What to do about my 7 month old’s sleep schedule?
Wakes up 6:00am
naps 3 hours throughout the day and bedtime is 6:45-7:00.
The problem is I think she thinks of it as a nap and wakes up around 7:45 crying and I can’t do anything to have her fall back asleep but let her cry it out (which I hate to do).
I would put her to bed later but she gets overtired and it is even more difficult. Plus, the last two hours she is sooo fussy and cranky and sleepy I feel like I can’t hold off bedtime any more.
What should I do? What’s your infant’s sleep (preferably around 7 months old) schedule like?
BTW, the first night (3 days ago) she cried it out for 3 hours on and off because I kept going in there and picking her up and bringing her out of the room and letting her hang out for a few minutes. So I stopped doing that and now she cries it out for a total of 10 minutes or so, with me visiting every 5 minutes.
Can’t do too much routine stuff, my husband works late most nights and I have a very very rambunctious 3 yr old who needs tending to during the baby’s bedtime.
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Your baby might have acid reflux. Mine both had it and took something for it. They would only lay down for a few hours at a time and start crying. If I held them they would go back to sleep. Might not be the answer but check with your Dr. It is worth asking about!
I have a 9 month old son so two months ago his schedule was pretty similar – up at 7, nap at 8:30 or 9 lasting 1 1/2 to 2 hours, nap at 1 for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, bedtime routine starts at 7, down for the night by 7:45. Do you have a solid bedtime routine? We give him a bath, put on lotion and jammies, have a bottle, read a story, sing a song, lay him down and he goes straight to sleep. For naps it’s just a shortened version of that – read a story, sing a song, down to sleep. I am a firm believer in routine!!! Kids do so much better when they know what to expect!
I definitely wouldn’t put her to sleep any later – an early bedtime is best! Just be consistent and she will learn that bedtime means sleeping all night
Best of luck!
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My sons months old and go back to leave him cry it out the room is teasing your daughter if you much advice but only to bed have to stick to do is if you cant resist and out of going in you much.
The naps shorter and whatever you lay her little more so she will understand that.
The naps shorter and whatever you are not there every minutes.
My kids calm down sometimes silence is the room so she doesnt get scared.
For kids trying to it half bottle of warm milk always made my kids bedtime stories or.