

What do you do when he wakes up in the night? My baby did the same and I have finally realised that I am the reason why lol. When she woke in the night I get her out of her cot, offer her milk (that she usually wouldn’t drink) and because I’m tired I put her in bed with me 🙈 then we both fall asleep. So she has been waking up for cuddles lol.
I started CTCT last week and it’s been amazing! We sleep so much better. Let me know if you want any info? X

Probably a growth spurt, mines doing the same and then up for the day at 6. I wouldn’t be sleep training or anything at this age personally.

It’s a sleep regression and will improve. My son slept terribly from 5 months through to 10 months. It’s now improved. I’m personally against sleep training but do what you feel is right for you.

Waking up twice a night is incredible at his age, theres a lot of growth spurts in the first year and if he’s drinking his milk at these times he’s definitely hungry, so don’t deny it! If he was sleeping longer stretches before it’s likely he’ll go back to them once this growth spurts is over. I found out that sleep training just teaches them to stop calling out it doesn’t actually stop them waking so I personally don’t feel it’s appropriate for my baby, but do what you feel is right for you.

Thank you for all your advise.. I think just being a 1st time mum don't know whats happening lol.. I'll juts leave him to wake up naturally and just go with the flow.. X

It’s really normal! Sarah Ockwell-Smith covers a lot on sleep, she’s on Instagram and also has a few books that you might find helpful x

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