My son is 10 months old and quit sleeping throught the night a month ago. He wakes up and crys until I pick him up. Now when he wakes I put him in bed with me. He sleeps 4-6 hours in his crib unitl 1-2 a.m. My Dr said he does this because I rock him to sleep every night and he does not know how to get back to sleep on his own. I wonder if this is true. Why was he sleeping for from 3-9 months without waking up?
The physiology of babys changes rapidly over the first few months. I think what your doctor suggested may be right. You need to teach your child that his crib isn't a bad place but rather a place which is just part of the daily routine. If you keep taking him to your bed the problem will never be solved. You have to be strong on this point.
I would suggest that when he awakes don't take him out of his crib. Let him cry a bit and then go to him. explain to him that he needs to sleep and that this isn't playing time. This will be tough for you cause he won't be happy about this new arrangement but you must stick to it.
Hi Vicki,
It can be true, some babies get used to a routine and then expect it. Some recognize this routine as early as 2 months, others as late as 10 month to a year. He could have been sleeping great for those 3-9 months because of the rapid growth rate and his body requiring more sleep due to growing. It could be because he hadn't started dreaming yet. About 10-12 months is when babies start dreaming and later (during the toddler year)night terrors start. Why he is waking up could be any number of things from needing more food, exercise, earlier nap time, etc. What matters is how you handle it.
One thing is if the baby is falling asleep with you, and you lay him down alseep (ie; he has no idea you put him down) when he stirs/wakes he's in a bit of shock since the last thing he remembers is being held and rocked by mommy.
Some babies just like the comfort of being snuggled with. And he could be like mine and just love the rocking motion and sleeps better when rocked.
Co sleeping is fine, if it works for you and your family. If you don't want baby sleeping with you until kindergarden (potentially) then you'll need to take steps to teach baby how to comfort himself.
If you'd like some ideas on this feel free to reply here or email me at pseudopal2@yahoo.com
Best,
Pseudopal.
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i agree with the dr. i dont know how to change it but your gonna have a harder time with baby going to sleep on his own for awhile but after it should be good
Maybe he feels uncomfortable because of the fabric on his bed. Give him baby wearable blankets that are made of soft cotton fabric that does not give an itchy feeling to his skin. This gives him the convenience of sleeping through the night. It also gives you a peace of mind as well.
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