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I have a 6 month old baby who is still going to sleep very late and not sleeping through the night. Right now I’m trying to let her cry herself to sleep- although it kills me to hear her scream, i feel like I have no choice at this point. My other option is to have her up all night and then I’m exhausted during the day. Anyone have any tips? btw, she does not really take bottles and does not take the pacifier.
Wow! You’re sure we’re not the same person?!? Oh right, I have a baby boy… and mine is almost 5 months. Ok, now that we established that I’m not you………………JK!
For real though, my baby wasn’t going to sleep either tonight. Finally, I rocked him a bit in my arms and when that didn’t work I just put him down in his crib and left the room. He cried for a few minutes but finally went to sleep. I didn’t get anything done tonight though. (This is where my husband’s help might have come in handy…)
Sorry I don’t have any real tips; Different things worked (or didn’t work) for all of my kids. But they do say that 6 months old is a good time to start sleep training…
my kid is 14 months and it takes him about an hour to fall asleep (we start at 8), and he still doesn’t sleep through the night (when my wife told my rosh hayeshiva’s wife she said their 27 year old still doesn’t sleep through the night, and he also wakes up before 7
Ahh, first time parents.. you gotta love em!
Benadryl.
BP Totty: don’t make assumptions. this is my third!
I usually wait until they were a little older (8-10 months) before starting sleep training, and at that point it usually goes very quickly. I do let them cry it out, but I go into the room every few minutes to calm them down. The first night, it will be every 5 minutes or so, next night every 10 minutes, etc. etc. When I go in, I lay them down, pat their back, talk to them, but DO NOT TAKE THEM OUT OF THE CRIB. We just did it with baby #8 and it took all of 3 nights before he finally started falling asleep on his own with minimal to no crying.
Ok, sorry. From the posts, you both strike me as pretty young (as in under 25) So number of kids aside, you’re still rookies, compared to us geezers
But really, if you’re both seasoned pros, why the dilemna? Kids cry, they fall asleep. End of story.
Besides, don’t beat me up.. get after Sac! (Benadryl ;>
We are B”H parents of four young boys.
All of them were trained from 8 weeks!
There is a book written by Gina Ford, where she gives full “instructions” on how to get your baby into routine, enabling him/her and the parents to get a full nights sleep.
Yes I know a baby is not a machine where you follow instructions how to use it, but the facts are that we tried it on 3 out of four kids, AND IT WORKED!
It is hard to keep to it, but beleive me it is worth every penny of the book, and every difficult moment to reach the target of a decent nights sleep, making your home a more calm and peaceful place with less tension.
This is primarily useful for the average child in good health.
It probably wont help on the occasion when a child is sick or with a child with needs.
Wishing everyone much nachas from all their offspring, gezunteheit.
BPT
Shanda! They can (and prolly are) under 25.
yeah; the “k” (as opposed to ok) is what tipped me off
I also think Benadryl was a great suggestion. But again I’m also single lol
I had five kids. Each child was a different situation. Your best bet is to either “Ferberize” them, the method of going out, saying good night, and letting them cry for a few minutes, then coming back to reassure them that you are there and they should go to sleep, let them cry for a longer period, come back, etc, etc. OR you can simply allow the baby to cry (by three months, they are certainly old enough to go through this, as uncomfortable for you as this will be, but it will only be for a few days. Get ear plugs or the headset from a radio.
esss – Are you sure your baby is not hungry? My 6 month grand daughter began sleeping through the night when my daughter gave her half a baby jar.
Feeding them solids never had an appreciable effect on any of my kids. After the first three babies, I realized there was no point to feeding them solids before 5-6 months. The first babies were “solidified” at 2 months and 4 months and one slept through the night at a year, and the others after about 6 weeks.
Regarding the title, if you send the babies to Harvard, I am sure they will be taught to fall asleep. Any decent school can probably provide this training for a minimal fee.
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