When you say that a baby should sleep by his own (let say by 12 months) do you mean put it in the crib awake and leave the room and he will fall asleep alone, by himself??? Is that right??? How do you put to sleep your baby at night?
Thanks
All babies are different, and you'll get many different responses as to what is "right" as far as babies sleeping. I have co-slept with my daughter her whole life, because that's what we like and it works for us.
Some kids might do that. I think it's best to look at your real-life kid, and try to figure out what he or she needs, and do that.
I lie down with my daughter and tell stories and chat, or sometimes just lie quietly, till she's asleep. She's 2.
my 10 mo old gets put to bed at 7pm awake wakes up around 5 am and gets nursed back to sleep. My kids have always started to be put to bed awake at around 6mo of age. If they cry more then a minute they just were not tired enough to sleep. we'd let them stay up for about an hour at the max longer then back to bed. Our 10 mo old goes to sleep just fine on her own now.
My girl gets a bath at 7:30, then dressed in her pjs and sleep sack and put to bed awake, kiss her goodnight and tell her see you in the morning. She will either go to sleep herself, or play until she is tired and goes to sleep.
I think as the parent of your child, you're the best judge of how to make it happen but I do believe it's important to develop a routine and teach your child to go to bed on his own. It will be hard at first, but we've stuck to a strict routine and it has worked beautifully. Your baby will adapt to it and it will be healthier for both you and your baby in the long run. This article my pediatrician posted may be helpful: http://www.thornburgpediatrics.com/articles/enforcing_a_b.... Good luck!
All families are different, but we have found that getting baby on a feeding/sleeping schedule helps best. With my first daughter I tried to co-sleep in the beginning but found that for me, I really needed her in her own crib because if she was in the room with us, any little sound she made would wake me, and I really needed the sleep.
My kids are VERY close in age, my oldest is now 3.5 yrs old, my middle is 2 1/4 yrs old and my youngest will be 1 next week. So, our nighttime routine is brush the older ones' teeth, jammies, read 2 books, pray with them and then it is lights out. Once in a while if they are wound up I will have them read books on their beds. For my little guy: after the girls are in bed (by 8pm), I make him his 6 oz. bedtime bottle, change him if needed, feed him and put him right in his crib, lights off with a little soft music to soothe him to sleep, if he is not already asleep. Sometimes he makes noise and is awake a little longer, but goes to sleep easily most nights.
If your baby has been in your bed, the transition from that to his crib will be more difficult, but you can do it. If this is the case, I would expect some resistance and crying, but the longer you wait to have them sleep in their own bed, the harder the transition is. We have used the Babywise system to sleep train our kids and like I said I didn't really co-sleep since I found it not to be best for our family.
Yes and no. You need to figure out what works for both you and your child and you need to establish a bedtime routine. Maybe this will help:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Sleep-Training-Baby-Sleep-How-to-...
Best wishes.
