Baby Doesnt Sleep. - Gilbert,AZ

I have a suggestion for you that really really help me with everything to do with sleep. A book called "Good Night Sleep Tight" by Kim West the sleep lady. I think it's fantastic. You learn how to be your child's sleep coach your not doing it for them, but your not letting them cry it out either which I think is totally wrong. There will be some tears but this book helped me with techniques to teach my children that they can count on me to be there, and they can sleep go back to sleep in the night with that security. It's a delicate balance, but you can do it you are your child's expert. At 8 months old if he is healthy, and a good weight she explains in the book can most definitely go through the night without nursing at all can imagine the better rest you will get. It takes time to teach, but not too long probably about two weeks. I would suggest getting some time off work the first week if you can. Good Luck. I hope you get more rest soon.

I am a SAHM and have 4 boys ranging in age from 12 years to 21 months. Trust me when I say that I have been EXACTLY where you are right now and girl...I feel for ya!! My 2nd son, Alec, was born at a hefty 10.2 pounds...and was hungry all the time! My 1st son, Bret, was only 21 months when he was born, so just a little guy still, and I was so afraid at night that if my baby woke up my toddler I'd have 2 unhappy kids to deal with! Out of desperation for sleep, I ended up bringing Alec in bed with me and he would literally nurse all night long. What soon happened was I was getting no sleep and my son DEPENDED on me to be able to sleep because I became his "sleep association". By the time he was 10 months old I was literally a walking zombie with barely any energy to care for my 2 little boys. I was a desperate mess and needed help. I'm sure you have heard of the oh so dreadful "Ferber Method", but let me assure you - when I was told about it and after reading his book (Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems by Dr. Richard Ferber) I realized that this was the answer for me. It only took me 2 nights to help "re-train" my son how to sleep, and he has had no problems since. He's now 10. It is such an educational book, and it changed the way I felt about sleep alltogether! Not just for my kids, but for me! I learned so much about the art of sleep! And needless to say, I have 4 healthy, happy, GREAT sleepers! I have helped them learn to make their own sleep associations, instead of providing them for them - and it has been very successful for us. It isn't easy to hear your baby cry, I know...as I'm aging and realizing that I probably am done having kids, I have become a full fledged weenie, and the crying breaks my heart...but it isn't about me. It's about my baby. I have to remind myself that the learning process isn't always going to be easy or fun, but it's necessary. Trust me...you need to put your baby in his own bed and help him learn how to sleep alone. You will be amazed at how much happier HE will be during the day because he too is getting a better nights sleep! So...my advice: Get yourself to the library or bookstore and get Dr. Ferber's book. You will learn A LOT and you will soon both be getting great sleep! Good luck!

well pump and try keeping him awake later and giving him ceral b4 he goes to bed to give him a fuller belly

I did what you are doing with my first son. he slept with me until he was 10 and half months old and he woke up every 2-3 hours until I put him in his own crib. My daughter I put in her crib at 3-4 months old and she sleeps at least 5 hours. She would sleep longer if I would just let her cry a little and let her put herself back to bed but I don't want her to wake up her brother and her dad. So I would suggest putting the baby in his own crib. Go in and rock him back to sleep, sing to him etc, but don't feed him every two hours. Wait at least 4 hours the first night. do that a couple of nights. Then 5 hours etc. You don't need to feed him every time he wakes up. This becomes a habit and you are becoming his pacifier. Good luck!!

cereal if your not doing it. if you are more solids. check him for an ear infection also

My son also got up throughout the night to breast feed, although, my ex insisted he sleep in his own bed always. I started feeding him cereal mixed with breast milk or 2 percent at around 6 months right about 7:00 pm. Let nurse for awhile and in to bed. He was full and fell right to sleep usually and sleot through the night.