My son of almost 9 months wont sleep through the night! We used to live in the city and he slept through the night, almost 9 hours of sleep. We moved to San Leandro about 4 months ago and now he has his own room. Ever since we moved, he hasnt slept through the night. He would sleep till about 2 then wake up crying and wanting to be cuddled so he would end up in our bed. Our doctor told us to feed him, then play with him till he got tired and put him in his crib to fall asleep on his own. Which he does, but he doesnt last all night like he used to. He wakes up every morning at 2AM exactly. What can I do to help him sleep through the night again?
Thank you all for the excellent advice. We bought a white noise machine and that didnt seem to work. He's still not sleeping through the night but we're going to keep working at it.
you know...my son still does that. my doctor told me not to let him take a nap after 4 p.m. And co-sleeping is ok. I'm sure a lot of the mothers here co-sleep with their children. Doctors seem to think its a csrdnial sin but its not....Maybe he's still ttrying to get used to his own room
This is a reach but does something happen at 2 every morning to wake him up? Like a newspaper delivery and the neighbors dogs bark.
I also think it's possible that it might help to provide some soft "white" noise that lasts all night.
And tht he's having difficulty adjusting to all the changes tho it would seem that he would have in 4 months. Perhaps a regular sleeping routine, or a different one, if you have one already but it isn't working.
And it'a also possible that you go in to him too soon. He has to learn how to soothe himself back to sleep. A sippy cup of water left in their crib when they went to bed helped my grandchildren go back to sleep.
Their are different techniques to handle changing this behavior. Have you read about any of them. They range from letting him cry it out to going in, standing by the crib or sitting in a chair and wait until he goes back to sleep, to going in for just a few minutes and gradually increase the amount of time that you let elapse before going in. Pick one and try only that one for a couple of weeks and see if it works for both you and your baby.
Does he have a lovey? something soft and cuddly.
The good news is that eventually he'll sleep thru the night.
you said you used to live in the city. was there a lot of night noise where you used to live and is it quieter where you live now? maybe the transition from a noisy sleeping environment to a quieter one has effected him. does he have some sort of white noise helping to put him to sleep, like a fan or one of those fisher price aquariums, etc.? once you said that you moved, noise level change was my first thought. Another thing is, he might have just had a hard time moving to a different room and house and now he's in a sleeping pattern where he wakes up at the same time every night. my son has had trouble sleeping through the night since day one. If anything disrupts his routine, whether it be teething, sickness, slept too long at naptime, anything....he'll stop sttn and start a waking pattern. really, it could be anything that is making your son wake up at night. if you can get him on a strict daytime and bedtime routine and keep him on it for a couple weeks, things might change and he may start sleeping all night long again. I hope you find out what's keeping him up. good luck!
C.,
I went though this with my son. We moved twice. Each time had the same outcome, little to no sleep. It’s takes a little TLC to get them use to their surroundings. I did two things first make sure he is in a good mood when he went to bed and then second I put a radio for him to sleep too. This really helped.
It took about a month before he was able to settle in.
Hope this helps and good luck.
L. C
Personal Nutritionist
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Hi, I was having the same problem with my 11 month old. I breast fed so it was just easier for me to let him sleep in our bed. But I missed those good night sleeps. So I stopped breast feeding him and started putting him down in his bed, but he would wake up every couple of hours. I tried everything. Finally, I put a pillow and a goose down in his crib so it would fill like mommy and daddies bed and it really has worked. But my problem now is having him fall asleep on his own. Hope this works for you.
My 2 kids were the same way. What we did was give them rice or oatmeal baby cereal in there formula about 30mins to 1hour before bed and they started sleeping more thru the night. Hope this helps
Was it noiser or quieter at night where you used to live? Have you tried a white noise machine? I recently got one and it is helping my son - he doesn't sleep through the night much unless he's in our bed, but he is improving now. Another thing I've noticed - keep him active during the day, go for walks, play a lot - they sleep better and longer when they've had a full day. And I know that can be hard when you got a to-do list also, but do your best.
My oldest son started sleeping though the night at 9 months but this was after months of gradually getting him trained to sleep. I remember doing the "don't-sleep-after-4pm thing and it worked for us. You might try letting him cry it out for a half and hour (if you can stand it) and see if he'll go back to sleep. I wouldn't do anything you don't want to become a habit, like playing in the middle of the night. Hope this helps.
