Sleeping Thru the Night - Austin,TX

C. W.
That is a tough one! Is she in a crib in her room or bassinet?
One thing I do with my son is I play a lullaby CD and let it play from start to finish. Also, any kind of portable fan is good that makes a noise (humming sound) helps keep him asleep - I know my neice & nephew use the same thing. A Honeywell Fan is good and some have a night light. We use a humidifier and it has that humming sound. Sometimes, just the little things will help KEEP them asleep and soothe them.
Just some thoughts! Good luck to you!

Give her some time to figure it out. I have a twenty minute rule. get a timer and put it by your bed. Watch her on the monitor a make sure she is not wedged somewhere. As far as the pacifier she will figure out a way to self soothe if she can't get to it. It might take a few days for her to work out. It is ok. You are working towards the Big picture of normal sleep. Good luck and stay stong :)

The following article by Kyle Pruett, M.D., provides excellent insight on this topic. More details can be found at the following link:
http://blogs.goddardsystems.com/Cedar-Park-TX/2010/01/09/...

Children’s sleep issues are among the more challenging developmental stages for parents to master.  But biology is on the parents’ side in this one, because sleep patterns mature over time just like other developmental skills.

* Polls tell us that one-third of American children and their parents sleep together some or most of the time before children start school. Co-sleeping varies hugely by culture and ethnicity. So think about what you want to do, and discuss the pros and cons with your pediatrician.
* Make sure your crib is safe (locking rails), that your older child’s ‘big bed’ has side rails, and if you are co-sleeping, that there is plenty of room.

For my daughter, we put 5-6 pacifiers in the crib so eventually she would find one on her own. That seemed to work for us. We also did CIO at about 6 months. It was tough for the first 2 nights, but even after the first night it got better. I think she cried about 45min-1 hour the first night (in the middle of the night) and then the second night it was only 10-20 min. It's hard, but worth it!

I don't like the CIO method but that is just me. My son (8.5 months) also shares a room with his 2.5 year old sister which is another reason I don't want him to CIO. For me, I do whatever works to get him to sleep....he is still waking up several times a night. Sometimes it's just for the binky. Other times it's to nurse. Other times, I think it's for the closeness with me because he'll fall asleep within a minute of rocking him. In some cases, I put him in bed with me (although it seems he doesn't prefer this). With my daughter, she still wakes up at night and comes into our bed.

I do not think a sold night's sleep is going to happen until they are older...do whatever you are willing to do in order to get good sleep!

Hello,
I recommend "Healthly Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. It talks about sleep and how it develops as a child grows. My son has been sleeping 12 hours through the night since 3 months old. This book provides multiple strategies for helping your child sleep. For us one of the key things to help him sleep through the night was napping during the day. Good Luck!

This is the reason I am not crazy about sleep aids, because eventually you have to break them. BUT I am a big believer in doing what you have do do in order to get some sleep, so at 4 weeks it might be a paci. For 4 months it might be a swaddle, and in my house after 6 months we use CIO if needed. I would make sure she isn't wedged like someone else said, and then let her cry. She will figure it out, hopefully in a couple of nights, and then you will all be sleeping again... that is until the next transition or hiccup comes along. :)

When my kids had problems keepign their binkis in I put them to sleep on their tummies that way the pressure of mattress kept it in their mouthes.
The paci will not mess up her teeth, that's a myth, now if she was 3 and still using it then yes it would mess up her teeth.
She might be going through a growth spurt , there is a 6 month spurt or she could be getting ready to crawl , milestones will cause them to wake. as well and throw in teething and you've got a TON of reasons why babies wake up in the middle of the night. Babies change their sleeping habits all the time. If she rolls over , leave her unless it's actually upsetting her. See if she will sleep on her tummy , both of mine were better sleepers on their tummies. check for teething signs, druleing , chewing on fingers, pulling on ears. give her some motrin if she's showing signs of teething.

This works for me.... We have a ton of Gerber burp cloths (the really thick, soft kind) and we slip the 'burpie' thru the ring of the pacie. My daughter has learned that when her pacie falls out, she just searches for the burpie and touches it all around until she finds the pacie. Works like a charm every time! Plus, it's a great way to have a lovey in bed with the baby so when it's time to take away the pacie, the 'burpie' can stay. Good luck!

Choices are, get rid on the binky NOW and let her cry it out, or go sleepless til she's old enough to find her own binky and put it back into her mouth! Sorry

My son does the same thing and some nights are worse than others, he's 6 1/2 months now.
Besides the pacifier falling out he still gets up to eat once a night. Everyone tells me you don't get real sleep until they're about 1 so I just deal with it the best that I can

My son does the same thing and some nights are worse than others, he's 6 1/2 months now.
Besides the pacifier falling out he still gets up to eat once a night. Everyone tells me you don't get real sleep until they're about 1 so I just deal with it the best that I can

Have you tried giving up the pacifier and then feeding her before bed time? Maybe even putting some soothing music in her room.

put her on her side and place a blanket that is rolled up by her back. hopefully that will help.

They make a pillow for little ones that is like a little taco and they can feel very secure and safe. This does prevent them from flipping. Sorry no recommendations on the loss of a pacifier.