Desperate Sleep Deprived Mama

Re: Desperate Sleep Deprived Mama

• LisaLisa1980 member

  January 2014

  It'll pass. It's just a phase

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• taraleanne member

  January 2014

  Nicb13 said:

  You have to be 100% consistent with whatever you do. At 7 months old, I think he should be sleeping somewhere other than a bouncy seat so might as well bite the bullet and do it. He will hate it. He will cry and fight you on it but with consistency, you can get him used to the crib. It will take time and it will be hard but it can be done.

  Also, naps go through phases where they suck, big time. That is normal and most babies go through it. People call it the 45 minute intruder because that's usually how long naps last. Once your LO is used to the crib and sleeping there, naps will probably become longer and sleep over all will improve because he won't be so tired.

  GL and be consistent!

  Agreed completely. Bite the bullet, be consistent and patient and don't give up. Watch for "I'm ready for bed" cues and then start your wind-down routine and get that baby for a nap or bedtime.  It won't happen quickly but your persistence will pay off I'm sure of it they also go through phases too- I know because my LO is on some sort of weird nap strike right now too. he's done this before and he always falls back into his routine. 

  

  
  

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• johnsonrodriguez member

  January 2014

  yes consistency is key! Have you tried the Cry It Out Method during the nights and/or at nap time? I know it's hard but if you go that route, which is what eventually worked for us, it's worth it. We did the CIO with going in at different time intervals and just waited longer and longer until he eventually fell asleep on his own. Then we just never went back in and I think the longest he cried was an hour. But make sure he's full, dry diaper, comfy pj's, etc. eliminate any reasons he may be crying before you start the CIO method. He needs his sleep too and the longer this goes on...the longer he's not getting restful sleep so as much as it hurts you to listen to him cry, you're also not doing him any justice by not helping him to sleep too ya know. (what we told ourselves as he cried!) lol it's hard but you can do it! You gotta stay/be strong for them. that's the only thing I can think to suggest. I would suggest starting it at naptime during the day b/c it's easier than listening to him cry all night long. So i'm suggesting CIO method but not letting them cry for hours or anything like that. You have the best judgement of enough is enough. Good luck, hope this helps! Oh yes, and what they said above, make sure you are starting some kind of "bedtime/naptime routine" so baby is familiar and can prepare himself for it and has time to get sleepy.

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• PrimRoseMama member

  January 2014

  The only thing constant with babies is change. Be consistent & ride it out.

  
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• trudibell member

  January 2014

  I'm having troubles with getting LO to nap as well.  He likes to take naps on people, and will nap for hours that way, but obviously I can't just sit for 2 hours with my baby sleeping on me (it's a safety issue, I start to doze myself!).

  
  

  He has a jumper that he will nap in with some effort.  I try to recreate his bedtime routine, turning out the lights, using a white noise maker (Cloud-b has a nice giraffe one), reading him a story, singing to him.  A lot of times he will fight me, like physically fight me (punches, hair pulls, grunts, the dreaded BABY CLAW).  Once he gets calm enough I put him down in the crib with a pacifier, close the door and try to wait it out.  I can't do cry it out, but if his protests are just a low-level fuss (rather than an all-out cry)I try to wait it out until he goes to sleep.  When that doesn't happen, I transfer him to the jumper, which is now next to his crib with a vibrator on it.  I managed to get two one hour naps out of him doing it this way.  

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• luvmygirlss member

  January 2014

  Sounds like he really needs to learn how to fall asleep on his own. Have you looked into any sleep training methods, that you would be comfortable with?

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