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How does your 7 month old sleep? Do I have to control cry?

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thedevilisinthedetail · 03/12/2011 20:35

ds (7 month old) will only sleep on me or in the buggy...also have a dd (2.9) and really feel I am starting to go mad.

I have always been quite vague about routinue much prefering to go with the flow and it did seem that all was working out and ds had 3/4 naps throughout the day and then went down well at 7/8 o'clock and although would not sleep all night would settle again in bed with us.

But for the last few weeks ds cannot settle himself or stay settled. I have been feeling overwhelmed and tired and so that he sleeps have just had him on me or bought him into bed at night. Feel like I am getting sleep but always feel very tired and that I am barely holding everything together with the two of them and sobbed over a mum I barely know at a playgroup the other day which was embarrassing.

So what I'm asking is, what do you do to get your 7 month old to sleep? Where do they sleep during the day? Am I expecting too much that he sleeps without me given that he has managed this for a good few months?

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sunnyweather · 05/12/2011 16:39

how is it going devil?

thedevilisinthedetail · 15/12/2011 22:58

Have been away for a while which has meant that just went with the flow a bit more so had DS in bed with me most of the time.

Since I came home rather than bring him into bed with me if he has woken up I have picked him up to calm and settle and then put him back and patted his back/tummy and sung to him until he settles...it has gone really well. As long as I'm in the room he doesn't cry and the time I'm spending is getting shorter. I think it is working well for us. Keeps him reassured and means ultimately I am sleeping much better. dh doesn't really have the patience for it but as long as he doesn't bring him downstairs all is well.

Thanks for the advice.

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