My 10-Month Old Is Still Not Sleeping Through the Night!

There are many reasons babies do not sleep through the night. None of my four children slept through the night before age one, especially my very athletic, active ones.

You can find many great answers for many baby questions at www.askdrsears.com such as this one of many about sleep.
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070300.asp

Another resource is the book "The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night" By Elizabeth Pantley

Dr. Sears does not recommend Crying it out until past 2 years of age. Check out the book "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" and see if some of those suggestions work. I used it some for my second.
http://www.amazon.com/No-Cry-Sleep-Solution-Gentle-Throug...

Neither of mine slept through the night until 12 months, so hang in there.

Have you considered that you baby is sleeping as long as he is capable at this point? Many, many, many children don't sleep through the night until they are well over a year old. Yes you should consider routine, habit, and diet. But if your baby still seems be waking he is telling you he needs something. Research how much a baby's stomach can hold at 10 months. This might surprize you. Research how frequently a breastfed baby at that age needs to nurse. When I took the time to do this with my third instead of comparing him to the other two (and all of my friends children), I was able to understand HIS needs. You see many times we get caught up in our expectations and our needs. And this leads to more frustration. I would suggest allowing him to be who he is. You are fortunate he is only awake once a night. In fact, some children, boys more frequently due to the amount of testosterone in their bodies, don't require as much sleep. And this stage of life will be gone before you know it.

I know it's exhausting but some kids just don't sleep through the night until they're older- some ALOT older. My daughter turns one in 2 weeks and doesn't sleep through the night- and when she is teething she wakes EVERY hour or just stays awake several hours. Lots of moms recommend letting the baby cry it out, but that doesn't work for me and my family. My cousin didn't sleep through the night until she started Kindergarten... I hope my daughter doesn't do that! I didn't sleep through the night until I was 2 (and alot of moms have told me their kids were the same). If you can't cope with the sleep issues ask your ped if cry it out might help, or if he/she has other methods to recommend.

You might want to note though, if he is sleeping 11 to 4 (5 hours) that IS considered sleeping through the night for a baby. Crazy isn't it? My daughter wakes about every 3 or 4 hours most nights. Try looking into Dr. Sears or Elizabeth Pantleys sleep books. Neither supports cry it out, but have some ideas of what to do besides that.

I really like the book "the no-cry sleep solution" by Elizabeth Pantly. I didn't have as difficult of a time when my son started sleeping better but what I liked about this book is the variety of ideas and knowing that every kid is different.

I figured out that adjusting our naps and moving our bedtime and sticking to a bedtime routine did the trick for us. If he does wake up I pat him on the back, if that doesn't work hold or rock him and as a last resort feed him. It took time but it got better. my son also didn't take a pacifier so I hear your struggle there too.
good luck

As long as you know that he's getting a full feeding right before bedtime, he may be waking up out of habit now and not b'c he's hungry. You might try putting water in his bottle instead of yummy milk, and hopefully he'll decide that water really isn't worth gettting up for. Also, it's so much EASIER to feed them to get them to go back to sleep in the middle of night, but he really shouldn't need to eat in the middle of night at this age.

Another option is next time he wakes up just go in and check on him, then put him back down quickly without feeding him. That way you know he's fine, but do know that he will be ticked off that you're not feeding him, and he'll cry more. He'll get the message that it's not snack time but sleep time. Later on as he cries don't go in and let him fall back to sleep on his own. Our son has slept thru the night for quite a while now but when he's teething he may wake occasionally, and I comfort him without feeding him. Also, my son does not use a pacifier either. He'd stay up even later playing with his rather than sucking on it.

S.,
I cant give any advice because i am in the EXACT same situation. my daughter is 8 months old and the same thing. and like yourself i tried all of the methods you have listed. good luck and let me know what works for you. i even read the baby wisperer and tried that, didnt work! good luck!

I remember my peditrician saying that by 6 months they get all the nutriants they need during their daytime feeding (my first child took a long time to sleep through the night and I thought it was because she was hungry). Once I got the "ok" per-ce that she really had gotten all the nutriants she needed during the day, I tried really hard not to nurse her at night. It took a while, but she finally started sleeping through the night. It could be a bad habit, it could be that without a pacifier he just wants to suck to get back to sleep. It could be he likes the time with you. You might talk to your peditrician first before stopping the night feedings because maybe he really is hungry - if he has a tape worm, or something medically wrong he could really be hungry. If that is ruled out, then a little tough love might be needed. When he wakes, try to comfort him but not feed him. offer him a bottle of water if he needs something, but don't feed...if you are always the one feeding him, try having your husband comfort him in case he associates you with the feedings. Whatever you do, hang in there. My 1st finally slept through the night around 1 year - she wasn't feeding at night at 10 months, but defanitly woke and had to be comforted back to sleep.

Good luck!

S. - I know your pain! I went through this with my son and am now going through it with my daughter. He should be able to sleep through the night now, but he is used to being soothed by the bottle now at those times and his little body is waking him up. You have to retrain him. This is what worked for us: Continue to get up with him at these times. Change him and bring in a bottle (no talking or very minimal attention during this time). Reduce the amount of the bottle by 2 ounces the first night at each feeding. As soon as he is done drinking, pop a pacifier into his mouth, tell him goodnight, and leave. Do this at your usual times for about 2-3 nights. Then reduce the bottle amount again by 2 ounces at each night feeding. Continue to do this every 2-3 nights until you are down to 2 ounces at the feedings. At that point he should just take less interest in the bottle and not be waking up for it. This is what our doctor told us to do and it really worked. We are having to do this now with our 13 month old who is way too used to getting a bottle of milk at night when she wakes up to soothe herself back to sleep. We have had to listen to some crying at night, but nothing more than 5 to 10 minutes or so before she realizes we mean business and are not coming back into the room to give her a bottle now.

I hope that helps! You just have retrain him to self soothe and not rely on the bottle for comfort when he wakes up. I promise you he will not starve to death by elimnating these bottles and once you find you've done that, he will probably eat better during the day as well. Good luck and hang in there!

I'm in the same boat you are....my daughter will be 10 months on the 15th and she's never slept thru the night. We've sort of gotten use to it, but I fear that the older she gets the harder it will to break her of this habit. She's never been able to soothe herself back to sleep, nursing is the only way she calms down. Typically she'll wake up once or twice during the night, but goes back to sleep pretty easily after nursing.

I just finished reading the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby but haven't been very successful with the whole "Cry It Out" method. And the Baby Whisperer didn't work either. She's been a bit of a handful since her 1st few weeks of life....but we still love her :)

Hope something works for you and I'll look forward to seeing the other responses you get. Sorry I'm not much help on this one!

You are not alone! I'm anxious to see what answers you get because my breastfed 10 month old isn't sleeping through the night either. She wakes up about 2 and 5.
Good luck from another sleepy eyed mom!

My kids both slept through the night at 6 weeks. I used the baby wise books to help with their sleep schedule. Its all about the schedule. Good luck.

At 10 months your baby is old enough to be eatting 3rd baby foods, yogurt, oat meal, and other foods that don't require chewing. Avoid peas, green beans, or beans of any kind. These cause gas and could cause problems when laying a baby down to sleep. Try feeding him oat meal or something heavy like that before bed and then a bottle and then lay him down. Also I know this will be hard to do, but do not pick your baby up during the night. Go check on him, make sure he's not hurt, but do not pick him up. He might scream for a week, maybe even two, but once he learns that you're not going to pick him up at night he'll start sleeping thru the night. Once babies start eatting regular baby food they can go up to 12 hours without food during the night. As long as you're feeding them 4-5 meals during the day plus their bottles. Like I said it'll be hard not picking up your baby at first, but if you don't brake it now, it'll only get worse.
H.

To all those young mom who want their kids to sleep through the night. I have seven children, all mine, and I was prepared to just not have a full nights sleep until the child was at least two. But I have learned a lot since then, and have started using homeopathy. Any stressful situations knocks our bodies off balance. You may want to try something called Rescue Remedy for these little ones. It is made from flower essences and you can put a few drops in some water and sip on it. Or you can also put a few drops on their wrists. I gave it to my daughter when she was having bad dreams after watching a child's movie(SharkTales) I put four drops in a cup of water and she slept like a baby! (Ha Ha!)Mom and dad can also take some for stress-wish I had found it 26 years ago. Let me know if it helps!

Give him some rice cereal before you put him to bed, don't put it in his bottle. Feed it to him by spoon. That's what we did and it worked for us. We started feeding our second child cereal when she was 2 weeks old using a spoon. Thats what my dr. told us. Good luck.

My oldest daughter is now 13, but when she was a baby she did the same thing. Everyone advised me at that time to let her cry herself to sleep, and I tried, but ended up crying myself and eventually going in to feed her... so as a result the cycle continued. Until she was ten months old and I had to go out of town for several days. She had been breastfed (and was also drinking from a sippy cup during the day) so that when she awoke during the night my husband could NOT feed her. He had to let her cry herself to sleep. He said it was awful, but since he had no breasts to give her he did not go in. After two nights (awful, yes, but ONLY 2 nights), she stopped waking up during the night and has slept all night ever since. As hard as it seems, you'll be glad you did it. I have friends whose children continued waking through the night all the way until kindergarten (not wanting to be fed, but wanting to be put back to sleep!)

Is Dad in the picture? I don't see him mentioned in your "about me" section. If he is, it might be time for him to take over when it's time for one of the 2 night feedings your baby seems to want. He can cuddle and soothe w/o giving the bottle. This usually helps b/c babies associate feeding with moms. I used the book "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" and learned a lot of helpful tips, but I'll tell you - I KNOW ALL ABOUT NOT BABIES SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! :-) It does take a toll on us moms. Esp if you have to get up to make and serve bottles! I just roll over and nurse, but both my older son (when he was a baby) and now my 8mo old baby use me to fall back asleep after waking up during the night. You may want to try feeding him more during the day and space out his night feedings, pushing them 30 extra min apart, then 45, then an hour, etc.

Just hang in there and remember that he is not doing any of this to frustrate you on purpose. You're a team and you'll work it out together, either with him taking your lead or you taking his. :-) (PS - I also think boys are just slower at developing than girls)...

Good Luck,
M.

I have 10 month old twins (boy/girl) and my daughter has been sleeping perfectly for 10-12 hours since about 6 mos old and my son has only slept thru the night (at least until 5:30am) a handful of times with our most recent success lately. I usually hear of more sleep issues about boys. He is getting better at only waking once in the night instead of 2x since we are giving more solid foods during the day (cut up bananas, cooked carrots, pasta, peaches, Cheerios - anything thing that mushes up or dissolves quickly). Are you feeding him solids (not pureed foods) during the day? My pediatrician has said that he doesn't need to eat in the middle of the night anymore and it is probably more behavioral(wanting Mommy to comfort him). My son is still breastfed and my daughter isn't so it can't be that. I truly think that boys are just more difficult when it comes to sleeping. You may have to let him cry it out some (start off with just a few mins at first). We have done this too but b/c we have twins he eventually wakes up my daughter but when i move him to another room he does go back to sleep. I understand your situation (AND lack of sleep!). Try more solid foods during the day. Best of luck!!

I second the suggestion for the Elizabeth Pantley book. As you've found, every child is different and solids aren't always the answer to sleep. She actually touches on this. There are some really good methods.

I can so relate. My son didn't sleep through the night until after 2 and, until then, would wake every 90 - 120 minutes every night. Once or twice a night would have been a DREAM. People suggested everything in the book and, frankly, they only made things worse. It wasn't until his final molars came in that he finally slept.

He was breast fed, so we ended up cosleeping and that worked for us (he didn't kick or move around a lot so it wasn't bad). Around 2 1/2 he started sleeping through the night and moved into his own bed (with few issues in transitioning I might add).

My theory is, you either have a good sleeper or a good eater but rarely both. If a second or third bottle at night works -- do it. There's probably little harm at this stage and maybe it will buy you some more sleep. He's probably hungry (mine always was and he's a big guy too).

When my first born was born he would wake up at 3:O'clock every night. I went for his 3 week check up and I told the doctor about this and he said for me to let him cry. He also said that he would most likely stop it after he found out that he was not going to get fed. The doctor said he did it mainly out of habit not because he was hungary or needed anything. It just about hurt me to do this,but I did finally try what he said and it did work. You will know the different cries they do,if they are hurt, need diaper changed or whatever. You are the mother and you will be able to tell. Good luck and I hope this works for you like it did for me.

Almost everyone has been through this at one time or another. My oldest slept through the night at 5 weeks and then started waking up several times during the night after an illness at 8 months. My doctor's advice made the most since to me. Stop feeding him! When he woke up crying, I assumed he was hungry and gave him a bottle. This trained him to wake up and be hungry at these times. To wean your child off the feedings, slowly reduce the amount in the bottle. My child also would not take a pacifier, so after about a week of reducing the feedings, I gave him a bottle of water. This worked great as far as limiting the number of times he woke at night.

Now the bedtime routine is also important. If he is falling asleep on the bottle at bedtime, then that is his sleep cue. If he wakes during the night, he does not know how to go back to sleep without having the same situation. Make sure that you put him to bed sleepy, but not asleep. He needs to learn to go to sleep alone in his crib, without the use of a bottle (or rocking, or pacifier, or any other method of soothing.)

After you have weened him from the night feedings and he is able to fall asleep alone in his crib, then you must allow him to cry. This was the hardest thing I had ever done, but it worked after two nights. When he wakes up, let him cry for a few minutes (whatever you are comfortable with), then go in and pat him, tell him to sleep and leave without picking him up. If he cries, let him cry a little longer the second time, before again going in and comfort him, then leave. Continue to allow him to cry for a little longer each time, until he falls asleep. My son cried for about 15 minutes the first night, then about 10 minutes the second night. After that, we never had another problem.

Every child is different and so some kids may take longer. My younger son was much harder. He was more stubborn and he had never learned to go to sleep alone very well. The first night he cried for 45 minutes, then threw up in the crib! What a mess. Stick to it, it will be worth it for the long run. A few nights of crying will not harm your child, but give him the ability to put himself to sleep. This will serve him well for his entire life. K. B.

I have 2 yr. old twins. We fed them a bottle during the night until they were a year old. I know it's weird. The last bottle we weined down to was actually 5:30 & some would consider it morning but I wasn't ready to get up that early so that feeding was the hardest to rid.............we tried giving it to them in a 4 oz. bottle, giving them watered down formula, & giving them less & less each time. We figured it out that it was US allowing them to wake up. Honestly, my son woke up for about a year later at 5:30 every morning BUT we let him coo & go back to sleep until around 7. YES, there is crying involved. I use earplugs & Tylenol to dull the sound.

Start putting him to bed an hour later, and if he still cries during the night, let him do so for at least 15-30 minutes before going in his room. This way he is extra sleepy, and he may end up crying himself back to sleep. Once this starts working (3-5 nights) start putting him to bed 15 minutes earlier and let him cry until the same time (not amount of minutes, but the actual time) that he was crying until during phase 1. Each time give him 3-5 nights to adjust, basing it off the amount of nights phase 1 took. If you start this, be sure to stay consistant, as breaking the patern even one night can cause a set back. If you experience a set back, continue what you are doing, but from the night of the set back add 3-5 nights before the next adjustment. Hope this helps! ~K.

Hi, S.,

I love the Ask Moxie blog for most parenting questions. She's not an expert, but a Mom with a ton of knowledge and also her readers can write in their suggestions. Go check out her post on the 4-month sleep regression (also do a search on "sleep regression" to read some other posts). She talks extensively about how sleep changes when kids hit their physical milestones.
http://moxie.blogs.com/askmoxie/2007/10/4-month-olds.html

Hope this helps! And thinking of you!
N.

I've gone through this 7 times and yes, each child is different. But when it comes to sleeping and habits their the same. It's a learned behavior. IF you have the patience and the room in your house (so other's aren't disturbed), then he needs to cry through the night. It only takes a few nights for him to realize that you are NOT coming into the room. IF he is fed before he sleeps for the night, he is NOT going to starve. He has gotten into a habit (you said he wakes at the same time each night). I moved my child to the other side of the house and I kept a fan by my ear so I wouldn't hear him. Before the fan my son cried for HOURS and I felt TERRIBLE. You CANNOT give in and go into his room even for a minute because it just confuses him and prolongs the outcome. Eventually, it works every time. Good Luck!

LOL!!! I went through the same thing with my son-- and he was breastfed for just over a yr! We co-slept and he was nursing so much that I wasn't getting much sleep. My advice? Leave a sippy or something with water in his crib (he may be just thirsty and not really hungry) and give him a HUGE snack before bed. You might be able to atleast cut it down to one night time feeding that way. Around 13 mo, I would try letting him just cry for a couple weeks and seeing how that goes. My dr said that by that age, they may just be trying to sneak in extra cuddling, getting to the age where they don't want to sleep, etc. It worked well with my son (killed me letting him cry, though) and now he gets a big snack before bed and milk and oatmeal first thing in the morning...
Good luck!!

I despise CIO. It will take a few nights but I'm betting he's waking because he's used to it and not because he's hungry.

How much is he drinking during the day? Try walking, rocking whatever at night. It might take a few nights but the results will be worth it

This is just a reply to let you konw that you are not alone. My 14-month old did not start sleeping through the night until 12 months. I really feed him a lot for dinner. He started table food (no baby) food at 8 months. But once his molar came in, I was able to really give him enough food to fill him up. He didn't take a pacifier, nor did he suck his thumb. It was all about the bottle. He still wakes up once a night on occasion. Good luck!

A.

P.S. None of the book approaches worked for me. I hope that you aren't in the same boat, but just wanted to let you know there are other babies like yours out there.

My fourth child didn't sleep through the night at 10 months either, but did go to bead a little later, and just woke up once. You might try cereal in his milk with every last bottle, and when he wakes up, just seethat he is dry and not to warm (covers) or too cold having kicked them all off to wake him up, and try singing or humming softly and just patting him a bit instead of feeding him in the middle of the night a few nights and he may drop back off, and get out ofthe habit of feeding since he won't take a pacifyer.

i went through this with my daughter. feed him more during the day. like a lot more, more often. at their age a steady schedule is the key. he can still eat four or 5 times a day, but at set times. 8, 11, 2, 5, and 8 before bed, as an example. it just needs to be set. the sleeping too. naps from noon to 2 and 3-5 or whatever works for you, but it needs to be consistant.

Fill him up with his last feed in the night. If he likes solid food, let him have it. He just may not be getting fulfilled. Every baby is different - I'm sure you have been
told this already. Bath at night - to help him relax.
Play - feed - bath. He just might like this routine.

S.,
I am the mother of six children. Youngest is 3mos. old. She nurses only. Goes to bed at 9:30 and doesn't wake up until 5a.m. eats for 15minutes and goes back to sleep. By my experience, your baby is waking up out of habit for one, and is probably not getting in enough calories during the day. I use the Baby Wise book and would highly reccommend it. I didn't use if with my first two, but boy what a difference with the last four. It truly is the answer to a good nights rest. Your baby needs to eat breakfas...cereal, then offer a bottle or breast if you are nursing. Then mid-morning, needs another bottle/breast. Baby should eat lunch with the family, then bottle/breast. Mid-afternoon, offer another bottle/breast. Then dinner with family followed by another bottle/breast offering. Finally, at bedtime, baby gets another bottle/breast even if it has been only two hours since dinner feeding. Also, be sure baby isn't sleeping too much during the day. Your baby should not do more than 3 1/2 to 4 hours without eating during the day. Basically your baby should get 5 feedings in a day not counting the night time feeding. If you need further help, I do consulting for sleep and eating problems. ###-###-####

I had a simular problem with my son, he would wake up hungry during the night and ceral had not affect on keeping him full. My husband had this weird idea to make the nipple hole slightly bigger and to mix the milk in the bottle with baby food. It looked digusting but my son ate it and loved it slowly it was less milk and more food to the point were we were feeding him baby food only. This was new for him so we started with applesauce or other flavors we new he would like and slowly introduced other things through his bottle. It worked for me.

my son who is three now has never been a good night sleeper. I don't think he slept thru the night for at least the first 18 mos. He still sometimes doesn't. He did take a paci and only got rid of it a few mos ago. We would have to go in dig around to find it and pop it in his mouth! He would go right back to sleep. I think its more habit than anything. They don't know how to soothe themselves back to sleep because we don't allow them to!! I think thats the situation with your son. At his age he should make it thru the night without a bottle. Instead of taking him a bottle take some type of "lovey" to hold on to. I think hes just looking for comfort and reassurance that you are there! Good luck.
Oh-my nights of getting a whole nights sleep are more frequent now. Maybe 4 a week!!

As the Mom of a multiple handicapped child we ran through everything! And,I did a LOT of reading ! My son spent almost all of the first month of his life in a hospital.So,he had absolutly no schedule!And,we had to deal with his handicaps,and all the stuff a "normal" child goes through.
Keep close to a schedule,as close as possible anyway!
Food before bed.Milk and formula are not enough to keep his body going thru the night.Cereal and a protein,will make him full and keep him full longer.
As for crying it out.Sometimes you just have to ! My son slept for 30 minutes and cried for up to 2!24 hrs a day!There was nothing we tried that worked.We had to start food at 1 1/2 months and push him to a full meal,ASAP!It worked! By 2 1/2 months he was sleeping thru the night!Keeping him full,and letting him work on getting, and keeping himself, asleep is one key.
Also,try to minimize physical contact when he goes down for a nap/sleep.Feed, play,bath,cuddle,then down.
Here's another thing that happened, that most parents miss,that threw him off.Most babies will try to wean naturaly at around 9 months and again at around 1 yr.They will toss the bottle,you may only see him do this once or twice.Parents think he's just not hungry,or teething! Not.His body is telling him the bottle's not working for him.Although, at 9-10 months weaning is usually not good,unless he already has a mouthfull of teeth!I had to really push my son thru the first one.By the time he went through it the second time he was on solids,and we used this to bottle break him,as we had already started the cuppy!Talk about a smooth bottle breaking!
Sorry, this may be a little long,but hope it helps! My son got pnuemachocchal meningitis at 3 days,and had only a 20% chance of living thru it. Because of this, he is Deaf/Blind,has mild CP,was hydrocephelatic,is mentally retarded.So,we really had to push him trhu a lot of stuff.We worked to make him use his eyes,with flashlights.But, he is mobile and curious and is doing great stuff that he was never supposed to do!He was supposed to be a vegetable! So,just hang in there.He'll get thru the not sleeping with your help! You just need to give him the opportunity and tools he needs!
God bless and good luck!

No. The problem is NOT that he gets hungry!!

If he is 10 months old try tiring him out. Make sure he is very active before going to bed and continue feeding him really good before bed. Plus he is old enough for you to start him on baby food too. Get him full and then keep him active all the way up until 20 min. before bed time. Have a settling down period and put him to bed and see if that helps.

Oh Boy!...and I mean that literally. As a Mom of 2 boys and the friend of moms with girls I can tell you boys are more needy than girls and always will be in the physical sense..and emotionally for the first several years. My oldest is 17 now and my youngest 13. I have to say they were both breastfed so I am not much of a bottle-knowlegeable mom, just boy knowledge! Boys will take all you can give and want more. It is time to scale back both your bottles and your time. My oldest was destined to be a fast growing boy and could eat 24/7. He also liked reasurance quite a bit. Boys have a hard time comforting themselves. Neither of mine took a pacifier and had to learn to go back to sleep on their own.
Not an easy process for anyone in the house. If he is growing fine and looking healthy then feed him before bed but don't go pick him up during the night. You can look in at the beginning to speak to him calmly and reasuring him you are still there but don't pick him up or feed him. It will take time and not be pleasant but he is fine. Don't let him run the show or he will from now on. I realize you never had to be the boss of your daughter (that will come later!) but you will have to be the boss and manager of your boy for a long time. If he is a smart one, and I suspect he is, you will have to be smarter and quicker thinking to avoid melt downs for years to come. But boy, oh boy is it worth it! I wouldn't trade my boys for a boatload of girls their ages now! Not that I wouldn't have enjoyed the rest at your children's ages! Hang in there, the best is yet to come!
B.

I used to think that about my son. First off,I think they just prefer milk to water. Ask your dr. at your next visit, but if they are growing ok, that might not be it at all. I finally got exasperated with getting up so many times in the night, and I got out one of those "white noise" players, that plays sounds like waterfalls, crickets, heartbeat, etc. and I turned it on. He slept through the night and pretty much has ever since. Its worth a try!

My twins are almost 9 months and at least one of them still wakes up almost three times a week. They usually just fuss once or twice and can fall back asleep, but the nights they can't, I just get up and give them a bottle, some Tylenol and rock them until they're sleepy enough to put back down. But I know I toss and turn alot during the night, so I don't expect them not to. They usually wake up at the same time, too, on these nights, about 2:30-3:00 am. Its hard for me, because I don't want one to wake up the other. But I know they're just doing it out of habit since its the SAME TIME every night.

I always add lots of rice cereal to their food during the day, and they're on 2nd foods during the day, but for dinner they eat 3rd foods. If you haven't already I'd say add more rice cereal (I use a formula scooper to add 3 scoops per jar) to their food.