my 6 month old won't sleep in his crib?

Question

the worst part of this whole thing is that i have put my face next to his in other for him to sleep when i put him in his crib he only sleeps for an hour then wakes up every two hours help i need some sleep.

Answer 1

i have this problem with my lil one. what you have to do is put him in his crib and turn all the lights off and crack the door and let him cry. he will cry for about 5 - 10 min. he will just cry him self to sleep. if you keep putting him to sleep he will get used to it and never want to sleep in his crib. so let him go to sleep on his own and let him pretty much cry.

Answer 2

I'm fixing to have this problem too since my 2.5 month old has been sleeping with me but will soon have his own room. Here's what my sister did:

Hold him while he falls asleep (or lay with him) and when he falls asleep, put him in his crib. Now, you may have an hour before he wakes, but when he does, if he cries, just reassure him that you are there (rub his hair, his tummy, etc.), but DON'T PICK HIM UP! Just calm him until he stops crying, then leave. If he starts crying again, let him cry for 5 minutes before going back to him. Just keep doing this until he falls asleep. The only time you should pick him up at night is to feed. Picking him up for any other reason is just like teasing him and gives him too much stimulation for night time.

Now, you may not sleep at all for a few nights (it took her 2 night, first she was up until 3 am before he finally would sleep, second night it was midnight), but it'll pay off!

Good luck and I hope this was some help!

Answer 3

I am gonna be blunt on this.. Quit giving in and deal with the crying. You are undermining yourself when you put him in the crib, let him cry till you can't take it anymore, and you pick him back up.. Let him cry.. It's gonna suck for a little while. But he will get use to it.. It might take a week.. But just let scream and cry. That is the only way. You pick it up every time. YOu are spoiling it. I went through this with a six year old child! my girlfriend slept with her for that long! It was ridiculous. So when we moved intogether that changed. I made her sleep in her own room. She came and woke us up about ever two hours.. But I did not give in.. The first night was the worst, because she stayed up crying for two hours.. And then still came in every two hours. Granted a six year old older then a child.. But nip it in a bud right now.

I have been reading everybodies advices,, and ones that are similar to mine. How can anyone give thumbs down to advice to that. You are suppose to let the baby cry. Not spoil it and undermine yourself. whoever is putting the thumbs down. please email me and make me understand how that is not the way or give something better.

Answer 4

You have my sympathy. He has gotten used to having mommy right beside him to go to sleep, who wouldn't want someone to snuggle with rather than sleeping alone. You can try putting him in his crib and letting him cry for a few minutes, go in and reassure him then wait a few more minutes, repeat the process until he falls asleep. You need to figure out the amount of time to wait in betweening soothing him. You don't want him to get so distraught that he makes himself sick or can't settle back down due to being upset. It will take a few days or more for you to see progress in him going to sleep easier. GOOD LUCK

Answer 5

You need to wait him out. Put him in the crib, say 'night night', rub his back for a minute, and leave. Don't run to him immediately when he wakes up. You may find he stops crying fairly quickly. If he doesn't, do the quick routine again, and leave. Wait a little longer each time before going in to him. This is HARD, but it works. Good luck.

Answer 6

Just keep putting him back in his crib.. otherwise he'll get used to you pulling him out when he cries. You have to ween him off you and into the crib. It takes time, but its worth it in the long run.

Answer 7

Let him cry. He will live. In fact he will tire himself out so much that he will sleep longer stretches.

Right now you are training him that when he crys you will come. And that if he doesn't lay down, you will lay down with him. Sit in a chair in his room if you must but don't fall for his adorable baby ploys.

It is so difficult as a parents to listen to your kid cry, but soemtimes it is what they need.

Kids are great manipulators. They don't do it maliciously but because they want something. When they get older it will be "can i have a drink, my stomach hurts, im not tired" until you finally scream GO TO BED. Same principle with the infant just no yelling ; )

6 months old is not too young to cry it out. If you are concerned check with your pediatrician. I wouldn't put him in bed with you unless you are plannign on him staying until he's 2 years. It's hard to get them out once their in.

Answer 8

Give him a bath before bed, feed him some rice cereal with his milk (a baby spoon or two full is enough) and then put him to bed. If he cries, let him cry! DO NOT GO IN THERE OR PICK HIM UP!!! It does not hurt him to cry it out!!! You have trained him to rely on you comming in there every time he cries and now you will have to train him to fall asleep without you!!! You don't HAVE to put your face next to his, you just do! You have to understand that babies cry and they can cry long and hard, but that does not mean you have to pick them up every time they cry!!! Until you learn that you will continue having problems!

Answer 9

He's probably waking up hungry. His stomach's only as big as his fist. He needs to eat every couple of hours. Hang in there, it'll get better in a few more months.

Answer 10

hey.he probally use to sleep with you since he was born.my advice is give him something that he can hug or see next to him while he sleepin,like teddy bear or his fav blanket try to make him sleep on the side and make him hug his teddy or whatever u want him to hug.it work with my son.let him cry for lil bit then touch his back,rub it and he fall asleep