Please help me !????

Question

my baby is 4 and a half months old and she gets up at about half 7 and doesnt go to bed till 9 half nine me and my boyfriend never have any time to our selfs as were to tired when she gets to sleep how can we get her to go to sleep earlier? and she wont fall to sleep in her cot she will only go to sleep in my arms no 1 elses what can i do?

Answer 1

I had massive problems with getting my 3 month old son to sleep.  He would just lie awake and cry for hours, then when he finally went to sleep he would wake every hour or two hours through the night and cry again!  Talk about pulling our hair out .... we were absolutely desperate for sleep!

It was a baby sleep audio program recommended by a friend that finally saved us. We followed the advice and began by creating a baby sleep routine which included bathtime, dimming of the lights, putting Paul into his crib, final nappy change and then lullabies. We also made recommended changes to his naps during the day and used some of the other recommended techniques. Within two weeks he was sleeping through the night most nights with just the odd night where he would just wake once!

Definitely start by creating a good baby sleep routine though and you could find that solves most of your baby sleep problems.

Good luck!

If you want to take a look, the audio program is at http://www.babysleepsolution.com

Answer 2

I would try to start working on a routine  now . I waited till my Son was 6 months old before I said enough of the walking,  rocking etc.. to get him to sleep at night . And I had only wished I would of started sooner.

I know that this is going to sound cruel but if you have given her a bath , bottle and changed her diaper and you know she is tired then you need to lay her down in her bed . If she starts crying wait for a minute or 2 go back in calm her down and try it again but wait longer . They say don't pick them up when you go back in to calm them down , But sometimes you have to . It is going to be rough but in end it will pay off .

Also have tried Baby einstein Lullaby time? It is a good video .

My son is 8months old now and every night it is like he knows the routine . Dinner @  5:00 or 5:30 play or bath after cereal around 7:00-7:30 and is asleep at 8:00-8:30. Now I just lay him in his crib and he give me a Little cry but then he is right to sleep .

Answer 3

Well about 6 give her a nice warm bath with lavendar bath bubbles. Everytime my mom use to give my sister a bath before she went to bed that made her go to sleep. And also try to give her a bottle of warm rice and milk :]

Answer 4

Okay, firstly welcome to parenthood.  Prepare for pain and suffering until your kids leave home.

Please study up on a technique called controlled crying.

Babies do not naturally know how to go to sleep, like a lot of things they have to learn.

Your baby will be a pleasure after that... good luck :-)