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sleeping at night

My son has a really hard time fallng asleep all the time. The second I set him down he wakes up and screams. I can't hold him forever and it's starting to just get really hard. Is there anything I can do to make this better?

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Written by jade

Posted on 04/09/2010

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Honestly.. my son was the same way! But when he was about 5 or 6 months old, I just put him in his crib and left him cry it out! It was hard at first for me to let him cry it out, but after 3-4 nights, he was falling asleep by himself. Just give it time and I hope it works for you. (If you try it) Best of luck!

Amber

posted by EthansMommy on 04/09/2010

I heard about letting them "cry it out" but I never had the heart or the nerve to do it, so me and my husband made my children a hammic. Take a large baby blanket or sheet put it on the floor, lay your baby in the middle, then you each grab two corners, one at feet and the other at the head and just start swinging. In 5 min. my kids were sleeping, then you slowly lay him in his crib or bouncer. Try it once and see if it works. :)

posted by Victoria on 04/11/2010

Start by sitting next to his crib or bed rubbing his back or holding his hand what ever he likes until he is asleep then the next night sit next to his bed but dont touch him, next night turn your back away, then each night move your chair further from the bed until you are no longer in the room. It takes some time (about a week) but it is much better than holding your child or letting the poor baby cry it out. This advice was given to me by a sleep expert.

posted by Jessie on 04/12/2010

well.. the crying it out worked for my son... it didnt effect my son. You wont be a bad parent. For Goodness sake, am I the only one who did that. Im sure I am not!! it was not like I left him cry all night or anything. he realized himself that he had to fall asleep on his own. He has been sleeping thru the night ever since..................

posted by EthansMommy on 04/13/2010

My son was the same way. We put his bassinette and eventually his crib in our room and if we went to bed he would go to sleep. If we didn't it was a nightmare! Finally I would lay down until he went to sleep and then get up again, but many times he would wake up again. I nursed my son until he was 14 months and they say breast fed babies recognize their mom's by smell really well (not that I have a strong smell by any means lol) and I would swear that's how he knew I was out of the room! Naps were a joke. He took power naps and would get up again within thirty minutes and I was exhausted. We had an outfit for him that said sleep is for the weak. We finally gave up on naps at 2 yrs. I tried letting him cry it out and every other suggestion. I just had to deal with it. I hope you have good luck and something works for you.

posted by Jennifer on 04/13/2010

i had the same problem with my son. eventually I just got fed up. give him a nice warm bath after dinner at around9:00pm. use the night time babywash and lotion. brush his teeth really well and his hair. then lay him in your bed with you for a few minutes and stroke his hair and tell him that you love him and when you put him in his crib let him know you wont be far away. stay close enough so he can see you. he will cry until he falls asleep but that wont take long. this will go on for a few days but after that everything will be peachy. try it i swear it works. remember though no matter how he screams or cries DO NOT go over to him. i know its hard but its something that needs to be done.

posted by skittlez on 05/28/2010

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