My 7 month old still doesn't sleep through the night. She shares a room with her sister (2.5 years old), so I don't want her to wake her up if she cries. My baby is also pretty stubborn if you leave her to cry herself to sleep. Any ideas? Thanks for the help!
2006-09-09 04:43:05 · 20 answers · asked by tinydoozer 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
She wakes up wanting a bottle, and is usually up for 20 minutes. She goes back to sleep most of the time.
2006-09-09 04:48:06 · update #1
Try taking away a day time nap. Make sure she is active during the day.
She may not be ready to sleep through the night. When she wakes up how long is she up for? What does she want?
2006-09-09 04:45:43 · answer #1 · answered by yzerswoman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there mommy
Now don't be taken back from what I am about to type. I have two kids, and it worked for both kids. One hour and and half before it's time to go to bed, don't give her ANYTHING to eat. She is going to be cranky, yes I know. Give her a warm bath, and with your soapy cloth, as you are washing her, massage her muscles (trickery relaxation). After her bath, use the same trick with applying her lotion, have her bottle already ready for her to drink and as she is drinking her FINAL meal for the night, I promise she will be sleep before she finishes the bottle. And you can burp her without waking her up. With the tip of your hand rub (with mild, slight pressure) rub her back in a circular motion. Do this all over her back, this way you won't wake her and she is naturally going to burp. Your baby shouldn't get gas this way. In case this happen, use the same circular technique on her belly. Concentrating underneath her belly and slightly in the middle. This get the gas moving and those farts will come guessing out. She may burp, but mainly fart. And she will feel better---fast. Your baby WILL sleep through the night, I promise. You must have a little Patience though for it to work.
Good luck mommy
2006-09-12 09:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My question would be when she wakes up and wants that bottle, does she finish it off every time? Sometimes babies get into bad habits. One common one is that when they're really little, they wake up hungry of course so we feed them through the night...but as they continue to grow, they don't always even out the daytime feedings enough so that they can last through the night. If she's taking the entire bottle everytime she wakes up, I would increase how much she's taking during the day. The more she takes during the day, the less she'll need during the night. Also, please, please, please!!! do not put cereal in her bottle...contrary to popular belief, it doesn't help them sleep, and can cause them to choke...especially when they're laying down in bed!!! If nothing else works, I would talk to her pediatrician the next time she goes in and discuss the issue with him/her. They really can have some wonderful insight for us at times!
2006-09-09 05:04:42 · answer #3 · answered by Kellye B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try letting your baby sleep with you at night or rock her to sleep. My parents told me when I was a baby that I wouldn't sleep through the night either so before bed at about sunset they would take me out and drive in the car for an hour. If you want to leave your 2.5 year old at home while on the drive ask your parents or boyfriend or husband to watch her, or take her along to get her to sleep also!
2006-09-09 04:52:26 · answer #4 · answered by grillzcrackhead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may not be the answer you're looking for, but babies are not biologically designed to sleep through the night. They need to be parented even at night and the night-waking actually serves a purpose (nutritionally, emotionally, and to prevent SIDS). When you use the word "stubborn" it makes me think that your baby is purposefully waking to annoy you--she's not, she just needs you! Letting babies "cry it out" teaches them that their needs aren't important enough to attend to and that mommy can't be trusted. Read "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley for humane solutions that will work for the whole family.
2006-09-09 08:14:45 · answer #5 · answered by LAmama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a consistant bedtime ritual. We had to give our baby "night time" snacks so she went to bed with a full tummy. Also try playing a radio for "white noise". This may muffle any noise from big sister during the night. Best of Luck!
2006-09-09 04:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All babies are different... mine has slept almost through the night since he came home from the hsopital... but my trick is ROUTINE...
I get home from work around 5pm... I play with him and this gets him tired... around 6pm-7pm I give him a bath a good bottle of milk and he usually sleeps till 5am which is when I wake up to go to work anyway...
Dont know if it will work for you, but it does for me...
Hope this helps!
2006-09-09 16:44:52 · answer #7 · answered by lilly_mom_pr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple mistakes I made with my first;
Never nurse them till they fall asleep. I think this caused him to not be able to learn to fall asleep on his own.
Dont ly with them until they fall asleep. Waking in the night might be inevitable but if the baby can learn to soothe themselves to sleep they can fall alseep again with out all the crying.
There might be a little bit of crying. I think by 7 months they can handle it. I think parents forget that it is our job to frsutrate our kids a little, so they learn how to deal with things and cope. Letting a baby cry it out for a little bit can actually be good for them and thier ability to cope. Of course, you dont want to leave them too long. Sometimes they might be scared or ill feeling and I think it would be just plain mean to leave them then,but you know, use your mommy judgements. I used small increments of time. I would let my little guy cry for about 5 minutes, then go on and rub his back, turn on nice music or whatever, then go out again for 5-7 munutes, slowly making the time increments bigger.
A little background noise, like a fan or a soothing music tape can help them to sleep.
Every child is so different though. It may be that she is just going to wake up in the night for a while longer. That is quite common and normal as well. I think however, the main issue is finding creative ways to teach her to soothe herself back to sleep without being dependant on mommy being there.
Good luck!
2006-09-09 05:17:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How much dose she eat before she goes to bed. Try giving her more food at night than you do during the day.That way the bottle lasts longer.and it helps if you give her a bath right before her bottle at night.
2006-09-09 05:13:05 · answer #9 · answered by wvcountrygirl_93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the Sleep Lady...www.sleeplady.com...she charges for consultations, but puts out a great e-mail newsletter. Though I didn't follow all of her advice and slept part time w/ both of my kids, some of her advice was life & sanity-saving! ...and more complete than anything I could suggest here.
2006-09-09 04:51:47 · answer #10 · answered by annamalskin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋