Sleeping trouble with a 10 month old baby, I desperately NEED sleep, HELP please?

Bri's - posted on 06/28/2012

Are you still having problems with getting your LO to sleep?

Julia - posted on 04/22/2012

OK...here it goes. It sounds like she is conditioning you and you her. Going in every hour or whenever she wakes and picking her up is teaching her that you will do this and therefore of course she would prefer to be with you. You need to sleep train her.



I do a modified crying method. It is hard the first 1-2 weeks but my boys have slept through the night ever since. When she wakes and cries you let her cry it out for 10 minutes. Then you go in there. Lay her down rub back for 1 minute (DON"T TAKE OUT OF CRIB). Say it's ok and then leave (even if still crying). Then if still crying wait 12 minutes and then go in and do the same thing. Increase the time each time by 2 minutes. It may be really hard the first 2-3 nights taking maybe 1 hour but stick with it and it works!!! The key i, is giving her the comfort for short periods of time but not picking her up.



This is the method i used to get both my boys to sleep through the night. It was harder with my first as he was 9 months when i used it but my second i did it earlier at 7 months and took no time at all for him to sleep through the night.

Tiffany - posted on 04/20/2012

im not a working mom but i do know what your going through my daughter is 2 going on 3 and she goes through stages where she stops sleeping through the night it started the first of april not sure what to tell you cuz the only way we can get her to sleep is in bed with her dad, i have a 9 month old n he hasnt slept through the night at all yet so needless to say i maybe get 3 hours of sleep if that a night its no fun but it will pass you can always try letting her sleep with you or you can sleep on the couch together so she feels comforted. she may feel lonely since you work so she is just looking for your comfort and knowing that your there to protect her n everything will be all right

Lisa - posted on 04/11/2012

Hi Tarah,



Thanks so much for the help and advice. I was ready to take her to the doctor as soon as I got home yesterday, only to discover that her very first tooth had pushed out and has probably been the cause of her agony and restlessness. I put her down to bed, she slept perfectly and only woke up once. Finally feeling a bit alive today!! But thanks and I will definitely make a mental note of the possible ear infection for sleepless nights. Its very comforting having other mums understand.

Tarah - posted on 04/11/2012

Hi Lisa....I have a 12 month old that always slept through the night and now- over the past month- my daughter wakes up multiple time a night and doesn't go back to sleep for 2-3 hours sometimes. I took her to the pediatrician and she had an ear infection- I had no clue! But, it either hurts, or is extremely uncomfortable to lie down so it can cause reactions like the one you're experiencing. I don't know much about the dream cycle of infants, but I did hear that babies can have nightmares too. I'm sorry you're having a difficult time, I really hope it gets better!