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SLEEP => Night Wakings => Topic started by: gabbysmommy on September 24, 2006, 14:35:16 pm

Title: Just bought book....for a "spirited" baby
Post by: gabbysmommy on September 24, 2006, 14:35:16 pm
My "spirited" baby is 7 months old.  She barely sleeps and is crawling all over the place.  I am exhausted! I'm just getting ready to start the EASY schedule.  This week-end I will start trying to get her to go to bed earlier and sleep through the night.  Right now she is waking 4-7 times a night and will not go back to sleep unless I nurse her.  If I put her to bed awake, she crawls to the end of her crib and stands there.  My question is...how do I get started with putting her to bed and what do I do when she wakes in the night?  Thank-you!
Title: Re: Just bought book....for a "spirited" baby
Post by: Peek-a-boo on September 24, 2006, 18:32:03 pm
This is very similar to my situation when I started EASY.   Our first step was to get a proper EASY schedule (the book makes it sound like you should put him on a 4 hour easy, and really a 7 month old may need something different with more awake time) and then to do pu/pd (pick up/ put down)to train him to fall asleep on his own. 

We ran into trouble when my little one started teething 10 days into the process so we've had to take a bit of a break and are rather in limbo, but we had AMAZING success with night time sleep right away.  My LO was having a lot of troubles learning to nap independently and with the  teething I didn't feel like I could push him . . . so we're in limbo a bit like I said . . . but enough about me. 

I would suggest that you read the FAQs on the pu/pd board and then post over there.  The moderators are AMAZING and will help you figure out what your routine should look like and how to get started.  For me, pu/pd was really the cornerstone of getting started. 

(Truly, we my LO--then 7.5 months--was also waking 3-6 times a night and nursing FOREVER to get back to sleep and for the first three nights of EASY and PU/PD he had only one wake up to feed and then for the next 7 days . . . none.)
Title: Re: Just bought book....for a "spirited" baby
Post by: Colin Macs Mom on September 25, 2006, 17:46:00 pm
Ditto to Bethany Ann, but just wanted to add that it's important that you don't nurse her to sleep. You might want to check out the props board as well.