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Sleeping Through The Night When 8 Months Old

by Cynthia
(Springfield, VA)

My baby girl is 8 months old, 17lbs, and she does not sleep on her own. She wants to be held before going to bed with a bottle.

She wakes up in th middle of the night wanthing a bottle and crying until I pick her up and give her one. I was wondering, if there is a way to put her down at night and for her to sleep through the night without waking up and wanting a bottle?

If you could help that would be great.
Thanks,
Cindy

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Dec 06, 2008

Your Baby Will Sleep if You Let Her
by: Cindy

There are thousands of books and other resources available to help parents whose children are having sleep issues. One of the most popular books among my friends is, "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Weissbluth. He's tough, but accurate, and his advice really works!

The bottom line is, your child is 100% capable of sleeping through the night and has been for several months. Once a baby weighs more than 12+ pounds, it does not NEED feedings in the middle of the night.

The problem is actually YOU! You probably can't bear to listen to your child cry - who can? - but the reality is that you need to let your baby soothe herself by (a) learning to go to sleep on her own and (b) comforting herself if she wakes up in the middle of the night.

If you follow the advice in the book - and I mean really follow it - your baby should be sleeping through the night within 4-6 days. (As an aside, we did this when our daughter was 14 weeks and she has been sleeping through the night since!)

Dec 07, 2008

Another method...
by: Baby Help Line

Hi Cynthia!

I understand that you are tired and slightly desperate. Studies show that only around 50% of all babies sleep through the night when 1 year old.

For anyone who doesn't just feel like waiting and hoping, there are certainly different methods to use to speed up the process.

The book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child as suggested by another visitor, is very appreciated by many parents, but is not that helpful unless you are willing to let your baby "cry it out". Pesonally, I have never liked that method, it simply doesn't work for me. Not that I judge those who use it in any way, but every parent needs to make up his or her mind regarding such a method.

If you want to help your baby sleep better without the crying, I'd suggest you both read our tips on helping babies to a better sleep routine and that you also check out the book The No-Cry Sleep Solution, which helped me tremendously when I had problems gettin gone of our kids to sleep.

You can also read my review of the No-Cry Sleep Solution here.

And for some sleep tips for YOU in the mean time, click here.

I hope this will get you started. Good luck!

/Paula

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Dec 07, 2008
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Hi Cynthia! I understand that you are tired and slightly desperate. Studies show that only around 50% of all babies sleep through the night when 1 year old. For anyone who doesn't just feel like waiting and hoping, there are certainly different methods to use to speed up the process. The book <a rel="nofollow"; target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0449004023?ie=UTF8&tag=easbablif-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0449004023">Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=easbablif-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0449004023" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> as suggested by another visitor, is very appreciated by many parents, but is not that helpful unless you are willing to let your baby "cry it out". Pesonally, I have never liked that method, it simply doesn't work for me. Not that I judge those who use it in any way, but every parent needs to make up his or her mind regarding such a method. If you want to help your baby sleep better without the crying, I'd suggest you both read our tips <a href="http://www.easybabylife.com/baby-sleep.html">on helping babies to a better sleep routine</a> and that you also check out the book <a rel="nofollow"; target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071381392?ie=UTF8&tag=easbablif-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071381392">The No-Cry Sleep Solution</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=easbablif-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0071381392" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />, which helped me tremendously when I had problems gettin gone of our kids to sleep. <a href="http://www.easybabylife.com/baby-book-tips.html">You can also read my review of the No-Cry Sleep Solution here.</a> <a href="http://www.easybabylife.com/new-mom.html">And for some sleep tips for YOU in the mean time, click here.</a> I hope this will get you started. Good luck! /Paula

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