How to get my 8mo to sleep???

[Nicole2781]

Hi people,

Really struggling at the moment with 8mo DS. He has never been a great sleeper but it's now become ridiculous.

My dh and I moved him into his own room at 6 months and after about a month of constant waking in the night and no sleep for us we moved his cot back into our room thinking it was too early to move him.
Now for the past 2 months he had got a bit better only waking a couple of times which was great. Then he wouldn't settle in his cot and I know it's our fault as we gave in and let him sleep in our bed just to get some sleep as we are both working.
But the past week he's waking up loads in his cot, then we bring him to our bed for bottle or cuddles and try to move him back in his cot but he would wake lots again and now he won't even settle in our bed plus it's getting dangerous as he's trying to crawl off the bed when dh leaves early for work.

I currently have to hold him up to my shoulder and dance slowly to music to get him to sleep which can take up to 2 hours on a bad night. He will not settle himself In his cot if I try to put him down even if he's tired he will get really upset and now he stands up and jumps up and down against the bars and hurts himself.

I just don't know what to do anymore, please help with any advice I'm really struggling.

I am so not the person to give advice as 9 month old DD is still in our bed and I feed her to sleep and generally do all the things you're not supposed to do, but I'm so sorry you're struggling, sleep deprivation is shit isn't it?

No Cry Sleep Solution is supposed to be good. I've downloaded it and have my fingers crossed it will pass through to my or even better DD's brain via osmosis.

Might be worth asking for this to be moved to 'Sleep' where the parents of hardened sleep avoiders hang out?

What time are you putting him down? Early bedtime would mean mine were quicker to settle for bed. My youngest is 18 months so still fresh! Theres a sleep regression around 8/9 months which was hard. I had a bed in their room and would get dd back into the cot but if not, would bring her into bed with me. Over time it got easier and easier and 10/11 months much much better.

Thought I would try Creature's early bedtime and put DD down at 6pm last night, she was asleep by 6.40 and although she still woke in the night it definitely wasn't any worse than usual, I think maybe a bit better, so thank you Creature! How are you doing Nicole?

Fingers crossed it wasn't a fluke! My two really wanted early bedtimes at that age but hard to achieve at times.

So interesting, I'm going to persevere and hope it wasn't a one off thing! Thanks so much.