Baby Forum

mommy5x · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:28 am Post subject: I'M SO tired!!

OK, so my eight month old daughter, who previously slept all night, has been waking up every two hours!!I'm so tired...I know everyone says I should just let her cry herself back to sleep, but then nobody else gets any sleep! Then, we all look like this Evil or Very Mad

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Is there anyone who has had this problem? How long am I supposed to put up with the crying before she stops waking up all the time!?!? Anybody have any advice other than just letting her "cry it out"? Please help!

Alice · New Baby Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 4

I know what you mean, I have the exact same problem! I just can't let my baby "cry it out" ... Like you said, then nobody gets any sleep... So yes, I am looking for answer to this question too.

AdoptingSoon · Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:23 am Post subject:

"Crying it out" sounds so harsh. Seems to me a soothing voice and a comfortable lap would send her right back to sleep.

SouthernStar · Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:26 am Post subject:

My son went through this every few months until he was about a year and a half. Since he was my first, I was stressed about every little change. When he slept, I would sleep, too - day or night. Luckily, I didn't work then. My daughter was a sound sleeper at night from the beginning. The teachers at her daycare were great about her nap schedule and entertaining her so that she would sleep well at night.

Jennifer · Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject:

My daughter had a hard time transitioning from her bassinet to her crib. We are still trying to work through it and she shares a room with her 3 year old sister. Most nights, I rub her back (without picking her up) until she stops crying. It usually helps.

Spring Bride · Walking Baby Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 30

I'm lucky I guess because my girls both slept soundly from the start. We're a pretty low-key family.

Mommy2Isaiah · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:32 am Post subject:

Me too. My son has been sleeping through the night since he was about 6 weeks. He goes down around 11pm and is up at 6am. He eats, then gos right back to sleep for another hour or two. I am still on maternity leave, so I can go back to bed when he does.

mumoftwo · Walking Baby Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 33

I was fortunate in that both my boys slept through from about 4 months...

HOWEVER....

Since January my four year old now comes in with us every night.

mommy5x · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject:

Hooray!!! My baby finally slept through the night last night...it has been a long time since I got a good night's sleep!!!

Jennifer · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject:

You don't realize how much you need to get a good night's sleep until you get one!! I think we go through each night being "moms" that we don't have time to think about being tired. One chance at a good night and I konk out!!

LanaMama · Running Baby Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 94

My baby recently started waking up again at night. She seems so hungry, but I thought it was bad to get her into the habit of eating at night again. We went to the pediatrician for her 9 month check up and the doctor said it may be a growth spurt and that we should just give her a bottle. The doctor wasn't worried about habits. She said when the baby is done the growth spurt, she will most likely just go back to sleeping all night. What a relief!

Restr1cted · Crawling Baby Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 10

I am also having this same problem, I really hope it gets better soon, because I have only slept about 5 hours in the past two days.

LanaMama · Running Baby Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 94

hbreiding · New Baby Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

i am in the same boat. my daughter is 8 months and all of a sudden she wont sleep in her crib at all she ends up sleeping with me on the couch just so i can get some sleep. i hate doing this because i know in the long run im asking for trouble but how do i get her to sleep in her crib again.