how can i?

Question

will this is my first baby and i have no idea on how to get my 7 month old baby boy to sleep thru the night. any ideas?

Answer 1

make sure his tummy is full and his diapie is clean. cuddle him and tell him a story and lay him in the bed. when he gets up at night whatever you do don't turn on the lights. If it's his hungry cry give him a bottle or the breast and then lay him back down after a good burping. If it's his lonely cry then don't pick him up. Just rub his back or tummy and sing or talk softly to him reassuring him that he's ok and to go back to sleep. he'll fuss alittle at first but eventually he'll get the hang of it.

Answer 2

If this is your first baby then how can you have a 7 month old boy? Anyhow, the only way we could get any sleep was to let our kids sleep with us. I know a lot of people say it's bad but it sure helped us! And now my kids both sleep alone all night. (they're both under 10.)

Answer 3

My 8 month old put himself on a schedule at about 2 months of age. He has been sleeping through the night since 1 month. I get about 8 hours of sleep a night, unless he's sick or teething or something. I set a bedtime for him and tried to keep it each night. We have a nightly routine that doesn't falter except on "date night". We eat, sit up and play (nothing too stimulating), listen to music, talk with daddy, etc., take a bath (every other night), read two stories, and then I lay him down whether he's asleep or not. He's done well with that routine.

Answer 4

My 2 year old still doesn't sleep well. He didn't sleep through the night (10 p.m.-6 a.m.) until he was 9 months old. Now he gets up at least once a night just to make sure I'm still there. My son is very much a momma's boy though.

Answer 5

every baby is the same. my little brother slep through the night very well. it also depends on how you carried your baby. like when you were pregnant, did you work a lot? did you excersise? did you drink caffeen. well that must of made your baby hyper. no worries. its normal. it will go away after a while.
just try not to pick him up so often when he start sto cry. if you do then he will get used to it and would only want to sleep in your arms and that gets tiring for you.
you could put some soft colored lights next to him. like a toy that makes soft sounds. try that.
or give him a warm bath befor bedtime.

Answer 6

Try to keep to a routine-bath at the same time, feeding at the same time, everything the same so the baby knows when it's time to sleep. And try to put him to bed just before he falls asleep so he can kind of learn how to fall asleep on his own so if he wakes up in the middle of the night he might be able to just go back to sleep.

Answer 7

what worked for me was giveing my son a nice warm bath in lavender baby wash, rub him down with the lavender lotion and right before he dozed off give him a nice warm bottle and before I knew it I was waking up checking on him more than he was waking up. The only thing is I had to repeat this three time in a row before it worked where I could do it like every other night and just feed him.

Answer 8

keep his room dark and at about 68 degrees.it is okay to check on him,but don't pick him up,he will eventually go to sleep on his own,don't help him,or you will always have to .you can also try the toys that hang from the crib that play music.I just got one that has birds and stuff that rotate,it lights up,music plays,and it displays a light show on the ceiling ,there's a big button that you push and it will go off for eight minutes.they have them at Target.they also have a baby monitor simaler to that

Answer 9

you can't really expect babys to just get on a schedule. it just devolps with time. still it can be hard. you might want to stay away from juices and fruits after 5p.m. maybe some chammoile tea about a half hour before bed. that always worked for both my children. warm bath with dim lights always helps.

Answer 10

Give him a massage on his back and belly before he goes to sleep, it will soothe him. Talk to him, sing to him, and rock him a little bit and then lay him down. Stay in the room until he falls out.