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hi, when my little sister was born, she was the same, i know it sounds cruel but sometimes leaving them to cry makes them realise they wont recievce any attention, causing them to give up, and sleep hopefully, my mate also says look into channel 4's super nanny lol, all the best

2006-10-27 10:11:12 · answer #1 · answered by JJB 2 · 0 0

Is your baby having too much sleep during the day? That could be one of the reasons. Do you get up and attend to him every time he cries during the night? If you do then he will never get out of the habit as I went through it with my sons who are now 6 and 7 so I had two to see two babies during the night (extremely exhausting) and I realise now most of the time it was for attention. I ended up sleeping in their beds for the first couple of years! I know that you may be worried if he is waking up because he is ill but you can tell the difference most of the time by the cry. Also routine is very important, a relaxing bath, maybe a massage/bedtime story and a night light if he doesn't have one. You may already do this but I'm just thinking of options. Good luck and persevere!

2006-10-27 17:45:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

My daughter is now 18 months, and still doesn't sleep through - it turns out that she has something called Eustachian Tube Disfunction, which is a common problem in babies where a tube in the ear doesn't work properly. I've put a link to an article about it which may help. Its a long shot, but just in case!
Sleep deprevation is horrible and unless you've been there, its very hard to imagine what its like when everyone else's child seems to have slept through since birth!
Routine is often the key to sleep problems, but if you suspect something could be wrong, please do speak to your Dr or health visitor.

2006-10-27 17:25:36 · answer #3 · answered by Dizie 2 · 0 0

if he sleeps 5 hours in one go then he IS sleeping through the nite! Babies have a different sleep pattern then the grown ups and it takes at least 40 weeks for the sleep to consolidate! he is very young and as everyone said put a routine in place and stick to it - do not feed him during the night but give him cooled water to drink, offer him a dummy it may help. keep light to minimum and do not talk to him when he wakes up in the middle of the nite. i have a one year old and she does not sleep through the nite every nite.
anyway they start teething and then sleep is disturbed again...
on weekends sleep when he takes his nap - housework can wait!!
The book Fifi recommended is really good

2006-10-27 17:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by justme 4 · 0 0

honey he's only 7 months old give it a little bit longer before u panic about it! Only the very few extremely lucky ones get a baby sleeping through so soon. My main advice right now would be to sleep whenever possible even if it means leaving chores etc and get dad to take turns with u for night feeds? if he's working too then he should share your tiredness!!!!! do a night each in turn its only fair! and if he wont tell him ur handing in ur notice! good luck xxx

2006-10-27 17:20:28 · answer #5 · answered by Lyndsey B 3 · 0 0

All babys are different, you are just unlucky. Have you tried a regular routine ie feed bath ect at same time every night , it takes patience. Lots of luck , im sure it will happen soon , make sure your baby is not to cold, hot,has not got wind needs a nappy changed ect . Put on a night light and some baby music , hope this helps.

2006-10-27 17:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by scrumotious 24 1 · 0 0

make the gaps between naps longer. No morning naps and put him to bed about an hour and a half before you. He just may not be an all night sleeper. My daughter is 14 months old and she is a really good baby, but she still won't sleep thru the night either and I've just learned to switch nights with my husband on who gets up to give her a bottle.

Good Luck!!

2006-10-27 17:12:03 · answer #7 · answered by Ms.BusyBody 4 · 0 0

There are several keys to having children that sleep through the night. The first is that they need a normal circadian rhythm. That means they need to have light as a natural cue that night is approaching. So let him see the day go to night. And NO NIGHT LIGHT.

Second, children need a strong bedtime routine. Make one and live by it. For us it was bath, reading, pottie, bed. No variation.

Third, let them cry at night a little. They will train you if you let them.

Good luck

2006-10-27 17:21:00 · answer #8 · answered by lovingdaddyof2 4 · 0 0

hi poor you try only letting baby have one nap in the middle of the day after lunch after tea give bath bottle and turn volume down on the TV keep everything quiet so he knows its bed time make sure you don't move his cot about his bedroom as that seemed to upset my sons sleep pattern.another good way is wear a t-shirt all day and then put it in his cot with him so he will be able to smell you all the time put a bottle with water in with him so he can have a drink if he wakes up.if all this fails i think you will have to accept that this is his sleep pattern hopefully he will grow out of it good luck in getting some sleep

2006-10-28 06:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

hi dont worry i wne tthrough the same and a very good source told me no mother should work til your baby/ies are one yrs old because that is when they sleep througyh the night regularly and it may be longer or it maybe shorter amount of time but it always around 1 year and as for you burning the candle at both ends that is a really bad thing to do because i understand the need to work but you need to be healthy not for your baby but for you, you are going through this wonderful time of a persons life and you want to be healthy to witness it.
, trust me! good luck email me if you need some help!

2006-10-27 17:16:52 · answer #10 · answered by lozzi_pop22 4 · 0 0

I was told that if my child woke up for a feed during the night, give him water.... (he was 6 months)
That wasnt working so i just left him safe inhis cot and tried to get as much sleep as i could. (this wasnt easy!) It took about 1-2wks before he stopped getting up altogether. He started waking up when we went to bed so hes no in his own room at 10 months and sleeps from 7pm till around 7am the next day without waking.

2006-10-30 09:17:32 · answer #11 · answered by jojo 3 · 0 0

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