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Latest post on 12 November 2013 - 14:21

My son just turned 8 months old. Till 7th month he was sleeping through the night from 7pm onwards till 5 am with 2 dreamfeeds in between. 7th month we travelled out to scotland for 10 days or so, since our return my bub wakes up every 2 hours for feed....cries his lungs out....
Working full time, reporting to work by 7 am with a crying baby through the nite....its taking its toll on me now!
any tips where i can get him to sleep through the night....again!

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Latest post on 02 December 2013 - 21:32

my daughter is 7 and a half months. i went home for 6 weeks when she was 5 months and got her into an amazing routine there which got totally messed up when i came back. Her pattern is still predictable but having very late nights. Sleeps from 12 at night until 12 the next day with a dream feed around 5am and a small cry at around 9 but straight back to sleep. Has at least 4-5 naps a day, falls asleep while im breastfeeding her and i let her sleep. It seems to be ok coz she's always in a good mood and never cries and is such a happy baby. That being said her routine suits me because im a full time SAHM. Dont think those hours would be ok if i had a job!

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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 09:27

update: tried cutting nap times down through the day... wee one sleeps by 7 pm....wakes up at 1030, then 1am, then 4am....... sheesh! Am a zombie at work most of the days.....

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Latest post on 17 November 2013 - 11:42

you didn't fail, thats a mama thing to do.. i always go in when she cries.. i only don't when i know she's trying to get my attention.. i can tell the difference.. and usually when she tries to get my attention and i do end up going she just giggles hehe.. bless her.. anyways.. just take it one step at a time.. it will work in the end.. im finally back to my old routine, but its going to go down the hill when i go away for the weekend hehe..

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Latest post on 17 November 2013 - 11:16

thanks Ladies, Over the weekend tried the cry it out bit for once...being honest....it was gut wrenching to say the least to hear him cry and sob for nearly half an hour. I GAVE in....and fed him! Felt so so guilty for walking in and picking him up..... want to be stronger .....JUST FAILED!! Now down to cutting his nap times during the day.... Crankiness owing to teething is adding to the mess!

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Latest post on 17 November 2013 - 09:37

The way you address this really depends on your comfort level with "sleep training" or your philosophy on how to respond to your child's sleep needs. You've got options that range between wait it out (i.e. suck it up and hope it improves with time) to stick cry it out extinction (i.e. once baby's in bed for the night you close the door and don't go in until morning regardless of the reason for the crying). Most parent's comfort level seems to fall somewhere in the middle. Mine definitely was. There are some descent sleep books and techniques you might want to look at/google/consider. The No Cry Sleep Solution is probably one of the gentlest but it also can take a long, long time to be successful. I was a working mom, too, and I just didn't have the patience for it when I was desperate to sleep. If that's you, too, you might look at the Sleep Lady Shuffle or Ferber as middle of the road options. Do what feels right and know that you can take from different methods and techniques. You don't have to do anything 100% by the book. Good luck!

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Latest post on 13 November 2013 - 07:34

Travelling does mess up their routine. It normally takes about a wk to get bk to normal. I normally cut a nap if need be, just to get bk on track. I cut both his naps to 1.5hr in the morning and 1 hr in the afternoon. He sleeps much better at night. Good luck x

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Latest post on 12 November 2013 - 14:57

I totally understand your frustration, went through the same thing with my 13 month old.. she used to sleep through the night from 8PM to 7AM.. then i went two weeks to sharjah (I live in AD) and everything just got messed up.. when i came back to AD she would stay up till 4 AM and i had to be in the office by 8 AM.. i work 10 hours.. I was so stressed out.. didn't get any sleep.. 3 hours MAX.. what i started doing is cutting her nap from 2 hours to 30 mins or 1 hour.. she would be very cranky but that was the only way it worked.. and slowly started adjusting her bed time.. i started with 10 PM then 930 then 9.. now she sleeps by 830.. it took almost 10 days for this plan to work.. but it did in the end.. this too shall pass.. just keep going strong.. oh one more thing.. i used to leave her in the crib and she's yell and cry for 30 mins, then it started going down.. and now she only cries for like 2 mins then zzzzzz... i am totally against crying to sleep but that was the only thing that worked.. because as long as i am around or her father she would get really distracted.. i wish you the best :)

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