Children That Just Won't Sleep

HI, DOES YOUR BABY TAKE NAPS DURING THE DAY? MY DAUGHTER IS NOW FOUR BUT SHE HAD A SIMULAR PROBLEM AND HER DOCTOR SAID MAYBE I SHOULD TRY LESS NAPS OR AT LEAST SHORTER ONES. THIS WAS HARD AT FIRST BUT I MANAGED TO KEEP HER UP. SHE WAS KRANKY WITH IT FOR A FEW DAYS BUT SHE GOT USED TO THE NEW SCHEDULE AND EVENTUALLY SLEPT FROM 8 IN THE EVENING UNTIL 8 IN THE MORNING.

My son went through a similar phase at about 6 months. Is she staring to do something new like crawling? It can make them very restless because thier minds won't stop! That was the case with my son. We had already done the Ferber sleep meathod by that point (letting him cry a bit) and just stuck to it. Like the other Moms have said wait 5-10 minutes before going in, in most cases she will just go back to sleep during that time period. My sons phase lasted about 2 weeks- it was horrible after being used to him sleeping through the night to get up again but it passed. Until he learned to walk and then he did it again for a week or so and that passed as well....
Good luck!

Well I am a mother of three, and when I was pregnat with my third child my second was still not sleeping through the night, I was worried, as you are. My doctor told me to let her cry during the night, (just check to see if she is ok). believe it or not it after three days it worked, but then it stoped. Now my daughter is over a year old and she still wakes up in the middle of the night, (sometimes), but with her it is just a security thing, just making sure I am still there.

Hi S.! I'm a mom of 6 and each of them had different sleeping habits even till this day. Find a schedule that works best for you and stick to it. Letting the baby cry may seem a bit harsh but ease into it we don't want to shock her. Try the first time maybe waiting 5 minutes before running in then gradually extend it. What I use to do with one of my children was dancing before dinner I'd put the music on and let her jump around dancing, yes it was crazy but by the time she sat down to eat dinner she was tired, then a nice soothing bath she was in bed by eight sound asleep. Good Luck

I went through a similar phase with my daughter, it lasted about 3 months and it was ver tough. The NP at the pediatrician's office said that we were just going to have to let her cry herself to sleep until she got used to putting herself to sleep. She warned me that it would be tough and might take a few nights so plan on not sleeping. Well, we kept putting it off because we both dreaded having her possibly cry for hours, in the past we lasted about 5 minutes before we went and got her. Finally we just could not take being up all night every night so we did it. Well, surpisingly our daughter cried maybe 20 mins the first night and slept straight through for 12 hours and the next night she didn't cry at all. I keep a night light in her room, I play a lullaby CD at first and we have a sound soother for all night. She has the aquarium in her crib and another little thing that hangs on the side. Some times she plays with those, but often she just goes right to sleep. I put her sitting in the crib, and make a thing of giving her the blanket and for the most part she is happy. Now I see her waiting for me to give her the blanket. She rarely makes any fuss and if she does it is half-hearted and over in seconds. Getting good night's sleep has made a difference for all of us. I was kicking myself for waiting so long. The NP did warn that any illness or teething can disrupt the pattern and we'd have to do this all over again, but she has cut 2 teeth and gotten a cold since and she has stuck to her routine. I think we were lucky, but many other moms I asked about this all seemed to give me a magic number of about 3 nights and then their babies stopped crying. If your daughter cries, they suggest going in after 5 mins, then in another 10 mins and so on. Going in does seem to get them more upset, however it is to reassure them you are still around - but just go in and let her know you are there, but do not pick her up or linger too long. Same with waking up during the night. Eventually, she will just put herself back to sleep. Good luck and let me know how it works for you!

hi S.. i had somewhat a similar problem. when my son was that age i gave him 2 naps. one at 10 and the other at 3 or 4. and in bed at 8. those were the times he was tired. it was tough. i just had to keep him up if he wanted to sleep after 4. and i took him outside and gave him fresh air. i gave him a bath too to keep him up and put him in bed at 9. or earlier. it was hard. and i just would give him a bottle of water and ignore the screams for a bit. it worked. i felt sooo mean. but i really wasn't being mean. he was comfortable and clean and full. he just knew i would come running. babies a smarter then we know. lol little buggers. try and not run to him if you know he is okay. say hello and walk out and block your ears. he will learn. i found out that little helpful hint from the "nanny". it worked!!! good luck!! J.