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Blake wouldn't go to sleep unless me or Drew rocked him to sleep and then if we put him down he would wake up. So at 6 months we thought enough was enough he needed to start going to sleep on his own and we came across an article in the family circle and it did wonders its basically letting your baby cry to sleep. Now I know some parents can't do that because it means letting there baby cry but after 2 nights Blake was going to sleep with no problems and now he goes to sleep and we haven't had to rock him to sleep since. There is a technique to do this method if your interested let me know and I'll tell you.
~ Elaine
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My Daughter Charlotte is now 11 and a half months old, and still wont sleep so I went to the doctor last week and Ii was told to get her some Palaromine. I give her half the recommended dose which is .05ml..... I was a little scared about giving her MORE drugs because as a new born she had to have so many, but this really works for her.
She goes down about 8 which is still a little late, but I dont hear from her till 5:30.... so maybe try talking to your doctor about that, or midwife....My mum gave me fenergon as a child because I would not sleep but apparently Palaromine is a little more mild for little ones.
~ Courtney
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As mentioned above, I used the method of controlled crying. You don't just let the kid scream her lungs out first.. you wait 5 mins go in and soothe her then wait 10 mins before you go in again. Do this but everytime get longer and longer before you go back in. Eventually they realise your not coming back so soon and learn to put them selves to sleep. There are also some baby sleep lotions/ oils in the supermarket made by Johnson&Johnson. Use a little in a soothing bath before bed time or for a nice massage. Another thing how do you wrap her? I noticed my daughter just has to be really tight and snug in bed with one arm tucked in or she just wont sleep, though some kids are different you try all these methods. I would use prescription drugs as a very last resort.
~Crystal |
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I also use the controlled crying method. I know it's hard not to go in there when they are crying but you have to remember they are'nt crying because they are hurt.... that's just their way of communicating. Also since my son could hold a bottle on his own he has been having one when he goes to bed. I love it because if he wakes up during the night he just finds his bottle and goes back to sleep. He does'nt have a dummy so I guess the bottle is his substitute.
~ Whitney |
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The first day we let Blake cry to sleep he went for over an hour before he figured out that he could put himself to sleep... and trust me that hour was the longest hour ever lol.One thing I was always told to look out for which happened with me is they can adapt really well and go to sleep on there own, but then go backwards after a few days just to test thier control over you. You just have to keep persisting. Good Luck!
~ Elaine |
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The only suggestion I have is controlled crying. We started it early with our daughter and she caught on pretty well. She is ten months old and only started to sleep through at 9 months, but it did help during the day. I found that if she sleeps well during the day for at least 3 hours she does better at night. Hope this might help.
~ Holly |
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