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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Which works?
So I've heard so many different things lately of how to get your baby to sleep through the night or at least go a 6 hour stretch. It seems everyone that I know who has a baby around the same age is saying their baby is sleeping through the night or at least close. I know Knox has had some setbacks so I'm not planning on it soon, but I've heard so many philosophies on how to do it. Some people swear by the BabyWise book, others say it's bad. I've heard of the dream feeding at 11:00pm or just letting them cry it out. For all of you mom's....what did you do to get your baby through the night?
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I dont know about you but I could never let my baby cry it out. Im a sucker, Chance didnt sleep through the night until he was 9 months old. I guess i've been lucky with my other two, they started sleeping through the night about a month old! Just do what you feel best with. Good luck :)
Brian didn't sleep through the night until he was a year and Max will give me a five or six hour stretch every now and then. I've been trying to incorporate some of the Babywise stuff. I feed him every two and half to three hours. And I try and do the eat, play, sleep, eat..routine. But to be honest I truly believe that every baby is so different. Some pick it up really easy and some don't. Just do what you feel is right. Good luck. I'm hoping Max will get better at sleeping soon too.
Since this is my first baby, i'm no expert but this is what we do. We sort of follow babywise by doing eat, wake, sleep except you don't do that at night! We don't cry it out because she gets too upset and then it takes forever to calm her down. And we have a routine at night that I believe cues her to know that it's bedtime...routines are really important! So we do a bath, feed, and put her to sleep! And it works for us, so just get to know your guy and his personality and then you'll know what will work best for him! Good luck!
I am so curious about this too. I have read baby wise and it sounds good, but you never know. Good luck with Knox!
routine, routine, routine. . .I think the very most important thing is to decide what you are going to do and be CONSISTENT so the child knows what to expect. But even then every child is different. AP was an awful sleeper (still not great), AJ was (still is) a wonderful sleeper, and D is still waking 1-2 x's per night. So the books help, routines help, but personality and other factors play a big part too. My boys don't want to miss anything and so they fight sleep like crazy! My favorite book, because it's so helpful with understanding sleep, is Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child.
Hey suz, I know how you feel I had a hard time with the whole sleeping thing! Abby slept from 2-4 months throught the night and then had her shots and she lost it with sleep. Now she has been sleeping 10-12 hours a night since 7 months and we are on a very routine schedule sleep,eat,awake. She eats every 3 hours on the same times everyday. When she would cry in her crib we wouldnt pick her up just go in and comfort her it was tough for a good week but it totally pays off!! Good luck!! Let me know if you need anything!
Well Cambree is almost four months old and she JUST BARELY slept through the whole night 3 nights ago and then she did it again the next night. For us there was no trick, she simply did it. I had previously tried that whole letting her cry to drain her energy or whatever, but I found she wouldn't STOP crying so that didn't work! I tried the late night feeding to make sure her tummy was full and we even put a tinsy tinsy bit of cereal in her bottle. You know the gerber rice cereal. I found that I tried all the tricks and nothing worked. I think it is just a matter of your baby growing and getting older!!! Good luck Suze!!
I think you are doing great! It's so hard to figure it all out. I read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. It has alot of really helpful information, although I don't agree with everything. I looked into babywise a tiny bit, but for it wasn't for me. Like I told you before, I let Jocelyn cry it out at 5 weeks old. She cried for 5 minutes, then I went in and comforted her, then she cried for 10, then I went in again, then she went to sleep. After that she pretty much slept 5-6 hours straight and I no longer had to rock her for an hour to get her asleep. Now she sleeps 12 hours, but still cries every time I lay her down for 5-15 minutes. I don't know. Good luck! You looked fantastic the other night! I'm sure you'll figure it out soon enough.
One more little trick I thought of is waiting at least 5-10 minutes before going to him when he stirs in the night. He can't learn to get back to sleep on his own if you don't give him the chance! Also, I don't agree with everything in Healthy Sleep Habits, but it is great for understanding sleep and how to make sure your baby is getting enough at the right times; Knowing that worked wonders for AJ and has helped with D.
Suz-
Every baby is so different. It's really hard to listen to all of the rested mothers talk about how great their babies sleep, huh? You think you must be doing something wrong. I think some kids are just better sleepers than others. We tried "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby," which incorporates the cry to sleep method. I think it worked but Ethan still wakes up in the night every once in a while.
Good luck!
I just found your blog...(from a neighbor) Being a fellow blogger I am going to follow along. I am so glad Knox is doing better and you finally get to be home and be normal.
He will sleep...When he is ready. LOL. Sorry. I suggest taking a nap whenever possible. Truly it has been so long since I had a baby I have forgotten the long long nights. You will too. ;)
Not to burst the bubble, but we tried it all.. Calan will turn 1 May 6th, and he has never once slept through the night... On the bright side, you get used to chronic sleep deprivation after a few months... Good luck!!!
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