what can i do if my 8 month old wont sleep at night?

Question

MY BABY GIRL IS 8 MONTHS OLD I CAN'T GET HER TO SLEEP AT NIGHT I HAVE NOT GAVE HER NAPS BECAUSE SHE WON'T SLEEP AT NIGHT AND SHE STILL WONT SLEEP I EVEN GAVE HER A SLEEP TIME EVERY NIGHT AT 8:00PM THAT STILL WONT WORK WHAT SHOULD I DO..

Answer 1

She may just be use to getting up during the middle of the night for a bottle. If you think that may be a reason than wing her off it and let her cry it out and she will fall asleep I know this sounds horrible and it is really really hard to do but there isn't any other way.

Answer 2

The best thing to get any baby to sleep through the entire night is to feed her a small amount of cereal. Baby cereal can be mixed with formula or 2% milk. At the beginning, mix the cereal thin and then gradually make it thicker. Use the formula or 2% milk for her to drink while she is eating the cereal.
Your baby girl will sleep all night once she has a full stomach. You didn't mention what her feeding schedule was. Or what she was eating during the day. So, I presumed that she is still on formula. Hope this helps!
I'm not sure what this ferber method is. It sounds like a ritual that you will have to do every single night. Which if you are busy with other things that need to be done, it won't get done. Babies need attention, yes, but not to the point of spoiling them early. I have raised kids for about 30 years, and lived without this ferber method.

Answer 3

I just happen to land on this site when searching for something else... thought I would reply. I also have an 8 month old baby who doesn't sleep at night. I feel ya! And.. I have done every blessed thing these people said. I put him on a schedule, I limit his naps but make sure he isn't to worn out to sleep. He gets cereal before bed time. He takes a pacifer, he gets a bottle at night. I don't stimulate him when he wakes up.. I don't pick him up, change him.. on and on... I've read so many books and listened to so much advice, but little guy WILL NOT SLEEP AT NIGHT! It gets really hard and I feel worn out a lot. I just try to sleep when he sleeps and try to hang on. My mother told me that I didn't sleep through the night until I was 18 months old! Scary! I just think that some babies have a harder time sleeping for long periods. All I can say is try your best to try others advice and if all else fails just try to rest when she rest and stick it through. Good luck!

Answer 4

there an article with 31 suggestion, first part is heavy going, if you got time, also try sreach for questions on there, type in'baby sleep'', - good luck

31 WAYS TO GET YOUR BABY TO GO TO SLEEP AND STAY ASLEEP EASIER

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070300.asp

9 Calming down. Give baby a warm bath followed by a soothing massage to relax tense muscles and busy minds. Be careful, though, because this will stimulate some babies.

21 Darkness in the bedroom. Use opaque shades to block out the light, which may get you an extra hour of sleep if you have one of those little roosters who awakens to the first ray of sunlight entering the bedroom.

22 Sounds to sleep by. Repetitive, nearly monotonous sounds that lull baby to sleep are known as white noise, such as the sounds of a fan, air conditioner, or even tape recordings of womb sounds or vacuum cleaner sounds. Also, try running water from a nearby faucet or shower, a bubbling fish tank, a loudly ticking clock, or a metronome set at sixty beats a minute. (These can all be tape-recorded.) Try music to sleep by, such as tape recordings of waterfalls or ocean sounds, or a medley of easy-listening lullabies on a continuous-play tape recorde

Answer 5

Your baby is overtired, from not napping, she won't sleep. She can get so tired she just won't sleep. Take a good half hour of play for baby with you, lots of stimulation, then read a story, have a bottle, or dinner, then to bath, then a massage then 5-10 minutes of snuggles/songs/rocking--then put her to bed and leave her. Ferber works. If after 5-6 days, this behavior continues, despite a consistent pattern, see your pediatrician!

Answer 6

make her naps interupted in the day.... and use the ferber method....if u don't get a schedule going yet and soon, you will be unhappy laterr.....but think of it this way...i (literally) put my son down to take a nap one morning and i was so tired i did too, when i woke up .....everything in my world was lost...so no matter what please cherish that baby..... Never take her for granted bc you never know if it's the last time you will see them or hear them. I wouldnt want you to have to feel the way i felt and still fee. no parent should ever have to.

Answer 7

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