Okay lets see...currently I'm living with my mom. My 7 month old daughter and I share a room. It's a small room so I only have a twin bed in there for myself. I have been co-sleeping since I had her in the hospital. At one point she would sleep through the night (about 2-3 months old) and then she went back to waking up 2-3 times. Then I started putting her in her playpen or whatever it's called around 4 months and I could lay her down and she'd go to sleep on her own and only wake up once during the night. Well then she started waking up more and more again. Finally I got her crib set up a few weeks ago. She's on demand nursing btw. So I started putting her in her crib...the first few nights went well and I could still lay her down awake and she'd fall asleep on her own, well that was only for a few days and now she's been waking up 4-5 times a night and I have to put her to sleep before she will go to her crib. She's up within 30 mins and I have to put her back to sleep before I can put her back in it. I've tried just patting her back to sooth her but she screams so I always pick her right up (I dont let my daughter CIO). By the time I go to bed (a few hours after her) she's been up 3 times...I lay down and put her in with me (she usually makes me go to bed cuz I'm so tired of getting up and down to get her) she kicks me all night long and I never get good sleep...I just dont know what to do. I know it would be so much easier (I think) if she had her own room but it's just not an option for the time being. I mean a TWIN bed is hard enough to sleep in myself let alone with a 7 month old! Okay I think I about covered it but HELP ME!!! Just ask if you have any more questions and I can further explain...I'm just lost as what to do....THANX GIRLS!!!

Oh and one more thing...I CANT LEAVE DURING THE NIGHT FOR A GIRLS NIGHT OUT or my mom is calling me within an hour to come home because once she wakes up at night NO ONE can get her soothed and back to sleep but me HELLLPPPP!!!

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Kandis

Wow! You've got to be tired by morning!! Is she strickly on just breast milk? Have you thought about adding cereal to her diet? Thats helped Brooke sleep alot longer during the night. What about starting solids? Maybe a full tummy will help her stay asleep?
Just a thought!

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Yikes. I really feel for you. We (my husband, daughter, and I) moved in with my MIL a few months ago, and we're sharing a room also. Not fun, huh? Even the sound of the door wakes my little girl up some nights. I didn't notice much of a change in Jordan's sleeping habits after we started cereal, but that's just because she was already sleeping through the night, but I've heard a lot of people say that their babies slept a lot better after starting solids. It could just be that she really is hungry and needs something a little heavier in her tummy before bed. Also, she might be an early teether. Mine started teething at 7 1/2 months and started waking up a lot at night. For that, pretty much just baby orajel, tylenol, and pray.

That is a tough situation, I wouldn't want to try and co-sleep in a twin bed either. Do you let her use a pacifier? When we were nursing, Jordan would always fall asleep nursing, then I'd quickly replace my nipple with a paci and she'd stay asleep pretty well. It might be that she just wants some comfort suckling. I know a lot of people worry about pacifiers, but DD only gets hers when she's sleeping, so I don't see the harm in that. If it helpt the both of you sleep better, by all means, try it.

I'm out of ideas for the moment, but I'll try and think up some more. Good luck!

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Have you tried laying her down with one of your shirts as a blanket? I had to leave my (then) 6 month old at my mom's house for a weekend, and I left with her a shirt that I'd been wearing around the house for a week (without washing). It smelled enough like me that my mom said it was instantly soothing for her.

Hey girls thanks for the reply's. Mia has been on solids for some time now and she does use a paci and sometimes I feel that's part of the problem when she wakes up and it's not in her mouth she freaks and cant find it...I've tried the shirt thing as well and no luck She did just pop her 2nd tooth so hopefully teething will be over for a bit to get her in a good bedtime routine! I just dont know what to do. I did try 'my' way of the ferber method last night...let her cry for like 2 mins if that, went in and reassured her, she wimpered for a bit, went back in and patted her without saying anything 2 mins later, and doing this after 10 mins she was out...AND SLEPT TILL 3:30am!!! I was so excited!!! I then put her in my bed for the rest of the night but that's a start right?!?! Tonight I just put her in there when she was pretty drowsy and she barely cried for 3-4 mins and she's out again!!! I PRAY PRAY PRAY I'm not jinxing this by braggin but I'm really hoping she will get the hint that it's bedtime THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE IDEAS!!! I'll let you all know how this goes over the next week...

Belly Rubs & Baby Kisses!
Kandis & Mia

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Kandis~Good luck girl!! We are trying to get Lauren to sleep in her crib more now because she is a kicker and she thinks that when she gets up in the middle of the night to nurse that everyone needs to be up!! Crazy babies!!

Hope that you are doing well!

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That's great Kandis! I've had to use that method a time or two myself, I'm glad it seems to be working for you. Give us a progress report in a few days, okay?

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