My son is 8 months old and still doesn't sleep thru the nite. Any thoughts??

Question

I asked a similar question last month and got him from 4 times a nite to 2 can I get him down to 1 maybe even none. Without the cry it out method because I refuse to do that. I feed him 3 tbsps of cereal right before his bath and then it's bedtime at 8. He is up at 5 but he gets really crabby if we keep him up after 8. We have tried.

I got an email from American Baby today saying that my 8 month old should be sleeping thru the nite 12 hours. I wish

Answer 1

ohhh darlin! I'm with ya on this one. My son is 5 months old & wakes up every 3 hours. I have honest to God tried EVERYTHING (besides the cry it out method, I have a roommate & I just can't take it) & nothing has worked. He's been eating rice cereal already & eats more than 36 ounces of formula a day. He naps only 2 or 3 times a day for never over an hour. He wakes up at night so often, but never eats, so it's not that he's hungry- he just doesn't wanna sleep. Please let me know if you figure out a way to get them to sleep, because I would PAY to get him to LOL

Answer 2

The best way is to not feed the baby in the middle of the night. At 6 months the baby doesn't need the food in the middle of the night anymore. Go ahead and get up with him and do whatever you want to get him back to sleep ( I dont believe in crying it out either), but no food. His tummy will be retrained within a few nights. It took my daughter 3 really tough nights of this and then she slept through the night from then on.

It's good that you are putting him down at 8pm. Despite what some may think, going to bed later will not help. Babies actually dont sleep as well if they are kept up past bedtime. Also, it is suggested that you put him down awake, sleepy, but awake so he falls asleep on his own. I would stay in the room with my daughter while she fell asleep, and would rub her back, but I didn't pick her up. I read that some babies wake up and cry because they dont know where they are. They fall asleep in someone's arms, and wake up somewhere else. That's when I started putting my down awake for naps too.

Good luck!!

Answer 3

If he naps a lot during the day time take that away slowly. My son is 7mo. old and has been sleeping all night since he was 3mo. old. The crying method usually won't work, he gets to worked up. Feed him the latest possible I know you said he gets fussy after 8pm but work with him on it. Its not something that's going to change over night. Every baby is different maybe he just needs more time than others.

Answer 4

Me in my view i do no longer rush it, I in basic terms be responsive to that as quickly as a infant gets to a undeniable age they're able to being waiting to sleep although the evening with out feeding. I definitely have an 8 month previous son who nevertheless wakes up each 2 hours in the midst of the evening. I do desire that he could sleep although the evening. i'm a stay at residing house mom, yet no longer purely do I definitely have an 8 month previous, yet I even have 22 month previous twins and that i'm pregnant lower back. i be responsive to that I introduced all this on myself, despite if i don't desire a infant this is waking although the evening with a new child additionally. Like I mentioned at 8 months previous he's able to going all evening with out feeding. this is an risk to hold them and cuddle them, yet at 8 months previous they could desire to no longer want that.

Answer 5

Do you think it is a habit at this point? Have you tried reading the No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley? She may have suggestions that help in your situation. I also do not believe in the cry it out method, but what we did around 4-5 months is: everytime my daughter got up, we would go in, rub her back and give her a pacifier, but no picking her up and no bottle (not sure if you are picking up the baby or giving him a bottle). If you are doing either one, stopping them may help decrease or get rid of the night waking habit. If he is waking for no hug, no rock, no cuddle, no bottle, etc., then check with the doctor to make sure that it isn't reflux, teething, etc. Good luck!

Answer 6

I can't really tell you how to get your child to sleep thru the night but I can tell you my child didn't sleep thru the night until he was well over 1 year old.

How long are his naps? How many naps is he taking? Really really wear him out during the day. Play, play, play until you can't play any longer. Make sure he is good and tired when you put him down for the night. Other than that I can't help much but I know how you feel. You would like to sleep thru the night yourself.

Good Luck and have patience, you will sleep again soon.

Answer 7

Read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child and reconsider the cry it out theory. A good night's sleep is the most important gift you can give your child and sometimes they need to be trained by letting them cry. Consider it good for them. You wouldn't give your child a candy bar if they cried for it- in the same way, you shouldn't deprive your child of much needed sleep by giving in to crying. It took me 2 nights with my 10 month old to train him to sleep through the night. He now (at 2.5 years) naps 2-3 hours during the day and 11-12 hours at night.

Answer 8

Well, dear, you will need to let him cry it out, for his own good and yours. It is a matter of boundaries, independence, and trust. As long as you continue to go in there when he is crying for attention, you are teaching him that is normal. It is a matter of you setting your expectations, and then acting on them.
You are the parent.
It's great that you are so very caring and kind. But, he needs to learn that alone time is a good thing, too. Time to think, be quiet, and respect others. It will only take one to three nights of "crying it out" before he gets the message. I used to wait until a time (in the daytime, perhaps after a nap) when my babies were quietly awake, and then go in there and smile and pick them up and play. They all (4) survived and are now wonderful young women.

Answer 9

I know you're against cry it out, but I just want to say that my sub teacher was for some reason talking about her 2 children and how the one would cry a lot because she wanted attention, but the second one she ignored (but only when she was sure there wasn't anything wrong, like needing a diaper change) and he learned quickly that crying wouldn't get him attention. The crying should go a way by its self soon, though.

Answer 10

What does he wake up for? Is it the same thing every night. If it's gas then you might try to give him the drops for gas. Is he just really sensitvie to household noises, you might try eliminating some of the noises you can control. If you still can't figure it out, I would ask you pediatrician if there is a more serious problem like sleep apneia.