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My boy is 11 mths next week and until last night he hadnt slept 10 straight hrs since the hospital!!! About a week ago I decided I need to do something about his sleeping issues as he was only sleeping 4hrs max and waking up for comfort or milk…. even though i knew he wasnt hungry I still gave it to him to make him sleep! So I found this website and read up on Nicoles advice…a simple change of dinner time to 5pm was the trick! and in bed asleep at 7 -7.30. he wakes at 5 – 5.30 but this is normal and after a snuggle and milk he goes back to sleep until 7ish. though this morning he slept until 8.30!!! he then has 2 hours awake which involves breakfast and play time then he sleeps for 40min – 1hr…then he is awake until 2.30pm when he has his sleep, today it was 2hrs! usually is about 1-1.5hrs. then he's awake until bedtime, which we start the routine of slowing down at 6.15 sharp! in one week of trying this new routine he has slept much better and actually wanted to go to sleep. The biggest misunderstanding is that parents think the later he's put to bed, the later he will wake up! WRONG! your baby is just being robbed of valuable sleep! they will never really wake up before 5 am to start the day. believe me!

I personally dont agree with leaving him to cry… i have never left him cry for more than 3min! if he cries he needs me and i'm there! this is not spoiling but simply showing my love and care for him. when he is happy he will wake up and play in his cot for a while until he calls me…and if i dont hear him he will cry :) a few months ago a changed his nap times to suit my work hrs and it worked fine, within a few days it worked. with sleepy music, dark quiet environment and rocking chair, plus his fav elephant to snuggle he fell asleep easily.

hope ur doing well now with daycare :) let us know how things are!