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Posted: Aug 09 2006 at 5:26pm | IP Logged Quote LLMom
My baby is almost 17 months old. She doesn't sleep well. She starts off in her crib and most nights sleeps there but she wakes anywhere from 2 to 5 times. She always wants to nurse. I am a walking zombie so dh agreed to help her learn to go back to sleep on her own without nursing. Problem is she is a tough nut to crack. We have done this with several other children around this age and they learned quickly. She won't give up. I am not talking crying it out alone. Dh goes in to her when she wakes and holds her for a moment, the puts her back and pats her and sits there for a while. That has worked for 5 of our children. But she is not giving up. I don't believe in leaving her to cry alone but dh is getting frustrated too. We have been working with her for a month and she is not much better. She screams and cries so loud and so long, I finally give in and nurse her. Last night that wouldn't even do and she had to sleep with me for a while. She is getting plenty of mommy time during the day. She wants to be held constantly so she rides in the sling quite a bit.   I don't do the family bed past about 6 months because I am a light sleeper and I don't function well on little sleep. I need my sleep to be a patient loving mommy. (don't we all) Anyone have any tips?

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Posted: Aug 10 2006 at 9:28am | IP Logged Quote KellyJ
Have you read Elizabeth Pantley's The No-Cry Sleep Solution? She also has a book for the toddler and preschool age groups if that would work better for your little girl.

I found helpful with a couple of ours. A gentle shushing was what really worked with one of our boys specifically, and they all have benefitted from a consistent bedtime.

I am praying for you; I know this can be such a hard thing to endure.

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Has she outgrown the crib or is she extra thirsty? The weather lately has been extra hot or perhaps she is in a growth spurt and you can try your system again in a few months. Could she sleep with you and dh until then? Just some ideas - but coming from someone who never had really great sleepers so this is fwiw.

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Posted: Aug 10 2006 at 1:58pm | IP Logged Quote LLMom
Yes, I have looked at the no cry sleep solution and I am trying some of it. So far nothing has changed. I don't think she is ready to move out of the crib. She could sleep with us but I don't sleep well at all with her in the bed and anytime I get up, she wakes up so she would wake at 6 with me every morning. Not something I want to do.

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Posted: Aug 11 2006 at 12:03pm | IP Logged Quote Meredith
Do you think she might be cutting her molars??? My 15 month old can get pretty clinging and he finally cut one on top, just a thought...Praying for your sleep

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We don't *breed* good sleepers, either.... argh!

This time around, we are letting our 14mo stay in our bed while he *cries*... boo hoo. We comfort him, snuggle, and try a water bottle (which just makes him angrier!).

We don't have a great solution, either! He, too, is a toughie! Right now, he is cutting molars. I give him "teething tablets" (an all natural homeopathic remedy) which does seem to help. But when he's teething, I get to be his pacifier....woohoo! (Ok, that was way too sarcastic, pardon me!)

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