My 11 Month Old Doesnt Sleep

There is a great book called "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". It has lots of different options for improving sleep and isn't dogmatic in insisting only one way works. Also discusses sleep issues of different age children.

I am not sure you'll like to hear this but my son didn't start to sleep through the night till he was almost 2 years old. I remember wonderful tales of other moms telling me their babies would sleep all night...whatever, I used to feel like I was the only mom in the world whose baby would not sleep at night!!My advice is not to feel hopeless, to understand that every baby is different and has his own sleep pattern during these delicate time of growing up into toddling years. Try to get your sleep when you can during the day (naps) or to have someone (hubby, your mother, a friend) to watch the baby one night a week so you can survive. And be sure your baby will start to sleep all night before you know know it. Being mom is tough, that's why God decided it had to be a woman! Be strong and good naps!

I agree with Joanna K. It really sucks to do it, but you have to let them cry it out. He's only doing it b/c he knows he is getting his own way. BUT, you have to make sure he stays on schedule during the day. If he's tired b/c he was crying for so long during the night and wants to take more than his allotted/scheduled naps, you have to keep him up. It's sounds horrible, I know, but he'll catch on. (And it shouldn't take him but a few nights) Tough love got my son on schedule as well. Good luck!

Your son has his days and nights mixed up. This also happened to my son. The pediatrician said to keep him up until midnight and then put him to bed. Keep moving the bedtime back until he sleeps through the night. We kept our son up until midnight and he was able to get his days and nights straighten out.
P. S

Could be a couple of things.
1) is he teething?
2) is he working on an ear infection?
3) is he going through a growth spurt and may need to have something extra before he goes to bed for the night.

And he may also be having bad dreams. Those you just have to ride it out. I have a now 8 yr old that has been having night terriors since she was an infant. She would wake up screaming not really know what was going on, where she was, etc and nothing would calm her down just have to hold on to her , rock her etc until she calmed down and many times getting her back to bed in the same bed she had that horrible dream in was next to impossible.

for a book recomendation Id go for " The no cry sleep solution" by elizabeth pantley.

Most moms, including myself, don't like this advice, but I finally took it and an greatful that I did! I highly suggest that you begin the cry-it-out method. Basically put your son in HIS bed ONLY. When he wakes in the night, the first time go in after 5 minutes, then 10 minutes, increasing 5 minutes each time before you go back. This is TORTURE for the parents the first several nights, but eventually your son will learn to comfort himself back to sleep. My doctor told me that when children start walking this is a common problem. They learned something new and want to keep working on it, even when they should be sleeping. We started the cry-it-out thing with my daughter when she was 13 months old, and by 14 months, she was sleeping 8 hours straight....yeah! Babies do have to learn how to comfort themselves at some point. If he's not needing to eat at night you are at the right time to teach him how to get back to sleep on his own. Taking him to your bed only complicates the problem AND prevents you from ever sleeping! It is hard, especially to listen to them cry, but you will thank yourself for doing this when your whole family is sleeping better at night, baby included.

One of my questions is, ....I am not saying that you a bad mother or anything, but is he eating enough? When my son was that age, (now he is almost two) he didn't sleep either, but i started feeding him more when i notice he wasn't gaining weight like the other childern his age. Another question of mine is.....as far as intake food and drinks it sounds like something in his belly maybe upseting him. The reason i say that is because during the day is when he is feed the most, so with the comfort of food in his belly may be putting him to sleep however if he is drinking formula or breast milk and having stomach problems his body may be rejecting it. One more question What have you done to try to soothe him? Rub his back, belly, any temp?? loud painful cries. (you know which one i am talking about) Maybe with a little bit more detail, i maybe able to help better.

Let me know. Good luck

Hi B.,
Syptoms perfectly describe digestive problems. Take him off any milk based products. Rice milk equal in calcium and vit D and healthier for him anyway. Milk intolerance causes a great deal of gas and inflammation, resulting in waking every 1 hr 45 - 2 hr. Add 1 tblsp Arctic cod liver oil to Rice milk bottle for fat and extra vitamins (although I doublt you need to worry about fat). Keep his diet fruits, veggies, meat. Keep carbs to a minimum.

If after two weeks of absolutely no milk and little carbs/breads, you can add 1 capsule of a good quality proibotic (that can be emptied into his juice) - purchased from a Natural food store, and even chewable Zyme Prime enzymes (order online). This will aid his digestion and help balance gut bacteria (yeast overgrowths, etc).

Start now, so he will be sleeping now and later! J.