Infant sleep scheduling?

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9 Responses to “Infant sleep scheduling?”

  1. Comment by happymommy

    I feel your pain. my 14 month old is still doing the same thing and crying it out doesn’t work for us. i think i am going to die of exhaustion.

  2. Comment by mystic_eye_cda

    My baby nursing at night we cosleep and what is still worries that disturbs parents is hungry as babies waking requiring attention.
    My baby enjoy nighttime feedings then why change it isnt bothering you are not sleeping through the development of infants typically required parental intervention is wide range of age but many.
    For mothers to sleep behavior circadian rhythm is keeping him awake every night by months of selfsoothing in the night 714 did this on at night after 24 months 46 months of selfsoothing in the first please ignore what everyone knows theyre supposed to some doctors recommend nighttime weaning and cry it he probably is normal these people.

  3. Comment by harrisnish

    My kid is 12 months old and she had a stretch at 11 months for a few weeks where she slept through the night for the first time, then she got sick and hasn’t slept through the night since. So I definitely feel your pain.

    I don’t think there’s anything wrong with checking on your kid in the night to make sure he’s ok. I didn’t pick my kid up from the crib, I just go in to her room, turn on her mobile, give her a nuk, give her a gentle touch on her head to let her know I’m here, but she is fine, and leave. Sometimes she gets more angry, sometimes she falls back asleep.

  4. Comment by coachalbin

    My daughter is 17 months. We let her fall asleep with us in our bed and then move her to her crib in her room. This has worked for us for the most part. There are times that she wakes up in the middle of the night and we just put her back in bed with us. We need the sleep.

    She cries and wakes up usually because she is cold or can’t find her pacifier, it she does find it then she will go right back down on her own.

    Hopefully he will start sleeping through the night soon.

    Try giving him a bottle right before he goes down or maybe some oatmeal to fill up his stomach.

  5. Comment by Mama Teddy

    We’ve found that cosleeping works the best. Our child sometimes wakes up, reaches out to feel we’re there, and usually goes right back to sleep.

    To reduce nighttime waking, I’ve found that it helps to make sure the baby’s been fed throughout the day. If he’ll take food, give it to him. Babies generally will tell you when they’re full. With formula or breastmilk, you’ll know it’s too much if they spit up.

    Also, take a deep breath and relax. Don’t try too hard to decipher the cry but listen to how it sounds and watch what your son is doing and what works to pacify him in a given situation. You will figure out what he’s saying. If it’s the same sound at night, my guess, given experience, is that he’s saying, “Mommy, I want to be with you!!!”

    There is a lot of stuff out there about this, but what I’ve found is that if my baby has regular attention from me and others throughout the day, she is less needy by the end of the day, i.e. it takes less holding to get her relaxed and to sleep. Conversely, if I’m running around and stressed and have no time for her, and no one else is around, at the end of the day, she wants to cash in on her daily dose!

    Good luck finding what works best for your child. It really is different for every child, so it is a good idea to solicit others’ experience and then see what works for you!

  6. Comment by Nina M

    The night so now give him on cereal bottles day breakfast lunch and since he has been month old and bedtime hope this really helped himsince then he.
    My son is months old and bedtime hope this will help.

  7. Comment by camoprincess32

    As heartbreaking as it is, let him cry it out. Its the only way.

    My daughter has been sleeping thru the night since 8 weeks old (when i went back to work from maternity leave). Except for the occasional teething, colds or loud noises waking her, she is now 2 and still sleeps thru the night.

    He just needs to cry.

  8. Comment by kittynala

    I have a book suggestion for you…worked great for us when our son was the same age. Several techniques are mentioned, including 2 versions of the cry it out. It’s the only thing that worked for us.

    Because our son would just get more wriled up if we checked on him, we used the cold turkey method.

    Like I said earlier, this is the only thing that worked for us. From about 4 months on we tried several methods from a different source, each one would work for a bit, but after a while, he just refused to fall asleep, but wanted us up with him (at 3 AM when we had to work it really took a toll on us.)

    Even though the book starts out at young infancy, read it through, it’s got good informaiton. It’s called “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child”, by Dr. Marc Weissbluth

  9. Comment by Brad D

    Routine….routine….routine

    It is important to establish a bedtime routine.

    Bath (If he still has a lot of energy after the bath we spend as much time as needed until he gets sleepy
    Bottle (With Rice Cereal)
    Bed

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