how did you teach baby to fall asleep without nursing and sleep for longer stretches - Page 2

[CJsMama]

Hi!  Well, 6-months later the sleep did get better but it is still far from perfect.  She still needs to be nursed to sleep, unless we are in the car, and still wakes frequently to nurse, BUT after I nurse her to sleep I can usually (not always) sneak away once she's asleep for anywhere from 45-90 mins, which is a huge improvement from waking every 30-45 mins and never being able to put her down.  I'm actually typing this reply on a computer while she sleeps instead of one-handed on my phone like I did the original post.  Naps are a little better too...I think it improved when she went down to one nap a day.  They are still inconsistent, despite my trying to stick to a schedule as much as possible, but they are better.  Some days she naps 2-3 hrs (waking 1-2 times to be nursed back to sleep) and some days she only naps 45-50 minutes.  So it's not perfect but it is better and, hopefully, it will just keep getting better and better.  There are still days when she's extra clingly (especially when teething - she's  a late teether and just now starting to really teeth).  I would write more but I think I hear her starting to wake now so I'm going to leave it at that for now.  Good luck and I hope the sleep situation gets better for you too!  
 

Originally Posted by Lisanna 


And to the OP: I'm curious how things are now for you, 6 months later? Others here provided hope that sleep improves, did it get better for you?

[choochootwo]

My son is now 15 months old and did the same thing. I think it's pretty typical. That age is filled with some drastic changes and it all affects their sleep. They're getting new teeth and depending on the baby, learning to scoot, crawl, or walk and they may be trying solids for the first time too. So much is going on, it affects their sleep. When my guy was 7 months old and started crawling, he would crawl in his sleep. Did the same thing at 4 months when he sat up. Throw in some teething for the fun of it and you've got a baby that's either sleep crawling, or nursing, or both about every hour. It does pass, it really does. If you feel your little one is getting enough nutrition, then I would encourage you to have dad help with night time parenting. Maybe have him comfort baby every other time she wakes up. She's cry at first, but she'll get used to it. At my wit's end, I had my husband start comforting our son about a week ago and I wish I had done it sooner. What a huge difference.