baby wants to sleep in our bed...

maisysmommy826

my daughter just turned 7 months on monday and she has not slept through the night since! she was sleeping 10-12 hours up until then now she's only going a few hours at a time and the ONLY way we can get her back to sleep and to stay asleep is to bring her in our bed which we have done the last 3 nights but DO NOT want to do. my husband and I agree that getting her used to sleeping in our bed is a bad idea but when you haven't slept in a few days you will do anything to sleep. I guess my question is how did any of the moms out there break the habit of babies in their bed or end it before it became a habit. I am a working mom so sleep really is valuable. please help!!! and ps... she won't even go down for a nap unless we lay with her

red1976

K - it's been 3 nights. I wouldn't get too worked up over it. Likely something is just disrupting her sleep. Could she be teething? 3 nights won't make a bad habit.

Robyn&Jason

My little boy is 7 months old as well, and he has been doing the same thing, But he's been doing it since he was 6 months. Luckily I don't work and I feel for you. But it is so tiresome. Last night I tried to get him to sleep in his crib and he woke up 5 times, wouldn't eat just wanted me to rock him and sometimes if I'm so exhausted I'll just put him in the bed with me, as as soon as his head hits the pioow he's asleep! As long as he's with me. And during the day when its time for his nap he will throw the biggest fit. And he don't want me to put him down. But if we go to my mom's he's fine because someone is always holding him. But as soon as we get back home he throws a fit wanting me to hold him and I can't get any of my house work done. I think it's some attachment issues maybe. I don't know. I am going to get the book The Baby Whisperer. Maybe it might help. I'm desperate.

mplesset23

I'm guessing it's teething.  My LO was doing this for about a week.  We just put his pacifier in and he went right back to bed.  I wouldn't get in the habit of bringing him into the bed.

asbreb

we are going through this too, and have been for a couple of months.  i wrestle with thoughts of "he needs to be in his bed" versus "we all need our sleep".  we start him in his bed, but within approx an hour he wakes up screaming.  i think it's separation anxiety.

christyjane17

I'd tough it out and work on getting her back to sleep in her bed.  You probably have worked hard to have her STTN in her crib, do you want to undo all of that now?  DS woke up at 2 am like clockwork from 4 months until almost 6 months.  It sucked, but we NEVER brought him in our bed.  Eventually, he grew out of it and he now sleeps all night in his bed.  

 

Side note, if co-sleeping works for you, rock on.  I have nothing against it, I just didn't want it for my family.  If you want LO in their crib, ya gotta stick through some tough nights.  Hang in there!