It's been many years since I went through this. I would go in don't say a word, change the diaper, shut off the light and go back to bed. If he plays so what you know there is nothing wrong with him and he will eventually go back to sleep and you will get a full nights sleep. If he fusses leave him alone he will eventually get the idea you are not going to run to him and go back to sleep.

I believe they make thicker diapers for night I used to get some when Bobby was a baby but that was 15 years ago.

I don't know your thoughts on solids Joanna, but I wonder if he could be getting hungry?
I'd try the Overnights diapers and before he goes to bed at night I used to feed my kids a bit of rice cereal and formula...it "stuck" in the belly a little longer than forumula.
Also sometimes it works to just keep them up an extra 30 minutes past their usual bedtime....not always though as DD found out with Drew! LOL That child is the true early bird, doesn't matter what time he goes down at night! LOL
Good Luck Mommie!

I agree--give him some rice cereal in his nighttime bottle. I bought the kind in a jar b/c it was smoother than the boxed kind. Go in and change him but don't say anything to him or make eye contact. He's too young to let him "cry it out." I was never able to do that but my youngest daughter w/ the twins did and it worked.

Oh! and be prepared to enlarge the hole in the nipple. You'll just have to experiment some. About the rolling over--is he big? Either that or he's just not ready to roll over. One of our twins has been walking for a month and the other one doesn't. They're all different.

Do you go to him as soon as you hear him or have you given him the chance to put himself back to sleep?

When mine were infants, I would let them fuss for a few minutes before going to the crib. Many times, they would soothe themselves and fall back to sleep.

Good luck

I agree with all the above. Most nights I wouldn't even turn the light on. If its just a very wet diaper I would quickly change it, swaddle them up, turn them over and off I went. Not even a word most of the time. No stimulatin what so ever. If they were truly uncomfortable I might swaddle them tight and rock them. If I felt the need to talk, then I would sing them a song. Wow, even my singing voice help put them to sleep. The first baby was months of blunders and bad advice. I found the less stimulation, and extra swaddling did more for the last two and I got ten times more sleep. As Brody gets older, if he wakes up, there are things he can play with if he insists on staying awake. I know what a lack of sleep feels like and it doesn't do anything good for the family. :)
Not that this part makes a difference but all my kids were hot blooded. They hated sleeping in footed pjs. I think the swaddling made them secure, tight and warm.
Lots of other friends loved their footed pj's. Funny, even now my kids all stick their feet out of the covers, just like me.

If he is waking soaked, I'd say this is what is waking him. If you cannot find "overnight" diapers (which I don't think they had when mine were in diapers 15 years ago) then just get the next size (that's what I did, and it worked).

If you think hunger is the cause, then starting cereals will help.

Another question: The poor child is so constipated. The doctors aren't much help. They recommended juice diluted with water and it doesnt' help much. I wanted to start rice cereal in the next few weeks, but that will back him up even more. I did some research and it isn't always the best first food--perhaps I can do some pears? I know pears can help with this problem.... Argh. It's hard being a first time mom!

Try oat cereal then, mix some fruit with it....or do prunes.
I remember doing the teaspoon of Karo syrup too as mentioned in this link.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hope this helps!

If he's starting to wake up more often, he may be going through a growth spurt. Babies will wake up more often to eat during those times.

If his diapers are leaking, it's probably time to go up a size. You can try to use his current size diapers up during the daytime when you can change him more often.

It's been awhile since my 4 were this little, but I still remember.

First... I disagree about putting cereal into the bottle... it's not recommended anymore. You can mix some in a bowl and spoon feed but it's really not suggested until 6 months.

Possibly he's getting too much iron in his formula and that might be the cause of constipation. I would suggest trying a lower iron formula and see if that helps and if you're breast feeding, possibly it's what you're eating that is causing him trouble. If you still notice a problem with constipation, my doctor always had me take a very small piece of soap and rolling it into a half tootsie roll shape. Then you place it just inside his anus and for some reason this really works... don't leave it there, of course, but when ever I did it they pooped right away.

As far as bedtime changes... you just started a new job- you're more stressed and babies pick that up. Try to get yourself relaxed and make a structured bedtime schedule that is the same daily. If he continues to wake up, there isn't much you can do other than go with it and it is ok to let him cry a bit.

For diapers- go up a size.

Finally- try not to sweat the not rolling over. Kids do stuff at their own rate and it doens't mean they're slow or anything like that. I know in the first year there are so many landmarks they're supposed to match and it makes for more stress for the parents.

Just enjoy him, go with your gut and realize that he's more resilient than you think.

vannie my twins did the same thing! my dd2 was walking at least a month, almost 2, before ds2. he'd scoot all over the house crawling...