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My 8 month old sleeps through the night but the last month she wakes at anytime, not crying not needing anything. We have tried everything but the only way she will go back to sleep is by bringing her into my bed. Anyone else done this and broken that habit?


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  • I have four kids and each of them went through different sleep stages at different times. Just remember, it will pass, and every child is different. I didn’t mind my kids coming in my bed, but with one of them it became a habit and she wanted to only sleep with me after. So I guess, let her sleep in your bed say, on a weekend so you can sleep in a bit, but try and comfort her, then put her back in her bed after some time.


  • Every child is different. We take our daughter back to her room and wait till she falls asleep before leaving


  • Babies go through lots of different sleep patterns. Try leaving bub to see if they’ll self settle


  • I would try maybe leaving them to try and go to sleep on their own if they are not calling out. Hopefully it’s just a temporary thing.


  • All of my kids came into bed with us from time to time – because we didn’t make a big deal of it, they eventually seemed to sort of lose interest. If you can have patience, that might work for you too?


  • Oh dear, not good. I did this with my son, he was w before I started to wean him out of my bed. It was awful, so hard


  • I have no advice but I’m looking to see what others comment. My two youngest boys are ages 6 and 3 and still don’t sleep through the night. They constantly wake and end up in bed with me because I’m exhausted from trying to put them back to their own beds constantly.

    I’ve also tried white noise which I’ve found helps in them falling asleep, but it’s the staying asleep and having a quality sleep that I’m finding tricky.

    Hopefully you find a useful answer or suggestion soon!


  • Honestly, if she’s not crying I would just leave her. She is probably just trying to go back to sleep. Taking her into your bed is likely to create a habit. Good luck, sleep has always been a struggle for my boys.


  • If she’s not crying, why don’t you just leave her in her cot? She should eventually go back to sleep.


  • You may just need to be firmer and more patient. It’s hard in the middle of the night when you are tired to. Try to persevere and she will get the idea. Good luck.


  • My daughter made the mistake of bringing her son into her bed from the start and he’s still not sleeping in his own bed all night and he’s 6yrs old. She just says when he’s ready he will stay. I think it’s a big mistake to bring a baby in your bed especially if they’re not crying or fussing. Just let bubs be and see how they go. They’ll probably just go back to sleep.


  • Personally I would let her be when she’s happy and content. By taking her into your bed in order for her to fall asleep you teach her to depend on you for sleeping and may create a rod for your own back.


  • I have a sleepmac with white noise very low and the coloured light heavily dimmed, this seems to help if he wakes up to get back to sleep. I also found recently after he has been weaned into bottles and formula (at 10 months) he no longer wakes during the night. He was waking up to 3 times a night just for a cuddle right before this.


  • Have you considered putting white noise on in her room and making sure it is completely blacked out? Is she warm enough or perhaps too hot? Good luck Mumma.


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