Sleeping Through the Night - Bethlehem,GA

My doctor told me to quit sleeping in the room with my son at 2 months. As soon as I did he starting sleeping better. He has been sleeping through the night since he was 4 months and he is now 6 months. I know that some people say that cereal at night doesn't help but I think it did. He has been eating cereal off the spoon since he was 2 weeks old, a little advice from my mom!!!!! Hope I could help!

I am a mom of 3 and I let my 3 year old sleep with me when he wants. Dont worry about an age limit. They are only little once. You do what makes you and your baby happy and do not worry about anything else. When your baby girl gets older and can understand better, explain to her why she needs her own room. Make a big deal out of it!!! Make her think "WOW, I am a big girl now!". Hope this helps. K.

With my daughter she was sleeping in her own room at 2 months. My son we didn't get out of our bed until he was 4 months. The way I did it was to start him out taking naps in his bed. I would wait till he was tiered nearly falling asleep then put him in his bed, a mobile helped me keep him calm. I told him nigh night and left the room after 10-15 min if he was still crying which wasn't often I would go in and let him know I was still there and that I loved him then I would leave the room the same way as before. After just a few days of this I put him down at night in his bed, it took a few more days for him to get used to the nightime thing but he now goes to bed with no problems. I would sugest a nightime routine also if you don't have one yet they work wonders! We do dinner, bath, story, bottle, kisses and goodnight!

L.,

Our son slept in his own room from the time he was born. We let him simply cry it out. I know not everyone can handle it and it was tough in the beginning. However, it had great results for me. By the time my son was three months old he was sleeping through the night. Even now, he will climb into his toddler bed when he is sleepy and put himself to sleep. He doesn't need me to help him by rocking him or anything. One thing I noticed was that my son wasn't actually waking up during the night when he was little because he wanted to nurse. He simply wanted to be comforted in some way. I would simply rub his back and he would calm down and go back to sleep. I don't know if this will work for your family, but it may be worth a try. Good luck!

I think that you can do both. Let her sleep in her own room but don't let her cry it out. If she is in another room you won't hear every single movement and you'll get her only when she's really crying. That way you can get some much needed sleep. I was the same way with my daughter and everyone told me to let her cry it out but I didn't feel that was good for us. My daughter is now 2 1/2 and has been sleeping in her own toddler bed since 1 1/2 and going to bed like shes grown up. I think that is because she knows if she really needs me I'll assist her.

I'm still not sure how I feel about the crying method and I actually used it on my son, but he was 18 months old and still wanting a bottle at night. Kaydence is so young, maybe if you feel she doesn't need to nurse at night, it's habit. Perhaps instead of just having her cry it out, do what I did to my toddler, rub her back or hold her for a few minutes and just soothe her. Is she still continues being cranky and crying out then perhaps she just isn't ready to not eat at night. You could always pump and ask your husband to feed her at night so it's not just you.

Good luck hun, and I'm sorry I wasn't much help. I do think either it's habit and you just gotta soothe her back to sleep a few nights or she is just a hungry baby.

Again goodluck!

Your baby should sleep in her own room, and you shouldn't feel guilty! You should get up at night and nurse her!!!! If your child is hungry, you should feed it. 4 months is still so little, and breast milk isn't going to fill her up all through the night just yet. You don't really know how much she is taking in when you nurse anyway. Being a paren tto multiple childeren is hard, but you have to remember that your oldest child is just a child...WE ALL KNOW YOU ARE TIRED!!! You have to suck it up and be fun for her. If you need help, or a nap...get it! Ask grandma, friends, aunts, neighbors...anyone should know a new mommy needs a break...to come and let you get a nap! That should help. Now, put that baby in her crib...and get some sleep! KUDO's to you for choosing to nurse! Oh yeah, tell dear old daddy that he has to watch the oldest on the weekends while you nap, and when he gets in from work, he needs to help then too. (if he doesn't allready) and use some cereal in her bottle to hold her over if the DR says you can. at that point, you should be able to get a solid 4 hours of sleep at night time.

I have 4 boys and not one of them slept in the same room i did once they came home from the hospital they had to sleep in there own room and bed. I just had a very good moniter I could hear them breathing on it so it made it alot easier for me to sleep well and they started to sleep throught the night about a month to a month in a half no worries after that. but they say all childern are different. so really do what you think is best and if you already feel guilty for the little one because you let her older sister sleep in your room longer you are going to have to get over that one sweetie. it will be ok just hang in there.

My son has been sleeping in his own room since the day he came home from the hospital. We have had no problems and he is now a happy healthy 21 month old.

I have to say I DID have the heart to do to let them cry it out... at around 6 months, which is what Ferber recommends. It took no time at all and wasn't nearly as mean as it sounds. My doctor felt that by 4 months most kids should be able to sleep though the night. He also was very against putting cereal in bottles. My daughter was taking forever to get to sleep at night and driving me and my husband CRAZY. So, we resorted to Ferber who recommends a gradual method for getting them to sleep by themselves at night and then once that is learned, to tackle awakenings in the night. They are the BEST sleepers and that makes such a difference for them and us. In the meantime, why not put her in her own crib and go to her at night for the next couple of months? I had my son with me at night for a few months until I realized I was probably feeding him more than I needed to since I reacted to every peep. Maybe if you don't respond the first second she stirs (because you don't hear her in the other room) she'll settle back to sleep sometimes. Then in a couple of months you can see where you stand and decide on the crying it out.

Hi L.!

I agree with post below, I don't have the heart to let a baby cry, besides, if is rest you need you will be up anyways when she cries. I definately think she is ready to sleep on her own room, I put my son at 2 months and everybody slept better.Then about the waking up,I was going to suggest 2 things, if you are only nursing, maybe you could pump and give her the last feeding with a little rice cereal, after 3 month is ok. That should hold her for a longer period and maybe she'll sleep through the night. If you think she is only waking up to nurse herself to sleep , perhaps you could try the pacy, maybe she just needs the soothing of the sucking reflex to go back to sleep.

I hope you can rest, I remember the feeling too well! Good Luck!
A.

Hi L.,

I do not believe in the crying it out method. My daughter was sleeping through the night at two weeks old, but my son was almost 3 months old when he started sleeping though the night. My peditrician also told me to let him cry it out. I told her no, so she told me another suggestion that did work. I know that you are breast feeding, so you could pump during the day for about two 4 oz bottles (or use carnation goodstart formula to supplement) and get some rice cereal and add about 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon per oz to the bottle, and give it to her right before you put her to bed. She may still wake up about every 4-6 hours for the first week or so, but after that she will most likely sleep through the night. That worked on both of my kids, only thing is that they still go to bed with a bottle or sippy cup and they are 14 months and 3 years old.

-Good luck!

My son and my daughter both slept in their own rooms from day 1. I know that there are several different methods that everyone uses. I think if you put your child in their own room then they will realize that they have their own space. Eventually, they will sleep through the night. What I have found is that with any child (infant, toddler, or older)a schedule is what works the best. Children thrive on knowning what comes next. I didn't do this with my first child, but I did with my second and now that they are in school a schedule is a must. We go to bed at the same time most every night, we get up around the same time every morning and use the same routine in the mornings. Having a schedule for your new baby and starting one for your first may help them both. If you schedule a "quiet time" for you and your girls during the day then maybe you can get a short nap and they can too. I hope this helps.

Congratulations! Glad it is working for you, and great job for nursing as well. Just a tip though for future reference. Babies can't digest cereal very well until they are about six months old, which is why doctors don't recommend it. Hope everything keeps going well!

When my girl was born, she would cry constantly until about 2 am every night. She did this for 2 months. I finally got tired of it and just put her on in her bed when I wanted to.
It took about a week, then she went right on to sleep with no fuss.
I know it seems cruel, and I felt guilty too. But I realized that as long as you give in, they will keep expecting and and will take even longer to sleep on their own.
I also know that all babies are not the same and you have to decide which is best for your child.
I have heard from a lot of mothers that this is better in the long run. You might soon realize this too, if you decide to do it.
However we let her sleep in our room, in her own bed till she was 18 months. We didn't have a choice until her oldest sister moved out.
If I had a choice, I probably put her in her own room at 6 months.
My little brother always cried for over a year. I mean all the time! My parents spoiled him like crazy and never let him sleep on his own. Finally after a year and a half, doctor told her to put him in his own room and just check on him every once in a while where he couldn't see her.
She got mad and never went to that dr. again LOL
I'm not saying this is true in your case, but my parents always spoiled him in every area and not just sleep.
To this day he is 20 and gives them so much trouble, and they still let him have his way.