Hi ,i have sleeping issue with my 8 month old . Need help please?

Question

My son falls asleep at 9:00 Pm.Then ,again he wakes up by 10 :30 or 11 P.m.We have to feed him or rock him to get him back to sleep.Then again he wakes up by 3:30 A.m and starts crying and will be awake for atleast an hour.Then, he wakes up by 6:00 and then sleeps and again wakes up by 8:00.
I am very much frustated as i and my Husband never had a good sleep in these eight months.Can anyone help?

Answer 1

my daughter is 10 months, she too is asleep by 9, up and 10, i hold her til she falls back asleep then she may wake again in an hour or not, depends on her i guess. last night she slept all night without waking up. guess she is getting older and changing, but limit your child to one nap or two if the first one was early, a good bottle before bedtime mix with cereal to coat the tummy and let her wear herself out. you know when your baby is ready for ni nite.

Answer 2

You can always try to feed him a little more before he goes to bed, give him a bath, etc. But, I think your biggest problem is that your son does not know how to fall back asleep by himself. you said that you feed him or rock him to put him back to sleep. Well, 8 months later, your son NEEDS to be rocked or fed to fall back asleep. I am pretty sure that your son could be able to sleep through the night without waking for a bottle. The only problem, is that he needs you to fall back asleep. As hard as it is, try letting him cry himself to sleep (no more than 15-20 minutes) before you go and pick him up. Also, during the day, try to lay him down for naps while he is still somewhat awake. This will help him learn to fall asleep on his own Good luck

Answer 3

My son slept fine for the first couple months, then he was up all night crying. This started from about 8:00P.M. to around 6:00 A.M. I took him to the doctor, and they said he had colic. I tried everything to calm him down, but short of rocking him and holding him, I pretty much was totally sleep deprived for a few months until he outgrew it. My suggestion is to talk to your doctor and make sure there are no physical ailments. If it's colic, there are a couple of things that seemed to calm my baby down (placing him in his car seat or carrier then placing that on top of the dryer and turning the dryer on--the hum and vibration of the dryer eases them temporarily, go for a car ride, or a walk in the stroller), but short of this unfortunately it's something that he just had to outgrow. Most of all, be patient and don't blame the baby. If you feel that you are at wits end, get a babysitter or take turns between you and your husband--but not both at the same time--give each other a break from time to time.

Answer 4

i know you've prolly heard it before but you have to let him cry. Waking up once is prolly likely for an eight month old but 3-4 times is a little rediculous. When you put him down at nine, you should expect at least 5-6 hours of solid sleep. When he wakes up and cries for you it's usually becuase he's lonely and wants attention, and it's habit. Let him cry for about 20 minutes. If it doesn't let up at all, go in and reassure him that your there and rub him on the back, then leave again. Let him cry himself to sleep and he will sleep alot better in the future. It will only take a few times and he will catch on.

Answer 5

Time to break the bad habits, all of you. Let him cry. If you know he has a full tummy when you put him to bed, and a clean diaper, then put him to bed and DON'T GO BACK until morning. A week of this, maybe less, and you will all finally be sleeping through the night. You must help your baby break his bad habit; you are the parents. A little crying will be hard on you short term but the long term benefits will be HUGE. I have an eight month old who has been sleeping through the night for months. It took some occaisional crying to get to that point, though.

Answer 6

My son went through this. I told his dr about it and he told me that its normal for babies at some stage to do this. As for letting them sooth themselves. Not all babies will "cry it out" and some babies will cry and cry until they are given the attention they are requiring. There was a period of time my son would go to sleep at 830 wake up 10 want to be fed and rocked and would wake up from 3-5am to PLAY! And no we could not just leave him in the crib to play because he'd scream his head off if he didnt see us there. Then he'd want a bottle and go back to sleep around 5-530 and be up and ready to go by 7-8am. Not getting sleep during the first yr of life is part of parenthood. Ive not had good rest in 13yrs. I think its a phase my son after about 2-3 weeks of doing what your saying your baby is doing stopped on his own.

Answer 7

Your first answer is a good one thats exactly what i would suggest also!!

I guess you have him on a scheduled bed time at nine so start by haveing a good dinner get his belly full give him a nice warm bath let him play for awhile, maybe rub him down with some lotion get him relaxed and ready for bed, he might sleep longer at night before he wakes up.
also try not to let him take a nap several hours before bedtime maybe that will let him sleep longer through the night.
my first son woke up once every night for the first year, he wanted a bottle so i started making a bottle of water before we went to bed that way at night i had it right there to give him it's also better on there teeth than regular milk once he starts drinking regular milk.
okay well i hope the best for you hope this advise will work!!
Good Luck!

Answer 8

You're going to hate me for this, but you need to teach him how to soothe himself. The way to do that: Let him cry it out.

He's learned to manipulate mom and dad with his cries. When he wakes up, he's not hungry and really he doesn't *need* you--he just *wants* you.

He cries and you come and he knows that. You need to teach him how to soothe himself or you're going to be getting up with him until he's 1 or 2 yrs. old.

When he wakes up crying, let him. Let him cry for a few minutes and go in his room. Stroke his head or softly sing to him but don't pick him up, rock him, or feed him. You can let him cry it out without totally abandoning him in his room. After he calms down, leave the room. If he starts crying go back in and do the same thing.

It's tough, but it's well worth it. The earlier you teach him how to calm himself the easier it will be.

ETA: The first answerer suggested keeping him active before bed, but that's the last thing you want to do. You're going to get him all wound up and it will be harder for him to fall asleep.

Answer 9

My daughter is 8.5 months and I can tell that her sleep schedule is changing. She doesn't seem to nap as much during the day... only 2 short naps (1/2 hr-1 hr). We try keeping her up until about 9pm. Last night she slept through the night until 8am (HOORAY!!)

Maybe try shortening his daytime naps... and let him become more tired by the end of the day.

Answer 10

I've never really had a problem with my daughter sleeping. But I do know that you should try playing with him, etc. to tire him out, make sure he is eating lots of food to fill his tummy up, and if nothing else is wrong with him, let him cry it out.