My Baby Wont Sleep!!!

Have you tried letting him cry himself to asleep. When my husband and I put my son to sleep we would put him in his own crib and then he would start cring again. So we just let him cry himself to sleep and it worked real well for us.

I agree with the others. He should be sleeping in his own room now. Little noises may be waking him up frequently with others in the room. I use a purifier for white noise for my daughter and it has worked wonders. She has been sleeping 12 hours through the night since 4 months old. We had to partially train her but at 2 months she slept 7 hours, then ate and then slept 3 more. So he should be fine not eating. He will just need some training. You can start by trying the training during the day for naps so that he gets use to falling asleep on his own. Put him to sleep drowsy but awake, and soon he will learn that he doesn't need your assistance every time he wakes up. Sometimes I wake at 2 or 3 in the morning and I check on my daughter. She is moving around in her crib but not fussing. So I know she has wake periods through the night, but she is quiet and falls back asleep on her own. Trust me your life will be so much better using this technique. Read Healthy sleep habits happy child. It is a wonderful book for all children. It has good advice on how to get your children to sleep.

First I think he needs to sleep seperatly from you, sometimes my daughter would wake up in the middle of the night for what seemed no apparent reason, until I was changing her diaper and she was fine when it was off, it didn't matter if it was soiled or not the minute I put a new diaper on she would start crying again. The way diapers pull their legs sometimes causes pain, I figured it out that what she was experiencing was growing pains in her legs so banana's help and calcuim.Not to mention tums helped alot for gas and calcuim. If I rubbed her legs it helped, my son experienced the same symptoms, until he was at least seven. Make sure he is full but that he doesn't get alot of gas from the food, that could be another thing bothering him. Good Luck. and Patience

he might be chalicky you can try burping him some times that can work or go out and by some gas drops that can help in a big way or a nice warm bath in sleepie time shampoo with lavender and it got mine to sleep all night long but try those and see for your self. A. l.

I'm not sure that I have any advice to offer, but take comfort knowing you're not alone. My son slept through the night from about 4-6 months and hasn't since. He turned one Sept. 18th. I guess the only advice I've gotten is to make sure he's had plenty to eat/drink before he goes to sleep. This hasn't made a difference for us, and it might be something you've heard already, but I thought I'd put it out there. Good luck! Hopefully we'll both get past this soon!

I'll bet your son is teething. I have an 11 month old who is a wonderful sleeper except when he has his teething jags...as soon as his teeth pop through his gums he falls back into his "good" sleep patterns. However, when he's teething, he's waking up every hour. I think that this too will pass once he gets his chompers in.

However, my baby doesn't scream. He ONLY screams and cries when he has GAS!!!! or a Big BURP! I pick him up walk with him, he burps and down he goes.

And I agree with the other mom who wrote about her 5 year old wanting to sleep with her and the younger child wanting his/her space. I've got the same experience. My 11 month old can't sleep with me in the bed...he's best in his crib.

Good luck. Hope you get your sleep soon.

You mentioned "he just screams for no apparent reason"...so, we can rule-out teething and gas pain? I relate to your frustration. You also mention that if you go into another room, he'll settle. Is there something in the room that may disturbing your son's sleep? Is there a loud snorer in your room that may startle your son? Or, does he need something like "white noise"(I think that's what it's called-some sort of soothing sound like rain, ocean waves..etc.)?

When my little guy gets fussy(sometimes, it is a guessing game of what is bothering them), I have given him "Hyland's" Teething Tablets or Colic Tablets. It is all-natural and you can find it at Walmart.

Well, I hope this is of some help to you and your household.

Blessings & Quality Sleep to You. :0)

Could he be teething? They make a baby orajel that works pretty well. Or try some infant tylenol. If it's not the teeth, then stop tending to him so much. Your just encouraging his behavior. Give him less and less each time he cries, and take longer and longer to tend to him and he'll learn to stop. It won't be worth all the effort of crying if he's not getting any thing out of it. Also, at 7 months, he doesn't need to be fed at night. If you are concerned that he is hungry make sure he eats right before bed.

I can recommend a great book to you. It is called "Good Night, Sleep Tight" by Kim West. She talks about every stage from birth to age 5, and it has helped me through all of my sleep problems. It sounds like it is a routine rather than teething. In the book, it says at 6 or 7 months a baby may start to develop some separation anxiety. Even though you are right there, you said he wants to be held. He might want your attention. I think giving him the least amount of stimuli might help. With my son I have to leave the room, otherwise he won't go back to sleep.

I am a mom of only 1 child unlike yourself with 2 and my daughter still sleeps with us, but it sounds like your baby is ready to sleep in their own room. My best friend once told me that if my baby feel asleep, and stayed calm more often in their own room then they were showing they were ready to move. I would suggest try to make the transition from one room to another. Good luck and I hope it all works out.

It sounds normal given his age and developmental stage. My dd never slept for more than an hour at a time until she was 15 months, so I never noticed developmental milestones disrupting her sleep LOL

I really found a lot of success with "the no cry sleep solution" It's a fabulous book that teaches children to self soothe, without the trauma that crying it out can cause.

I always made sure that I gave my son some thick cereal to eat before going to sleep so he didn't get hungry. That may be the case if you are waking up and breastfeeding.
Another thing is that you say that he sleeps when you leave the room. Maybe that is his way of telling you that he is ready for his own room! My oldest slept in my room until he was one, but my youngest hated sleeping in my room he would wake up every two hours, I thought it was because he was hungry, and he too would go back to sleep when I went into the nursery. I tried letting him sleep in his crib in the next room, and wouldn't you know it he slept through the night and has been ever since. He is almost three and he doesn't climb into bed with me EVER and my almost five year old still does! Some kids just want their space, even if mom isn't ready for it!
Good luck

Try feeding him some rice cereal right before bed. We used to do this for my son. He would sleep longer since he had such a full tummy. Also, I agree about letting him cry himself to sleep. We as well would do that for my son. Get up and make sure he doesn't need a diaper changing or whatever, and then put him back in his bed. Good luck to you!

G.

Is he working on any teeth? Sometimes that messes the routine up! Maybe gas? My husband made me let my little one cry for a few minutes. Eventually, she would stop. I'm glad he made me! I never would have done it!

I had the same problem with my son, who I also breastfed. My pediatrician recommended that I let him learn to self-soothe by letting him cry it out. My son was about the same age as yours is now & he would wake up several times through the night. I was nursing him when he would wake to try to soothe him, but that was just making the cycle worse. My Ped. recommended making sure he was fed on schedule, then check if he's wet. If not, then let him cry himself to sleep. Also, since he's sleeping with you, you may be waking him up at night when you move. It was a TOUGH couple of weeks, but he stopped & has slept through ever since.

my son is almost 8 months old and he still gets up in the middle of the night. Sometimes he gets up once, and sometimes he'll get up every 3 hours. Like your son, my son will also go back to sleep when I take him into the other room. WHen he gets like that i usually lie him down on a blanket on the floor and sleep near him on the floor. It's the only way for me to get any sleep sometimes!
I've heard that if they take good naps during the day then they sleep better at night. I've also heard that the more they eat during the day the longer they'll sleep at night because they won't be hungry.
Lately, I've found that if I just let him whine then He'll put himself back to sleep. Or he'll at least tire himself out and realize that there is nothing worth staying up for and then he'll let me put him to sleep.
One more thing that I've heard is that if you give them water in the middle of the night instead of food when they wake up then they'll realize it's not worth it and may not wake up next time. I hope some of this will help you!