Baby wont sleep...Help!?

Question

My 8 mo. old baby will not sleep, she wakes up like a newborn, except she wont go back to sleep unless she sleeps on me, but i dont wanna start that habbit...I even have tried letting her cry, and she still doesnt go back to sleep, I 've let her cry for almost 15 min., and she's just standing up in her crib crying...not sleeping, what do I do?!

Answer 1

i hate to be the one to say it but 15 min is not long enough... when we first started letting our kids "cry it out" it was horrible... sometimes an hour or more but as long as you kept listening and the cry was the same not the "tortured" cry like something had happened to them they will be fine and tire themselves out... it took us about 4-5 days of doing this and be consistant... i know it kills you but it only hurts the routine and you will have to start all over again if you give in :)
good luck!!

Answer 2

Is she getting her belly full before going to bed? I had to put my son on no sugary substances after 4pm. (Juice, cookies, anything like that). Also, try a musical nightlight, give her a "friend" to sleep with. My two year old has a "Boo" doll from Monsters Inc that she loves to sleep with. Also, no naps after a certain hour. This may have to be a trial and error thing, but well worth it, once you get times and what-nots figured out, such as no naps after 4pm, bedtime at 9p - baby awake at 5 in the morning. Times will have to be adjusted due to how long she sleeps, how long you are willing to stay up, what time you are willing to get up in the morning. If all of this fails, Try a warm bath, some relaxing nature sounds CD, and a baby massage, have this as night time retual, it'll help her calm down and relax and KNOW that it is time for bed. No excitement or loud noises.

Answer 3

Well, the way you're going, she is still not going to be sleeping through the night at 2. I know, because I made this same mistake! I finally had to let my daughter cry it out at 18 months old. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, I think. It's so hard, once they can say "Maaaaa maaaaaa!!!!!" But, it works. The first night, she cried for about an hour, then fell asleep, and woke up later in the night and cried again for about an hour. I wanted to cry, too!

Then, the second night, she did a lot better! She only woke up and cried once for less than an hour. But the next night, she woke up and cried several times, but for shorter amounts of time.

I think she slept through the night the 4th night, but then on the 5th night, woke up and cried several times. But the next night, she slept through the night. Now, she's sleeping through the night almost every night. Last night she woke up around 11pm. I think she had a nightmare! She was screaming! So, I broke my rule and went in and held her until she fell back to sleep. But don't break your rules too soon, or they'll revert to not sleeping again.

The key is to be consistent. Once you put them down for the night, do NOT go in there, no matter what (unless they cry for over an hour or you hear a scream or something, of course!)

Do not do this if your child is too young (under about 6 months old) or sick or needs to gain weight. Ask your doctor their opinion, too. Make sure your baby is not hungry, too. Feed her as much as possible before bedtime.

For more information on this method, read "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child".

Answer 4

I agree 15 min may not be long enough, try adding 5 more then next time and 5 more the following night until she gets it then it should get shorter. Its hard I know

Answer 5

According to my mother-in-law (and I've even tried it myself and it worked), if you give your baby a warm bath, even in the middle of the night, and then a warm bottle, she should be able to get back to sleep pretty quickly. Something else to consider is if she has Caulic. If she does, you can put Vicks Vapor Rub on the bottoms of her feet and then put socks on over that the the night. I know it sounds strange, but it works!

Answer 6

Put a 2 litter in her crib with warm water in it (Unless she knows how to get them open make sure its EXTREAMLY tight) cuz my gir slept with us he was five then a friend told me bout the warm water bottles and after a while we took the water bottles away and he slept fine. Its just a phase i guess where they want that warm feeling next to them!

Answer 7

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