Sleep - Bellefontaine,OH

My daughter is 11 months old and went through this phase also. She still has nights where she gets up. We do co-sleep and this helps a lot because she'll wake up and see we are there and then snuggle up and go back to sleep. Sometimes they just need extra comforting. I also do not agree with letting the baby cry, she is crying because she wants you. Remember, they are only little once. Before you know it she'll think she doesn't need you anymore. Give co-sleeping a try. Like the other mom said, it can be done safely

We have 7 children and they have all slept with us at one time or another, sometimes we wake up with three or four in our bed, thank God for a King size bed but all this about smothering your child, I have done it and they have all been fine! It is a matter between sleep and no sleep! You have to do what is best for you and sometimes they just need that extra comfort. As the others have said they are only little once and you will never get that back so snuggle as much as you can and enjoy! Our oldest has moved out and she is 18 and she also slept with us, I think we push our children away too soon and too fast! They need us! So snuggle and sleep! It does help and I can relate to no sleep as we go from 13-years-old down to 11 months and yes I wake every morning to the 3-year-old in bed with us! They will sleep alone all too soon and believe me you will miss it!

I agree with Melisa. Parenting is 24/7 and not always the most convenient thing. My daughter is almost 3 & still has nights that she gets up. Have you given any thought to co-sleeping? I think that it's great. It was the only way we got any sleep after my daughter was born. Do the research. It can be done very safely and can be wonderful. Everyone gets that much needed sleep. It is not a bad habit and if done correctly, you are not going to smother your baby. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about it.

my son did this till he was 18 mos. old. He woke up every 20 min. Took him to doctor they said nothing was wrong. Then he said maybe he has claustraphobia. Put him in a youth bed and he slept all night. I know she's young for a youth bed, but just maybe....

I am holding my seven-month-old as I type for the same reason. I think she has teeth coming in. :( I don't have a solution as nothing as worked for me but I can commiserate!

wow..not good. Poor thing she is probably overtired. Take her to the doc to rule out any sickness. After that, you need to be consistant. She needs to soothe herself to sleep. You can give her a lovey to sleep with (a small blanket for comfort) You didn't mention how long you let her cry herself to sleep or what you have done when she crys. You should not go in right away. My baby girl, we sleep trained her and it took about 1.5 weeks of listening to her cry for up to 2 hours every night. (it wasnt that bad, but there were abotu 3 nights she did that) She is now 8.5 months old and we get 11-12 hours every night. She is also teething, and that has not woke her up at night.
Oh and the best thing we ever did was turn the monitor off at night.
Good luck. let us know how it turns out

In my opinion there is nothing you can do to make her sleep better. Babies have their own sleep patterns, just as us adults do. When my baby was that age she was waking up many times as well. But it does get better. It was around the 11 month mark she started sleeping so much better. Your baby may need more sleep through the day. I noticed that when my daughter didn't get enough sleep during the day, she slept worse at night.

I think letting a baby cry itself to sleep is never a good idea. We are mothers 24/7, not just during the day. If your baby cried during the day, you would go to her, right? It should not be any different just because its night time. I know it's hard to be sleep deprived, but that is part of motherhood. It will get better as she gets older. Just hang in there! Good luck.

sounds like teething to me... or sickness.

I am wondering is she is teething. Maybe she is having pain, and when she is lying down, the pain increases. I would try looking in her mouth, and maybe trying some Motrin before she goes to bed tonight to see if it helps. She is waking up for some reason or another. Do you think she is napping too long during the day? If she's taking two naps in the afternoon, I would limit them to no more than an hour and a half at each nap. If she is taking two naps at three or more hours each, she probably isn't very tired at night. I wish you all the luck!

Yikes! It might be time to just let her cry! Sorry to say it, but if you tried all other things, that might be another option. Any strange symptoms? Teething? Try some tylenol or teething tabs. How long has this been going on? Have you taken her to her peds just to make sure there is nothing wrong?

When my kiddo was 6 mo. he did the same thing. We tried everything, co-sleeping, feeding more, tylenol, a regular night time routine, including reading books by Dr. Sears on how to have your child sleep through the night because we didn't want to have him cry. But finally when nothing worked and he just kept waking up more and more often, we finally just let him cry and it took a couple of weeks before he got the hang of it.

Otherwise, investigate with a couple of books on different philosiphies of ways to help your child sleep?

Good luck! That is so hard!

A. V.

Try the book "The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems: Sleeping, Feeding, and Behavior--Beyond the Basics from Infancy Through Toddlerhood" by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau. She's got a very compassionate way of dealing with night waking, no CIO, no letting the baby scream til she pukes.
Good Luck:)

I would take her to your doctor, and if your doctor can't help, take her to another one. This is not normal.