My daughter goes to be around 8-9pm and all is fine until about midnight or later, she thinks she has to get up. she is always very tired still, crabby and just wants to be held and snuggled. dont get me wrong i would love to curl up with her in bed or on the couch and snuggle her forever. however i have a 3 year old son, and a fiancee and i just dont need my baby girl trying to steal me out of bed or thinking she can be in my arms 24/7. i know that i shouldnt play this game with her, but i get up early as it is to go to work an hour away. i just need to know any ideas to get her to stay in bed and sleep. i cant just let her cry is out because i have a roommate, my 3 year old and my fiancee all trying to sleep as well. what should i do just give in and let her pass out on me and tire myself out everynight to try to get her use to the bed?? im lost i dont know what to do anymore? LOL sorry for the drama. help!
I would try putting her to bed a lot earlier--6 or 7pm--and see if that helps. When we started putting my son to bed at 6:30pm (which does seem really early, but trust me!), he started sleeping much better immediately. Around 5:30ish, start looking for her tired signals (rubbing eyes, yawning) and nurse/give her a bottle, then put her in her crib. She might just be overtired. Good luck.
hmmm, some babies don't sleep through the night til a year or more, my suggestion would be for you and her dad to alternate nights getting up with her, seems fair since i'm assuming you're both working.........i remember how crazy sleep deprivation makes a mamma, no benefit to anyone, hope dad is willing to do his share, meanwhile, infancy goes SO quickly, don't worry mamma, there WILL be a day when EVERYONE can get a decent night's sleep!
Does she take a nap in the day time? both my boys love their naps and bed time but my daugther stopped napping at around 10 months. If she napped getting her to stay in bad at night was horrible. if you stop her naps then put her to bed a little earlier at like 7. Is she a scheduled baby. My kids have a routine and live it every day. All three share a room and my husband gets up at 4 for work so I know how you feel about the late night crying. If you don't already try doing the same thing for like a week or two. Dinner same time, bath then story with night time bottle or whatever and then bed. if she wakes up let her cry for a few minutes, and she will while she is getting used to it. after about 10 minutes go into her, DONT pick her up calm he down by patting her back whatever works. Stay there and let her go back to bed then try to leave. one more thing does she sllep in the same room with you? my 14 month old when he was about 7 months was in our room still in his crib cause he didnt sleep through the night and I didnt want him to wake his brother and sister. But him being in our room was the problem ever time he woke up he saw me and because he saw me it didnt matter that I was right there next to him he wanted ME to hold him. We tried on a weekend so it wouldnt be so hard on my little girl that goes to school and put him in the room with them. It took a few days of patting his back and then walking out but he soon got it and now we all sleep sooooo well. Good luck i hope something i said helps a little at least.
I would try putting her to bed later and see if then she sleeps through the night. Check and see if she is teething, that might be something too. But if she is not in any pain, and her diaper is clean I would let her cry it out a little and then go check on her. But if you take her out, she will expect you to keep doing that all the time. You just need to train her. Don't give up, it does get better. I found my daughter to be more difficult than the boys, but eventually she got it.
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My hubby and I have a interesting sleeping arrangement that works great for us. We have two beds in our bedroom (full and queen). I sleep with the baby in one and he in the other. When my 10 month old wakes up in the night (babies have different sleep cycles than adults and cycle in and out of light sleep more often). I simply prop him up on his side and while facing him, nurse him right back to sleep. This took some figuring out at first, but now I can fall back asleep while nursing him.
