8 Month Old Not Sleeping Through the Night - Grand Prairie,TX

I agree with the moms who suggested cry it out. We had to do this when my daughter was 10 months old. We started out with 5 minutes and increased it my a couple of minutes each time we had to go in. There's no picking up and cuddling...just lay the baby down, tell them it's bedtime, and leave. My husband and to be the "bad guy" because I was the one my daughter wanted. It took 3 nights and after she started sleeping through the night, she started napping longer in the day. You can do it!

Hi L.,
8 months is a growth spurt time. I think this is normal. If you are nursing, I would just tuck him in bed with me so that you both get a better night's sleep. Those days are hard, but they are fleeting. (The years fly by, but the days are LONG!) Blessings!

I was 100% against CIO until we had to use it--it was a miracle for my son, and he loves going to bed for naps and nighttime now! He didn't sleep through the night til close to his first birthday, and from what i've heard from other moms CIO isn't really successful until towards the end of the first year. There are a lot of good tips you can find online from "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" instead of reading the whole book (or get a copy and read your heart out if you have the time). They NEED their sleep just as much as mom needs hers. Some women handle sleep deprivation better than others, but I am not lucky enough to be one of those women. I didn't like who I was for that year--I was always cranky and took it out on my husband and my baby which wasn't fair to anybody. Once we finally decided to let him cry, our family was saved. Everyone was happier! Best of luck :)

My son woke up once a night til he was 18 months! Finally, I just let him cry it out a couple of nights. Since then he has slept through the night (unless sick). He is now 3. You will just have to let him cry it out for a couple of days. Hopefully that will do the trick.

Same problem! My son is 21 months and has never slept thru the night. I'm not a fan of "crying it out" so I've just accepted that I will be sleep deprived during this time--he will eventually get there. Also, it helps me to know it's temporary!! This too shall pass...

so this answer may not be popular but it works and it will make both you and him happier during the day after a good nights sleep. After a baby is 10lbs they do not need to eat during the night. Make sure he is in his own crib. (his own room if possible). Put him down awake at night. Let him cry for 20 minutes, go in and pat his back and soothe him but don't pick him up. let him cry for 20 more mintues, repeat until he is asleep. (if you can hear him cry from your room without your moniter then turn it off!). When he wakes up in the middle of the night don't go in there until he has been crying for 20 minutes. A lot of times kids just wake up and whimper and will go right back to sleep. LOOK at the clock and time it! 5 minutes can seem like an hour when your baby is crying! After 20 minutes go in and soothe him, repeat. Do this for nap time too for consistency. if you stick to it and commit to it all the way should only take 3 or 4 days. Good luck!!

At 8 mo. he doesn't need the nutrition, it's just what he expects.Take a long weekend if you have to, and let him cry. Go in every few minutes and soothe him, but don't feed him or pick him up. He will eventually get the idea that you're not going to feed him or play with him and he'll sleep. This is something you've created-- he doesn't need it.

I feel your pain! My son hardly ever slep through the night, he is now 16 months old. We just took him to a ear specialist and found out he had fluid behind his ear drums. He just got tubes in his ears and now sleeps all night! It may not be the problem but its something you could look into! Good Luck!

Your baby is normal.
For the 1st year of life, per our Pediatrician, a baby needs to be fed on-demand, 24/7... and especially through growth-spurts where their intake needs increases to keep pace WITH their growth and development.

Each baby is different.

Both my kids as babies, had GINORMOUS appetites and I was breastfeeding and they even had "cluster feeding' periods where a baby needs to feed even every single hour. I had tons of milk... but my kids ate a lot... from both breasts, draining it each session.

A baby, does not have to sleep through the night... at this age. They will when they attain more development. Until then, well, they wake.
And if going through teething or hunger or hitting developmental changes. Normal though.

Sleep in a baby is never static... it changes per their changes and growth-spurts.

all the best,
Susan

My 9 month old son still wakes up about two times a night, although, I don't always think he is hungry I think he just wants comfort. He usually wakes up around midnight - 1 am and I'll nurse him then because it's usually around 6:30 pm when I last fed him. BUT, when he wakes up around 4 am, I try not to feed him. I just let him fuss for a L. bit unless he starts screaming then I'll nurse him. Everyone wakes up at night, it's just that we adults can get ourselves back to sleep, but babies need to be given the chance to do that for themselves. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I'll go into my 2 yr olds room and her eyes will be open. I'll ask her if she's ok, she says yes. Sometimes I ask her if she want's me to stay in her room and she always says "No, mommy go to her room" and I leave and she puts herself back to sleep. I'm hoping to get there with my son in a few months.