he screams bloody murder and tries to squirm his way upright...
2006-06-27 09:00:36 · 18 answers · asked by hearts_bleed_dark 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My daughter is 5 mos. She fights it. I feed her, then bathe her, turn the lights down and walk her. She always goes right out, it takes about an hour total and seems to just wind her down. Lately, she's sleeping through the night with this routine.
2006-06-27 11:38:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor lady, You might try shorter naps, and or earlier up time in the morning. Do not get angry cause i did the 10-2-4 with three boys and the real downside I never found a good solution for them fighting sleep. It is just something they do. Even if the perfect scenario was there like no gas bubbles, no hunger, no dirty diaper etc. and they fight sleep i formed an acceptance level and went with it. It does not last as long as you believe but is an exhausting time of the baby process. I just went with it and gave up mine. I remember going to work at 5 am and I started nodding by 7:30. It was tough but that is what the directions said along with the warranty card from the hospital. lol
2006-06-27 09:38:18 · answer #2 · answered by andyman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was the same way. I had to start putting him in the crib, turning the lights down real low, and playing some classical or lullaby music (that has no words) and then leaving the room to where he couldn't see me. As long as he could see me or my husband either one, he would stay awake for hours and hours. The first couple of days and awful. He will cry louder and harder than you have ever heard before, but after about 3 days he'll be asleep in about 10 min. When he's crying though, you have to be careful that he doesn't get hysterical. If he starts crying really hard and coughing between cries it can make him throw up. Just play with him a little longer and try laying him down again. Good luck!
2006-06-27 19:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by melissa_1820 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you putting him in his crib? Wait til he's tired (but not exhausted) and lay him down. Make sure he's comfortable and the room is quiet and dim. Let him a cry a while and he should go to sleep. I really think babies and young children needs apredictable routine so they're used to sleeping the same times each day. At 7 months my daughter was napping twice or even 3 times a day.
2006-06-27 09:03:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an eight month old that used to be in the same predicament. I try to give her a bath right before bed time. After that I feed her a bottle and gently rock her. At the advice of her pediatrician, I also pushed her bedtime back a half hour. It all seems to be working. (Knock on wood.)
I hope this helps and you can get some rest yourself!
2006-06-27 09:12:35 · answer #5 · answered by sarahmorrow5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a child that never slept EVER... I hated life it was hard..I had a hard time as a mom letting the ol' cry it out routine.. I read a sleep book and this what they told me to do and it worked. Lay them down at the same time every time at night and nap time and let them cry for three mins or as long as you can last but no longer than ten mins.go back in and don't say anything.. Lay him/her back down and cover them up and keep doing this, but every time make the mins you go in longer and longer they will go to sleep and after about a week I had not problems. They say to keep going back in because you don't want the child to think you have totally abondoned them. My son is now 20months old and at 8pm I say ready for night night and he grabs his blanket and heads up the stairs that is something I never thought would ever happen it's great..
2006-06-27 09:27:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I have a 7 month old.
Make sure you have a bed time routine, babies love routine.
Make sure he/she is not overly tired.
Do you best not to pick them up after you have put them down.
This is our bedtime. about 8:15
1. take a bath (not every night)
2. clean diaper
3. PJ's on
4. to bed
5. read a story until she fussy
6. tune on her night music
7. tune the light off and leave the room
I will go back and check her every few min if she is fussy, but I won't pick her up unless I think something is wrong.
2006-06-27 09:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by Coleen T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to put your baby to sleep in 20 seconds you must get the "Instant Baby Sleep" MP3 sound track. Here is their official web-site: http://www.instantbabysleep.net
The sound track gently produces energy over the full human hearing spectrum with an embedded pulse that gently eases the brain to the Alpha state well known for drowsiness and sleep induction.
2014-09-25 09:49:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 10 month old did that. I know that this sounds harsh, but I would just put him in his bed and let him cry it out. Nothing else that I tried seemed to work. He does not do it any more, so your baby should grow out of it. My baby would eventually fuss himself to sleep. It does work, as long as you are not where he can see you. You can check on him from time to time, just don't let him see you. I beleive that it only lasted about a month to a month and a half. (Some days are a blur.) ;). I would put toys in with him to play with, but that did not always work for me. I would just have to put my baby in his bed and walk away. Again, I know that this seems harsh, but it does work. Good luck!
Also, if your baby sleeps in your room, you may want to try to move him to another room.
2006-06-27 09:11:57 · answer #9 · answered by Amanda S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive the same pro wit my four week old son he's always fighting the sleep and screaming till he gets his way.
2006-06-27 10:56:11 · answer #10 · answered by Josie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋