Hi there,
I have an 8 month old son whom has only slept through the night once. We were doing really good to keep him on a routine, however, that all flew out the window when Daddy went out of town for three weeks. Since then (3 months ago), my son wakes up about an hour after we put him down the first time, then every 2-3 hours thereafter. He always wants to sleep at night, but only as long as he has me as his human pacifier. We have never taught him to fall asleep on his own because I've only been told to do that, you have to Ferberize. He was a NICU baby, and all I wanted to do was hold him when he came home. I have really learned a lot by reading Tracy's book, but I'm not sure what to do when he wakes up during the night and wants to nurse. He will go in his crib for naps and sleep, but not while awake. I pick him up and soothe him, then put him back down, and he gets worse everytime. He WILL NOT take a paci, or even a bottle from Dad at night. In fact, if he sees Dad come in the room, he screams harder. I'm starting EASY, and I'm really going to try to learn how to cue in on his voices, but what do I do if he just won't stop crying at night? Have we waited too long to fix this?
Please help this tired Mommy
