It’s been a year, and Aarti and I still find ourselves waking up between 2 to 3 times a night because of Sonia’s crying. Many parents we’ve spoken to say that after 6 months their children have no troubles sleeping through the entire night. We’ve been waiting for that moment to arrive.
Sonia doesn’t nap much during the day – though we’ve tried to get her into a fixed nap time routine. If she goes down for her nap, she sleeps, at the most, for an hour.
Aarti and I have forgotten what a good night of sleep really feels like. Sonia’s started solid foods a few months back, and we try to feed her well, but I’m wondering if there’s something else we might be overlooking. We desperately need our sleep…
-Krishna
Every kid is different. Let me ask you this is it possible she is actually training you guys? When she crys and you go get her is there anything wrong? If not you may consider letting her cry a bit, that is very difficult especially for moms. If she crys to get your attention there is a pay off. I’m not saying that’s what she is doing but think about it. If you don’t think someone that young can “work the system”, just consider her strategic use of smiles to get you do do her bidding. I hope ya’ll get some sleep, your baby is precious! Enjoy her.
It took my daughter almost 2 years before she slept all the way through the night.
When she was still “inside” she slept during the day and was up all night.
She did grow out of it, but she still stays up late and gets up early – without naps.
Every child is different, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Yes, it’s annoying, but it does end.
When my wife had her first child, she learned something that she swears by; you keep the baby up late, then give her a bath sometime around midnight, give or take. Babies usually scream their head off at bathtime, and will tire herself out. Then you wrap her up all snug and start feeding her. You’ll probably have to keep her awake until she finishes the bottle. After that, she’ll be so wiped out, she’ll sleep a good long while. Eventually, you’ll work up to a full night’s sleep.
My wife and I just had a baby 7 weeks ago but, wouldn’t you know it, he actually likes his baths. He’s still sleeping longer, though.
I’ve spoken briefly about this, and it has been a while since mine were at that age, but you do have to consider lots of factors. Like the previous posters said, each child is different, so whether or not the text books tell you that by 6 months she’ll be sleeping ‘like a baby’ – hahahaha –
– you know that she is an individual.
(she’s cute – you’ll have your work cut out there!)
She has a lot going on in her mind and it’s obviously an active mind – she’s starting to walk – she’ll get tired once she’s running around more. She’s also just started on solids so she may be allergic to something she’s eating. You won’t know without a lot of trial and error, or it may be nothing. Is she teething? And yes – hard though it may be, sometimes leaving her to cry for an extra 5 mins may destroy you, but may make her realise that you don’t always come running …
Good luck – it gets easier, but then you’ll be having the sleepless nights once she hits the teenage years …
My kids are 9 and 5 and they woke me up last night to tell me that the nightlight turned off.
Good Luck