hi, mommies out there! i am a mom to a 13 month old boy and am hoping for some help with his sleep!
i have used the baby whispering way since parker was just a newborn. he was falling asleep independently until about 2 weeks ago and then began to feel like i had to be around him for him to sleep! i think it is a case of separation anxiety! i took the advice from this message board and slept in his room for 2 days and then moved out. now the problem is still that he will not go to sleep unless i am in the room with him! he is waking up 4-5 times per night--i leave him to cry his mantra cry and when it escalates, i go into his room to find him standing up. as soon as i lay him down, and stand by the door, he quickly goes back to sleep...if i try to leave and do the WI/WO technique, we just get incessant crying that has lasted two hours! how do i get him to be able to fall asleep without me in the room?
we haven't had any changes in our life and we have been on a routine for months. here it is:
wakes 6:15-6:45
breastfeed at 7:00
eat breakfast at 8-8:15
nap at 9-9:15
up at 10:30
breastfeed at 11
lunch at 12
nap at 1-1:30
up at 3
breastfeed at 3
activity
dinner at 4:00
snack at 6
breastfeed at 7
bedtime routine starts at 7
then in bed between 7:30-7:45
any help? he still needs two naps during the day and has always bea short napper (45-50 minutes, but never cranky during the day).
do i need to change his routine? do i need to change his bedtime? do i need to just be patient?
any help is appreciated!
-barbara
