hi guys,
I have one year old boy and he just does not sleep at night!! He sleeps for half hour, wakes up again and wants my milk, while having milk he goes to sleep and when i try to put him back on bed he just does not sleep. He also has a dry nose as we are in the middle east so we feel because of this he does not sleep.

Please can anyone help me and give some suggestion and also if anyone knows a solution for dry nose.

Thanks
Rupal Kate replied. it sounds silly but babies do not know how to go to sleep,i was taught that teaching baby to sleep also its important to give them a routine, if you feed baby milk and he sleeps then you have indeed taught him this as a routine :)... i will tell you my routine and i hope you can make it suit you by changing it in a useful way.my child was the same age as your baby so i am hoping this will help to suit you sweet child.

6am- baby wakes and is fed, bathed and some play time with momma. baby should only be awake for approx 1 hour.
10am- again baby is awake and fed, play time and within an hour should be back in bed.
2pm-same as before
10pm- more of the same....

people often dont recognise the symptoms of a tired baby... baby will begin clenching fists, grimacing and waving arms in the air... babies sometimes disply irritability. do not rock your baby to sleep as it does not teach them to learn to sleep on their own. they need to learn to settle themselves for their own benifit.
make sure baby's room is comfortable and tuck baby in... pat baby for 3 min on the back while making soothing sounds like shush-shhhh (its impotant you do not speak to baby) then leave the room. if baby wakes wait around 2-5 mins before going back and repeating the patting and soothing sounds. it will take sometime for baby to learn, about a week. please be diligent and strong while you are teaching baby to sleep , but i promise you that if you stick to this then your baby will soon be so easy that all you need do is kiss your precious child and tuck him and and he shall sleep. good luck with everything you are indeed blessed to be a mother. Maleka replied. Hi

I have five and half months old. If he has dry nose then u should put humidifyer in his room, you can also give him stem therapy. it will help. mine had the same problem and doc. suggested that.

My son doesn't sleep at night also. He wakes up several time and u know I work fulltime. Its really hard.

Thanks samika replied. Hi Rupal

Samika again. reading a great book called Creative Parenting by Dr. William Sears - an American paed. who has eight children. Just do a search in sr sears and you can locate his website which is packed with info and you must look it up. He suggests numerous ways on dealing with sleep issues and also gives us a good insight into sleeping patterns in young babies. Re. the dry nose, a humidifier in the room is recommended by him in the book. Keep in touch. Love Samika samika replied. Dear Rupal

Hi - this is Samika. I have an eight and a half month old daughter who has rarely slept for long stretches (max 1-2 hours) - She still gets up several times during the night. I am passionate about this issue and can empathise with you. I have done lots of research/reading on this topic.
Firstly, you are not alone in this. Some babies take longer to sleep through the night. People/society place too many restrictions and have expectations that children must sleep for so many hours at a stretch. Some babies just do not and in fact manage quite well on less sleep. Of course, this is not easy on the parents. You may be pleased to note that research also suggests that children who remain wakeful are often bright and affectionate and do not want to miss anything going on. I am assuming that your child is not distressed when he is awake in the middle of the night. You need to ask yourself:

Has he been like this since birth or is it something more recent

Have you checked other factors which may cause him to awaken such as :
room temperature - he may be too hot or too cold
you mentioned the dry ear - try leaving a jug of water in the room to add moisture to the room
comfort - does he have a wet/solied nappy, is he wearing cotton clothes
Hunger - does he have a good solid meal before bed

Many babies get up for a milk feed to comfort themselves rather than hunger -
Is your child otherwise healthy and happy and has reasonable alert periods
during the day

how many naps does he have during the daytime and are these any better

I could go on and on - and I tried to out the names of two fantastic websites - however this website does not permit me to do so. If you are really keen, feel free to email me and I will gladly do so.

Best of luck

Samika