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Sleeping problems!!!

Teresa - posted on 11/26/2008 ( 4 moms have responded )

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Hello! My son, Isaiah is almost 6 months (born June 1) and still wakes up multiple times during the night and has recently stopped napping!! He naps off/on throughout the day for very short periods (like 10 minutes) but will not stay asleep. This is a new thing, he used to nap twice a day for 2 hours or more so I am not sure what the problem is. Has anyone out there tried a sleeping program that has worked well? I would rather not try a program that requires letting the baby cry--I am too weak to stand it! Thanks!

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Teresa - posted on 11/28/2008

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Thanks for all the advice! I noticed you all mentioned putting him to sleep in his own room, and like Rebecca, I am not sure I am ready for that! I guess if I want any sleep I will have to consider it! And after last night (he woke up at least 6 times!!!) I am a lot closer to putting him in his own room!

Rebecca - posted on 11/27/2008

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hi Teresa! My son is 5 and a half months old and he has slept through the night since about a month old. One thing that I did was put him in his own room since he was born and started a routine right away. As for nap times, Pierson will only sleep in a dark dark room, if there is any light he only sleeps for about 15- 20 minutes at a time whereas in a dark room, he will sleep up to 2 hours. Also, at night, don't let him nap within a few hours before you put him to bed, play with him a lot and tire him right out, that may help him sleep longer. Also, make sure he eats as much as he can. Hope this helps!

Rebecca - posted on 11/26/2008

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Hi Teresa, I am going through the same thing at the moment, My son is 5 1/2 mths old and is still waking up 2-4 times a night sometimes every hour. I have heard that things can settle down if you put them in their own room during the night... I haven't done that yet... (Don't think i'm quite ready).. well at least until i buy a baby monitor!

My son has about 2 naps a day, what i found works is about 1/2 an hour before he usually goes for a nap i put him in his jumper so he tires himself out and after a drink he usually goes down to sleep quite easily. Hope this helps..I too am new to this!!

Michelle - posted on 11/26/2008

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Does your son sleep in your room? We've put our daughter to sleep in her crib since we brought her home & we've been very fortunate that she sleeps through the night...some friends of mine who have little ones said that they've had problems with the baby sleeping through the night & they thought maybe it was because they were sleeping in their room...don't know, just a thought...as far as naps...my daughter will nap for about 45 min in the morning & about an hour to 1 1/2 in the afternoon, I have noticed that when I lay her down sometimes, she tends to be very nosey & will not nap well, ever once in a while I will move her to another room...I'm new at this...hope it helped...good luck!

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