7 Month Old Wont Sleep - Gainesville,FL

Hang in there, it's only a phase and she will outgrow it. Lots of children who have slept through the night go through these phases up to the age of two or three.

I followed the advice of the book, The First Three Years of Life- Revised, by Burton White. I highly recommend picking up the book. Your daughter is developing her demand cry and is almost at the perfect age to learn to fall asleep on her own. This book tells how to help her learn to fall asleep securely.

Coming to you from a mom with the SAME problem a few months ago... my son was the same... slept through the night, about 12 hours, and all the sudden it stopped and he woke up every night for like a month for no reason. I'm not sure exactly why but the good news is that it does stop soon! I think you may want to have her ears checked for an infection b ecause that is extemely common after congestion and it may not be terrible but it could be the cause for the waking up in the middle of the night. The other thing is teething! The baby could be having pain from either source which wakes her but once you come come in she's ready to play. Not to say I know anything about your child, all I have to go on is what I figured out about mine. The other thing I woukd do is bring my son into our bed when he would wake up and by bringing him inour bed he would go to sleep right away. This is a kid who now will not sleep in our bed EVER and still takes 2 3 hour naps a day! Its all about what works for you though. Maybe one night before she goes to bed try giving her some motrin will reduce the pain and swelling if it is her teeth and see if she makes it through the night. Maybe that will give you an idea? Hope you get some more sleep! :)

C.

She is still a little sick- doing the things that will boost her immune system will give you your life back-for instance a high grade bifidus is a good choice.
Best, k

Is she on a consistent eating routine? That might help if not. I'm sure you don't want to hear Cry it Out...but, you can try it. Talk to your doctor if you can't figure something out, because she is really getting to the age that you need to figure it out or it could continue to be a nightmare (pun intended!;) for a while.

You never know, she may not be feeling good still. My baby girl is so happy that I didn't even realize how sick she was. I took her into the doctor because she had thrush, and found out she had dual ear infections, a cold, and thrush. Then I understood why she wasn't sleeping. You may need to get her checked out, just in case there's something wrong that isn't visible, like an ear infection. If she's not sick, you probably just need to let her cry it out. It's perfectly normal to let your baby cry for up to 45 minutes. If they don't let up after 45 min., then you should try to comfort them for a couple minutes, then put her right back down to sleep.
Good luck, L.

D.,

My daughter was 8 months old when she went from sleeping 6 hours at night to 4, to 3, to 2 and then to up every hour. I finally had to just let her cry it out. It was very tough the first night, but I was at the end of my rope. The second night wasn't as bad and then from there, things were great. It is just them getting used to having someone around when they wake up and they need to teach themselves to go back to sleep when they wake up during the night, just like we do. Hope this helps!

Roz

You don't say if you let her try to cry it out. This is really hard, but if she slept well before, she is now finding out how to control you. You have to let her cry. Make sure of course, she has all she needs with no issues like diaper, hungry, etc.
I know how hard it is to function without sleep. Hang in there and good luck.

She's gotton into a bad habit. Try a sensory diet including epsom salts in her bath. Rough scrubbing of her arms, legs and back with a loofah, wrapping up tight with the towel, rocking and massage afterwards. Let there be alot of water in the tub to cover her body with the heavy weight. Maybe another adult can help you so she doesn't slip around in the tub. Give deep pressure to her shoulders, head, and hip area or smoosh her gently (not her face) under pillows and make a fun game out of it. All this great input provides calming chemicals to the brain naturally. She may wake up here and there but encourage sleep instead of going in and sending thr wrong message. She will learn so quickly, you wn't believe it!