joebristol on "So my baby won't sleep"
I've got a 3 week old so I feel your pain. Obviously still too young to be in a routine yet so just having to man up on the lack of sleep front.Going to work on 3 hours sleep has been emotional -...
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I know it works for some but the cry it out method to me, seems harsh.I'm a far, far better father when I've had a proper night's sleep...
View Articlefranksinatra on "So my baby won't sleep"
The thing with controlled crying is that you are not really getting them to 'cry it out', you are instead letting them learn that it is possible to sleep without boob / feed / cuddle / dummy / singing...
View Articlemolgrips on "So my baby won't sleep"
As above. Routine. Is he getting enough to eat. Let then cry (tough)Not every kid is a manipulative bastard. Some are just really insecure. You need to be able to tell the difference before you start...
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I think at that age they haven't learnt to be an arse, so there must be something wrong if they cry. We don't believe in the CIO method, but different folks......
View ArticleDaffy on "So my baby won't sleep"
Is she crawling yet/getting exercise? Does she get enough to eat? Is she cold? Can she roll over? Does she do so when she sleeps? Ours never slept for more than 2 hours until he was 13 months old. It...
View Articlemrmonkfinger on "So my baby won't sleep"
Best of luck.That's all I have to offer the OP.Our 5 year old goes through unless his eczema is playing up. However the going through didn't happen until about age 4 though, prior to which he was awful...
View Articlefunkmasterp on "So my baby won't sleep"
So glad that others have toddlers / older babies that don't sleep through. Broken sleep is the worst part of it. Like others have said make time for you and your partner. If anybody offers help, take...
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njee20 on "So my baby won't sleep"
4 week old baby here. Wish I hadn't read this thread
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5 month old twins, used the controlled crying method about 7 weeks ago and now they're straight off at 7pm, they do still wake at about 2 but are then back off again till 7am.
View Articleratherbeintobago on "So my baby won't sleep"
Went to bed at 2200 last night.Three year old shouting at midnight.Six year old awake and shouting at 0445.
View Articlebodgy on "So my baby won't sleep"
@njee20 - It's not always this bad, don't be disheartened; my five year old has been sleeping through most (not all, but most) nights since he was six weeks.
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Superficial on "So my baby won't sleep"
I can almost look at this thread and reminisce. Ours is 15 months and until a month ago was up several times a night. Now he either wakes up once at around 3am and goes back to sleep after a bottle...
View ArticleDaffy on "So my baby won't sleep"
It does get better. My 5 year old has been sleeping from 19:00-07:00 for about 4 years now.
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pat12 on "So my baby won't sleep"
@dooosuk Thanks very kind offer! I do have that book however, its in a pile with a few by Gina Ford, a couple of gentle sleep ones, some by self proclaimed baby whisperers and a couple of weird looking...
View Articlenickhit3 on "So my baby won't sleep"
@dooosuk Thanks very kind offer! I do have that book however, its in a pile with a few by Gina Ford, a couple of gentle sleep ones, some by self proclaimed baby whisperers and a couple of weird looking...
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Lazgoat on "So my baby won't sleep"
Our two year old co-slept with us up until a couple of weeks ago. He was breast fed till 20 months and we only tried a bottle once and he rejected it immediately. We tried the controlled crying thing...
View ArticleNZCol on "So my baby won't sleep"
Totally. We gave up listening to all the tales of wonderful sleepers etc and equally did not take any joy when ours was good. Do what you need to do, don;t be afraid to try crying etc. , we got a sleep...
View Articletenfoot on "So my baby won't sleep"
So glad that others have toddlers / older babies that don't sleep through.My youngest didn't sleep through until she was 9. Quite often I'd be woken in the middle of the night to a high pitched, blood...
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