Name: sarbro Title: Can't get my son to sleep at night

I am nursing my 4 month old son and having a terrible time getting him to sleep at night and getting him to sleep through the night. I have a routine that I have been doing for about two weeks now. Around 6:30 I give him a bath and around 7:00 I rock and nurse him in his room (where it's quiet) until he falls asleep. 15 minutes later he is awake crying uncontrollably. This goes on for about a hour to a hour and half. Each time I rock and nurse him to sleep. Finally he will sleep for about 4 hours. Again I rock and nurse him. 2 hours later he is awake! I rock and nurse him ect... This goes on until around 4 in the morning when I am so exhausted I give in and he sleeps with my husband and I. This is when he will sleep the best cuddled on my chest or next to me. What am I doing wrong? Please I need some advice I need my zzzzz's. Thanks  ?

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Name: mamal • Date: 01/27/2008 16:31:38

WOW! You actually have a great sleeper! Can you believe that you are one of the lucky ones? At 4 months I was still up every 2 - 3 hours around the clock. 5 continuous hours is what is considered sleeping through the night for a baby. Sleep is a developmental milestone reached in baby's own time. It will come when he is ready. Unfortunately no sleep is one of the things that go with being a mother. If he sleeps so well with you I would suggest co-sleeping. Remember to follow the safety measures so you can co-sleep safely. You could also try laying baby on your shirt (the one you wore that day) when placing him in the crib. Also at 4 months they go through this weird no sleep thing due to all of the excitement. Here is a great article that may make you feel better.
http://www.kellymom.com/p
arenting/sleep/4mo-sleep.html
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in there and continue to nurse on demand!! You are doing a great job! It is definitly not easy but it does get better soon!! Good Luck!  =

Name: sarbro • Date: 01/28/2008 14:01:57

Thank you mamal for the advice and the wonderful compliment. I am going to try the shirt in his crib that's a great idea. Why didn't I think of that? lol  =

Name: Marti • Date: 01/30/2008 00:50:17

I just posted about my nine month old not sleeping that great and of a ton of responses there was only one person with a baby who had a full night sleeper. Ian usually sleeps in his bed from 7 p.m. until about 2 a.m. and then he sleeps with us. He nurses at 4 a.m. every morning for a half hour so it actually works out better for me. I know some day he will sleep better so am trying to be patient. Hang in there and keep up the great work!!  =

Name: playmatex3x • Date: 02/10/2008 02:40:35

my daughter has been sleeping through the whole night since she was like 3 months old. i got lucky. now she sleeps from like between 8-10 pm til 9:30 am. its great. when i was breatfeeding, i layed next to her and fed her with both of us on our sides, until she fell asleep then i put her in her crib and she didnt wake up for a while..  =