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Hi there, i also have a 7 and a half month old son i put mine down at 7pm and he feeds at 11pm and 4am sometimes he might wake up a third time and just wont settle so i feed him and then he wwill fall straight back to sleep, i think if your baby is waking and not going back to sleep he is hungry i would feed him, im sure you would rather be up for half an hour feeding rather than hours on end listening to crying i think that if your baby is only waking twice for a feed at seven months your doing well, Good luck x

my son is 10 months old and he goes to bed ay 8 with his bottle and he sleeps ok then wakes up at 4.30 maybe alot eairlier for a bottle he eats great through out the day and he is still waking up for feeds... he goes bck off after his bottle and then wakes between 7.30 and 9... any adviceon what i can do to get him to sleep right threw the night please thanks

hi cc8899 - it sounds like he is just waking out of habit - so therefore breaking that habit should get him sleeping through. he really does not need feeds during the night at his age. stop giving him a bottle when he wakes during the night - if he really wants something then just give him water. make sure that he is filled up at every meal time - it is the cumulative amount they eat during the day that gets them through the night. x

what about a sleeping bag as you said you have to cover him up again with blanket could covers coming off be disturbing him. could a mobile over his bed with a light projection help? just some options that could be worth a try. some have a remote control so you may not even need to go near him. i find if my lo is struggling to drop off if he can see me he takes even longer.

i am struggleing with the same problem and when i have asked my heathvisiter they told me to give half strength bottle i tryed an it never worked so i give my little girl a 7oz bottle and she is fine then lets face if there hungery i would rather feed her she has her bottle in bed mind you as she can hold it her self x

by that age they can go all night with out food they wake up because of habbit. my 10 munth old has been sleepin threw since 2 n half munth my little one wakes up i put dummy in an thats it eyes closed ! i put her down 4 bed at half 7 i dunno if i could hack the night feeds after all this tym i wud up the food during day and maybe you would wudnt need the night feeds although its probly habbit now

no dont give them food they dont need it after 6monthsm if u give them food they will never sleep through! my lo was waking up until 9months and we did controlled cryin ad has slept through ever since except odd night she does wake but also ever since she has puddin after every meal she sleeps better x

u might think it cruel not givin them food wen they want it but givin to them ur makin things worse. its like some1 bringin breakfast in bed for u ur not goin to say no r u.. u need to b strict i wouldnt have done it if it wernt for my partner encouragin me! and now i get a gd night sleep! x

My daughter is 15months and still gets up through the nyte for a feed she eats like a horse thro the day aswell so I cant understand why she still gets up but as ave been told if a baby is hungry feed them - they will sleep right through wen they want I suppose

Hi just a suggestion, i got told to try good night milk which is from 6 month, give them there supper then good night milk its thicker and ment to make them fuller for longer. my little boy slept through once on this, anything is worth a try, cant do any harm. Good luck xx