any tips on getting a 7mo to sleep???

Question

any tips on getting a hyperactive 7 month old to sleep?? Please im desperate!!!
As my newborn is asleep most of the time i need to get the other one to sleep more! As the nurse sed she is prob tired but she still wont sleep!!

as i keep having to add i adopted my neice after my sister died while i was heavily preg with my own. thats how a 7mo and a newborn work.

Answer 1

I'd say routine. Plan the day so that she has the opportunity to get enough sleep during the day so as to not feel overtired at bedtime. Sleeping in the same place (ie: in her cot) every time and not just anywhere. Black out blinds also help.

Build a ritual into the routine for bedtime, like a nice bath, storytime and then bed. This will give her the cues and the time she needs to calm down.

We tend to breastfeed our son just before putting him in the cot for the night. It might not be the best thing to do as he may develop a habit out of it and not want to go to sleep without a feed later on, but it works just now to calm him down. After he's in the cot, we leave the room for him to get on with it. If he cries, we go back in the room to soothe him (patting, shooshing, etc., but not picking him up) and he usually settles in 15minutes.

But the key thing is routine and getting enough rest during the day.

Answer 2

hi
sorry to hear about your sister first of all
PLEASE PLEASE - do not let the baby cry it out! she has been through a lot already - do not leave her alone in the room to cry.
you need to start from scratch i 'm afraid
7m needs good naps during the day - all in all 2- 3 hours - lets say 2 x 1.5h naps.pull the curtains put some low soothing music on and take it easy - you are teaching her to sleep. may sound silly but it is true. let her have some milk before she takes her naps and sleep.
for the eveining start preparations early give her dinner around 6.30, after that no energized play - slow everything down. than a bath and then to bed - if she likes to be held - hold her of she likes whispering whisper etc - it will take time.
watch signs of sleepiness - rubbing eyes, slowing down, maybe whining a bit. she does not know what to do and since you are a new mum neither do you. by the way - good lessons for your newborn - not to make same mistakes again... I wish someone told me .... BE PATIENT because there is no other way...
try this book - no-cry sleep solution by elisabeth pantley.
good luck

Answer 3

Make sure that she has a set schedule every night. If she's having 2 naps a day, eliminate the afternoon nap. Some babies just don't need as much sleep as other babies. So.. here's the plan.. Only 1 nap per day, not in the afternoon.. make sure that she has a day full of activity. When 7-8 pm comes around.. make sure she has the same routine EVERY night.. bath, massage, pj's that aren't constrictive and won't make her too hot, make sure she has a full tummy.. bottle or some baby cereal .. something.. rock her and sing her a song.. and there ya go.. after a few days.. you should notice some results. If not.. it could be the heat.

Answer 4

How did you get a 7 month old and a newborn? Was your little one premature?

Its hard for them to sleep at the moment with the heat, I'm having real trouble with my 15 month old.

Just be patient and she will sleep better eventuallY!

Answer 5

I have a 7month old son myself, i feel so sorry for you i was once in your situation. let the baby cry for 10 min in his/her cot go in a give dummy a sh them down, go straight back out and do it again for 10min, you mite have do it 3times but they will eventually sleep. the next nite do the exact same thing and the next nite you mite have do it for 3-4nites but she / she wil sleep. be strict with him/her and dont let ones spoil him/her u are the one left up at nite, just makes sure well feed and winded so you will no they aren't crying cos of wind or hunger and don't tale into bed my nephew is still sleeping beside his mum and he is 5!!!

I wish you all the best, get there a book that's greet.
contented little baby by Cindy ford i think but check out the book shops.

get a few hours sleep today get some 1 to babysit and lay down and prepare for crying the nite and you will be top this day next week,

good luck xx

Answer 6

If you don' t want to give your child any type of remedy or drugs... try a little white noise in the background where her bed is. You can purchase white noise specific devices at stores or you can miss-tune a radio until you get static and place that in the room quiet enough not to overpower her but loud enough to hear. You'll be surprised how this can help.

Answer 7

Don't give her a late nap, let her run all day long, so that she is wore out, no sugar late in the day.

Bedtime routine always worked with my daughter: after dinner it was bath, books, and bed...if that wouldn't work, she could listen to her nature sounds or lullabies...I always had a radio on for her on a soft channel...OR she had a monitor that played a little light show on the ceiling, or the fisher price aquarium.

hope that helps ya!!! good luck!

Answer 8

it truly is what toddlers are meant to do, sorry. She isn't utilising you as a pacifier, she purely isn't utilising her pacifier as a mom, heavily. i do not pick to sound like i'm confronting you yet why are you weaning to formulation? besides she likely doesn't like the formulation so she isn't eating as a lot, then she is making up for it at nighttime. no matter if she is eating adequate formulation she is making up for the lost cuddling at nighttime. you could *attempt* feeding her better in many circumstances in the course of the day, and toddler wearing a minimum of many of the time. quite before mattress to accurate her up feed each and every hour or better in many circumstances. This *ought to* help. regardless of this my 11 month previous nevertheless eats ever a million-3 hours, day and nighttime with perchance one 4-5 stretch 2 or 3 days out of the week. and do not pay interest to those who're going to allow you to understand cosleeping is a foul habit. it truly is a decision and learn after learn after learn has shown it truly is sweet for toddler. It reduces the hazards of SIDS, it reduces psychological ailment, will improve happiness, will improve independance and so on.

Answer 9

Just feed the baby some catnip. It is used to make cats go to sleep. It's not a drug. Or do what George Bush's mother did and hit the baby over the head with a baseball bat!

Answer 10

let me get this straight...you have a new born and a 7 month old?...there's something not quite right with that picture....i used to carry my baby with a rocking motion or sit with him on a rocking chair..it usually does the trick...if you do this long enough even while the baby cries it will get tired and fall asleep...its also important to pat and talk to the baby too,,it will give it a more secure and safe feeling