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She's still getting up every 3 hours or so! I can't hardly take it! I mean, sometimes she'll go for 5-7 hours without waking up, but it's totally inconsistent and unpredictable. Any advice??
Thanks!
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| Posted by kaitlyn on 10/29/2008 01:19 PM
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| Have you tried keeping your little girl on a flexible schedule? You may want to try it if you aren't. My husband & I have found that BabyWise is a good help. Its by Gary Ezzo. We have been using this since she was about 1 month old & she has been sleeping through the night since she was 2-3 months. Let me know how it works for you. |
| posted by Melanie on 10/29/2008 02:57 PM
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| As much as the world loves flexible schedules, we as parents don't usually have them. We need our sleep and we need it now! :) One of the best ways to teach your child to sleep is to teach them that even if they cry, you aren't going to pick them up. If you know that she is capable of sleeping seven hours, doctors say that it is okay to let her cry until she goes back to sleep. (Same thing for two hours, three hours, four hours, etc.) She CAN sleep for X amount of time, so she needs to. You can go in her room at first and offer her a bottle, then stand there while she drinks it ALONE, or give her a pacifier, but do not pick her up or take her back to bed with you. She needs to learn that she has to sleep. Austin wouldn't sleep longer than an hour for the first two months, and then he showed me that he was capable of sleeping ten hours through the night. After the first two months, it's okay to let them cry, so I let him stay in his bed, gave him a pacifier, and after the second night, he didn't wake up anymore. Good luck! |
| posted by Abigail on 10/30/2008 02:16 PM
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| My pediatrician told me to feed my daughter frequently during the day and only feed her once during the night if she wakes up. She still wakes up more than once but I send her daddy in to comfort her so she can't see or smell me because inevitably she'll want me. |
| posted by Erin on 10/31/2008 04:47 PM
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| It's ok to let them fuss!!! But not ok to let them cry. There is a book out which I don't feel gets as much publicity as it should and it changed our lives. "The No Cry Sleep Solution" If you listen to your baby you will be able to tell which cries are fussing and whining and which are real and true upset and distress. You don't want to teach your baby that she can't trust you to take care of her needs by letting her scream it out hours on end, however, a training period for sleep is necessary to get them to understand what night time is all about. Read the book - I know it will help you. The most important things we learned from the book was that a consistent and regular night time routine is necessary. Set up several steps that you do to get your daughter ready for bed and then repeat them EVERY night - no exceptions, even if you feel like there's no time or you're too tired - you can shorten them in these cases, but don't skip. After awhile, she will take the cues and learn to start preparing herself for sleep... it really and truly worked for us! |
| posted by Stephanie on 11/02/2008 12:20 PM
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| One thing I did want to emphasize that I forgot is that there is no "overnight" solution for this. After we read the book, it still took 4 to 6 weeks for the schedule to really start helping our daughter sleep through the night consistently. But, in the end, it really did work! You just have to keep at it and be consistent... it's just one of the many things that we must press forward with and be consistent on as parents... Children crave consistency and are comforted by predictability as much as they are comforted by warm tones in our voices and tender, gentle touch. |
| posted by Stephanie on 11/02/2008 12:24 PM
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| My son started sleeping through the night around three months. We bought a white noise machine from a yard sale really cheap and turned it up while our son slept. It really helped him sleep through the night and it helped block out any background noise that could have woken him up (we lived in a slightly loud apartment complex at the time). As he got older though he latched onto this small "blankie" which now he doesn't part with when he's tired. My son never really SCREAMED when he was in the crib (lucky, I know) but he does do a bit of talking sometimes. I think kids really need to learn early on that they need to go to sleep by themselves. |
| posted by Heather on 11/02/2008 06:58 PM
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| Girl I know the feeling....our son who was colicy didn't sleep through the night till 1 year. We spent hours trying to break him of it. Unfortunately crying it out is the only solution. My son never 'fussed" he just screamed as soon as we left the room. We started by giving him his bottle in the crib and finally by the end we would say it is ok and good night. Make sure she is really, really tired when you start this and it works better. Just keep reasurring her. GOOD LUCK, it is hard to do. Also don't let her take a nap past 4:30 or she won't be tired for bed. Keep a night time routine also. |
| posted by Kim on 11/02/2008 07:49 PM
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My son will be 5 months old on the 8th and he doesn't sleep through the night either, so I feel for you. I know a lot of kids that haven't slept through the night until later. I have a very flexible schedule for him and pay attention to his cues. I know his nap schedule like the back of my hand and try to keep up as much as possible. I have the No cry sleep solution but haven't read it yet...haven't had the time lol. My pediatrician said for him not to cry it out yet. I know that he can sleep for 7-8 hours at a time but right now he doesn't want to. I think it's teething...and before a growth spurt. He tends to get more worked up if we let him cry...
I've learned to take naps to help and I think when he's ready, it'll happen. Good luck and get some rest. |
| posted by on 11/02/2008 09:21 PM
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| I forgot to mention the first thing we did was to let him go down for his naps on his own, sometimes that is easier than at night. Let her sit in the crib and drink her bottle , play till she is too tired. Waking up every 3 hours at this age is habbit. Don't sooth her to sleep anymore, let her learn to do it on her own, also try a blankie or something to help her comfort instead of you! |
| posted by Kim on 11/03/2008 01:01 PM
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| Check other things that could make your baby more comfortable going down. For example, is she dressed warm enough? A couple of times my husband forgets to get our daughter into one of those fleece Halo sacks and she would wake up but once I tuck her back in she's back asleep. Check if the room is not too dry; the humidifier has made the room much more comfortable for our little one. Is her diaper changed before he goes down? Some babies are more picky about clean diapers. Lastly, definitely allow some time for her to get comfortable before going in and picking her up. Like us, we toss and turn in bed -so do babies, doesn't mean they need us to pick them up. Establish a consistent bedtime routine. Good luck! |
| posted by Loan on 11/03/2008 04:02 PM
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