Eight-month-old is a SCREAMER

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let. Her. Scream.

If you give in, she’ll know screaming works.

Hugs! I had a screamer too. It gets better when the baby realizes it doesn’t work.

This did not work for my screamer. At all.

[Anonymous]

I used to rock my ds at that age for naps.
Had two naps per day, or even three, worked like a charm and he slept great.
He was a wonderful nighttime sleeper falling asleep on his own.
I do not understand this assistance that babies must fall asleep on their own all the time.
What's the harm in rocking your baby to sleep for a nap if that will result in falling asleep faster, giving you time to rest or do things, and having a rested baby afterward?

[Anonymous]

I worked in a daycare. We helped all the babies and toddlers that needed help falling asleep for a nap, fall asleep.
It involved rocking, rubbing the back, singing, etc.
Did you try that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let. Her. Scream.

If you give in, she’ll know screaming works.

Hugs! I had a screamer too. It gets better when the baby realizes it doesn’t work. [/quote
Go away! If rocking her will take 5-10 minutes, and the baby will sleep, what's the problem with it?
Or if rubbing her back will help, what is the problem with it?
What the heck is wrong with people, allowing your kids to scream at 8 months old for hours?
How is this good for you or for your baby?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let. Her. Scream.

If you give in, she’ll know screaming works.

Hugs! I had a screamer too. It gets better when the baby realizes it doesn’t work.

+1

+1

It’s a few days of stress but then you will be so happy you did. Use a sound machine at nap too.

[Anonymous]

How did she fall asleep before you started this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some kids don't need naps. She is sleep trained if she sleeps 12 hours except to wake up to feed. 12 hours is a long time for a little one to go without food. Feed her and problem solved.

The problem is naps, idiot, which ALL eight-no th-old babies need and OP clearly wrote that she feeds the baby twice a night. So problem NOT solved.

Why name call. The baby may not need the naps if they sleep 12 hours. My kids were not Napier’s. Not all are.

At EIGHT MONTHS OLD? If true your poor babies were seriously sleep deprived.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let. Her. Scream.

If you give in, she’ll know screaming works.

Hugs! I had a screamer too. It gets better when the baby realizes it doesn’t work. [/quote
Go away! If rocking her will take 5-10 minutes, and the baby will sleep, what's the problem with it?
Or if rubbing her back will help, what is the problem with it?
What the heck is wrong with people, allowing your kids to scream at 8 months old for hours?
How is this good for you or for your baby?

The baby has to learn to settle herself. And it’s not crying, as OP said - it’s angry screaming. If you never had a screamer, you don’t get it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let. Her. Scream.

If you give in, she’ll know screaming works.

Hugs! I had a screamer too. It gets better when the baby realizes it doesn’t work.

+1

+2 it’s the only way to regain your sanity.

I had a screamer too. Took me three solid days, but I couldn’t keep existing on the schedule she let me live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I worked in a daycare. We helped all the babies and toddlers that needed help falling asleep for a nap, fall asleep.
It involved rocking, rubbing the back, singing, etc.
Did you try that?

Everyone’s tried that, PP. The problem with some babies is that the second they hit the crib, they wake up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let. Her. Scream.

If you give in, she’ll know screaming works.

Hugs! I had a screamer too. It gets better when the baby realizes it doesn’t work.

+1

+2 it’s the only way to regain your sanity.

I had a screamer too. Took me three solid days, but I couldn’t keep existing on the schedule she let me live.

Just want to add that at 8 months my youngest (screamer) dropped her morning nap. She went down fir a solid 2.5 hours every afternoon, but figuring out that transition was rough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some kids don't need naps. She is sleep trained if she sleeps 12 hours except to wake up to feed. 12 hours is a long time for a little one to go without food. Feed her and problem solved.

Babies can drop the night feed when they reach 13 lbs. No reason a healthy 8 month old should still require night time feedings.