8 Month Old Wont Sleep!!!!!!!!!

The Book "Secrets of The Baby Whisperer-how to calm,connect,and communicate with your baby" by Tracy Hogg is GREAT! I recommend it very much.

Is he getting enough intake? THey go through growth spurts and their intake needs increases... and they may need to feed more and more frequently.

Don't load up on the water. For the first year of life... a baby's PRIMARY source of nutrition is breastmilk/formula.

Not all babies sleep through the night at this age. Sleeping through the night, for a baby, means sleeping for 6 hours straight. Many don't do that.

If he wakes up and is hungry, feed him. I don't really like the CIO method either. For my children, I fed/nursed them on demand, even if it meant waking up in the middle of the night, no matter how frequently. Each of my children had their own sleep patterns. For me, I believed in waking up if my baby woke up, and gaging the situation, feeding/nursing then when they needed. I didn't believe in with-holding a feeding if that is what they needed, just to get them to sleep and used to the fact that I would not respond to their needs. But that is just me... every Mom is different.

I know it's hard, and your husband can't sleep. My hubby had that same problem. But well.. baby won't know that. They are just going by instinct and developmental needs and changes. THey go through many phases which can alter and/or change their slumber. For us, I was the one getting up for our baby's... or Hubby would go sleep in the living room.

My son went through much the same pattern as your baby... he went to bed at 8:00, and around 11:00-12:00 he would wake... sometimes he would go back to sleep himself...but often it was because he was hungry and would gulp down a whole bottle or did a nursing in which I used BOTH breasts. As he got older...his wakings lessened and his self-sooting ability increased. You may have to wait until he's older... then he may get more regular.

There are lots of sleep problem/tips in other postings here. I would check it out. Lots of help on this subject.

Good luck,
~SUsan
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The water will not hold him. Instead of giving him water when he wakes, give him formula.Your correct in not making him cry it out,It sounds like hes not getting enough to keep him sleeping.How many ounces is he drinking per bottle?

D., Stop getting up with him, and eventually he will stop waking up, through the night, but if he knows mom or dad is going to come in, he will continue to wke up. You as the parents have allowed a habit/pattern to form, now you have to break it, once he learns it doesn't work anymore, there won't be a reason to keep waking up. Let me know how it goes. Mom for 24 years. J.

Hi D.,
I'm in a similar situation. I have 2 boys (3 yrs. & 5 1/2 mo.). My 5 mo. old just slept through the night for the 1st time last night! I know how you feel. I would also suggest the "BAby Whisperer" book. Great book! Very helpful.
My boys share a room and we live in a small beach house where when the baby cries everyone hears it! I tried everything. What I did to stop the bottle thing at night was feed him A LOT through out the day and try to keep him up as late as possible at night. Putting him down between 9-10. Before putting him down, I gave him a 6 oz. bottle with a tbsp. of rice cereal in it!
For the crying, we had about 4 nights of listening to him cry. The first night, I would wait 5 min. before going in & doing my best NOT to pick him up. The next night I would wait 10 min. before going in. Then rubbing his back, singing, etc. With every night I would increase 5 min. And with every night his cries were less and less. It worked! Good luck!

Hi D.,

Have you tried putting him to bed a little bit later. Also try feeding him infant cereal or a jar of baby food. My parents are from the south and when my son was waking up durning the night my grandmother told me it was because he was hungry. Take care.

D.

Some things to try...

Toys - my DD loved her Ocean Wonders Aquarium - I would hear her playing with it throughout the night.

Radio - my nephew needs one or any little noise will wake him up

Swing - Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do :)

Talk to the pediatrician - make sure there are not underlying conditions keeping your son up.

Good Luck!
N.

sleeping ok during the day? what are you doing during the day? is he sleeping during the day? my daughter started my grand daughter on rice cereal. He might not be getting full if he is only on formula .good luck

I read a great book while I was pregnant called "Becoming Baby Wise". I followed most of what it said and my daughter was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks old. I truly believe it's because I put the practices from the book into place from day 1. It's never too late to start though. You can get the book at Amazon.com, or any larger book chain. Good luck!!