after we moved my son refused to sleep in his bed. I ended up lrtting him sleep in my bed with me. My doctor says to let him cry and he should fall asleep in an hour well i let him cryfor 5 min. then i go in and calm him down and so on it took 5 hours!!!!
please help!!!!!!
2006-09-13 10:08:46 · 17 answers · asked by ? 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
i've been trying to get him to sleep in a play pin in my bed room i thought that would be easier than in his own room? bad idea??
2006-09-13 10:23:54 · update #1
This trick worked wonders for me and my son. Sit next to his bed while he goes to sleep. Don't pick him up! That is the most important part of the trick...It might take a while the first night...but I promise you this works, so stay with me. next night move just a little farther away but still where he can see you. Every night you move a bit farther away until you are out the door. Feel free to comfort him. Tell him he is ok, read a book to him while he is in bed...hold his hand. But if you pick him up..kids are really smart, he will learn that all he has to do is cry and you will give in. It's hard since as parents that is what we do for the first years of our babies lives. But try to help him do this and your nights will be SO much easier and so will his. Good Luck and good night :)
2006-09-13 10:17:35 · answer #1 · answered by aerofrce1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the son a large Teddy Bear that has a heart sound..For the first couple of nights, hold him and the Teddy Bear close to each other and rock them both. Then the 3rd night, let him sleep with it. Also don't let the child take a very long nap during the day time. No longer than an hour for nap time. Play with him a lot to tire him out before bed time. Sometimes a warm soothing bath will help relax him before bed time.
2006-09-13 18:35:41 · answer #2 · answered by CenTexan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start at the same time each night give the baby a warm bath and use a lavender scented wash or have an aromatherapy diffuser in the baby's room with lavender scent in it. after the bath, dress the baby for bed and then sit beside the crib or bed and sing, while rubbing their back or across their forehead. this may take a couple of weeks to become routine but after a while the baby will go to sleep easily. do not pick the baby up if he/she continues to cry. just keep singing and rubbing in a soft voice.
2006-09-13 17:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by kimber1731 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With our kids, who are now 11, 9, 8, and 10 months, we used a 15 minute window. It is torture the first time you do it, but once your child get used to it will be much better for you and him. If your little one is still crying after the 15 minutes then get him rock him, feed him, comfort him.......whatever it is he needs and put him back in his bed for another 15. In the beginning it really is hard, but it is so well worth the sleep you and your son will get.
All of our kids are excellent sleepers, two still fight it but quietly. The baby will sing himself to sleep and the 11 year old stares at ceiling.
I hope this helps. Be brave and good luck!
Kat
2006-09-13 17:22:26 · answer #4 · answered by Real 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs to adjust to his new surroundings. Don't let him sleep with you. It's a hard habit to break. Tell him goodnight and if he cries, let him cry for about ten minutes. Go in to his room, pat him on the back and tell him it's ok and then leave. Do not pick him up. If he starts crying again, let it go on for 15 min., then go in and reassure him again without picking him up. Make the intervals between longer each time. It may be a long night or 2. But eventually he'll figure out how to wake up and go back to sleep on his own. Listening to them cry is hard, but kids need to learn to sleep through the night. Good luck. I did this with my 3 kids and they all were great sleepers!
2006-09-13 17:21:16 · answer #5 · answered by schoolot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about an hour before bedtime put him in the tub, kinda warmer than normal, use a lavender scented bath soap on him. while he plays until you see him slowing down, give him a foot massage, not the barely touching kind, rub the bottom of his feet with the inside middle knuckle of your thumb. keep everything really calm and quiet, even your voices, keep the lights down low, by the time you are ready for him to go to sleep chances are he will be ready to drift off without too much of a fight. it may take a few days for him to get used to a routine of this, but it worked so well for my son, daughter, and my granddaughter.
2006-09-13 17:27:50 · answer #6 · answered by kristeena911 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our 11 month old has been the town cryer most of his little life. We find that if you wear him out...exercise. Like crawling around the house...we play follow the leader. then when it comes to bed time his crying is not so long. Plus we have a good night routine too. We know!!!!
2006-09-13 17:27:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get it in your area, start watching Nanny 911 or Supernanny. I also listed a book name below. Jo Frost has some great tips on getting kids to sleep. One thing you might consider is shortening the daytime naps. If he usually sleeps 2 hours, wake him up at 1.5 hours and so on.
2006-09-13 17:19:33 · answer #8 · answered by jboatright57 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have some excellent information on baby sleep problems. I cannot post you a link here due to Yahoo policy, but if you send me an email, or a PM I will send you the link. Its full of sensible advice and really does help.
regards,
Katie
2006-09-13 18:40:06 · answer #9 · answered by Katie R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adult Cough syrup with alcohol will do the trick. Trust me. It works like a charm. Use common sense on dozage. Bedroom needs to be dark and quiet. Soft music is alright. Don't use cough syrup for more than three days in a row.
2006-09-13 17:22:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋