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Ever since my 8 month old son was born we have wanted him to sleep in his crib. At the beginning it was great but a a couple months ago he decided he wanted to stay up all night and he only naps if I sleep next to him or he has a bottle... I have no idea when he should take naps and he isn't tired until 11:30pm which I know is a late bed time.. my question is.. How do I get him on a better schedule and sleeping on his own? Thank you!! |
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At this stage it should have two naps a day and a full night sleep. My kids were also better as staying in the crib as infant that later on, they end up sleeping either close to us or on our bed. I guess when they are bigger they develop anxiety that they don't have as baby. My advice is get some sleep in any possible form, sleep deprivation is what make parenting so hard. Maybe change his diet, put him on a very regular schedule and even if it does not sleep he should be in a calm environment so that at least he rests. Take a problem at the time, first try to make him sleep more and then slowly get him use to sleep on his own.
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| posted by Vero on 01/27/2009 |
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At this stage it should have two naps a day and a full night sleep. My kids were also better as staying in the crib as infant that later on, they end up sleeping either close to us or on our bed. I guess when they are bigger they develop anxiety that they don't have as baby. My advice is get some sleep in any possible form, sleep deprivation is what make parenting so hard. Maybe change his diet, put him on a very regular schedule and even if it does not sleep he should be in a calm environment so that at least he rests. Take a problem at the time, first try to make him sleep more and then slowly get him use to sleep on his own.
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| posted by Vero on 01/27/2009 |
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| MY TWINS WENT THROUGH THAT BUT WE STOOD STEADFAST AND CONTIUED TO PUT THEM DOWN AT THERE REGULAR BED TIME \! BUT ON ADVICE FROM DOC WE DIDNT LET THEM SLEEP IN THE BED WITH US! THE DOC SAID TO PUT THEM DOWN,TELL THEM WE LOVE THEM AND SHUT THE DOOR ! HE SAID YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN URGENT CRY AND A CRY OF DESIRE.IT WAS HARD AN THERE WERE NIGHTS MY HUSBAND AND I LAYED IN BED HOLDING EACH OTHER FROM GETTING UP TO GET THEM BUT IT TOOK ABOUT 3 DAYS AND THEY FIGURED IT OUT AND HAVE BEEN GREAT ABOUT GOING TO BED. |
| posted by kelly on 01/28/2009 |
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| when my son was a baby he tried that also. like you when he was an infant i wanted him next to me....then at 6 months it got to be way too much. cause as long as he was in bed with me he wanted something constantly because he knew iwas there. a bottle, to lye on me, to play etc. i started putting him in his own bed at the same time everynight. i made sure that he was bathed and feed then i let him know it is time to go to sleep. he cried and cried....it drove me up the wall but i did it consistantly everynight at the same time. i would go in and tell him to lie down (giving no eye contact and say that i love you) after 15 minutes of him crying. then i would wait 20 minutes and do the same thing, then i would wait 30 minutes and go in and say nothing at all...lay him down and cover him then walk out with out saying a word or looking at him. about a week of this and things got better. it gets better with time but the key is to not talk to them or pick them up ooorrrrrr go in every 3 minutes. This works i am telling you. |
| posted by Kim on 01/28/2009 |
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| My daughter is 9 months old. She wakes up at six takes a nap around 8 or 8:30 wakes around 10:30 plays then eats lunch plays with her brother (he's 2) has a bottle and takes a second nap around 1 pm they wake up around 3 or 3:30 and play until dinner after dinner bath and bed (bed can be any where between 5:30 and 7:30 depending on her activity level that day) I would not let him cry it out. I bought a book once that says to lay him down walk away if he is crying 5 minutes later go in (lay him down if he is standing in his crib) and rub his back until he calms down then sit in the room not facing him for 5 minutes and leave repeat process as many times as needed (may take a few nights to work but good in the long term) my son wouldn't sleep in his room all of a sudden right before he turned 2 we used this and now he sleeps in his toddler bed all night. The most important thing is not to make eye contact and don't speak to him between lights out and your wake up time. good luck and I hope this helps |
| posted by Jessie on 02/20/2009 |
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| My 9 month old is going through something similiar. I've started getting him on a routine. I wake him up earlier in the day otherwise he will sleep til 1 or 2 pm. He takes 2 or 3 long naps a day and goes to bed around 10 pm. |
| posted by on 03/10/2009 |
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| my daughter some how(i dont even know how) started sleeping iwth us and then is started to show with my youngest daughter. we put her to bed at 8pm no matter what. and let her cry. 20 minute slots. which seem like an eternity. she was about 10 months old. it took about a week. and same thing for naps. i put her down the same time every day. no matter what! anyone that says they can take their nap in the car, NO not until theyare in their routine. it will only screw with them. i altered my schedule for about a month. to make sure we are home for nap time and bedtime. to this day (she is 27 months.) she is the best sleeper. in bed at 8 sharp and tkaes naps at the same time. even in the middle of the night. as long as you know hes not waking up bc hes wet or something. let him cry. dont even go in there. unless you need to for a diaper or something. good luck, its better to do it now rather than when hes older. |
| posted by Devon on 05/26/2009 |
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