https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:47:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-sleep-loving-baby-now-fights-every-sleep-time-help-please#post-271264 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:49:38 +0000 cvbee 271264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just read the Healthy Sleep book. </p> <p>Here's what I think that book would say:</p> <p>I suspect that your baby is overtired and that is why she is fighting the sleep. (There is a big explanation about the science behind that statement, if you are interested.)</p> <p>So the fix:</p> <p> It's going to be hard but try to put her down for bed tonight at 6pm and your choice to either CIO or using all your soothing skills to get baby to sleep. Then tomorrow morning, work really hard for the morning nap to work out. </p> <p>And realize it might take about 4 days to get back on track.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-sleep-loving-baby-now-fights-every-sleep-time-help-please#post-271257 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:33:47 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 271257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD (7 months) has always been pretty easy to put down for naps and bedtime. We would lay her in her crib, give her the pacifier and blanket and she would fall asleep on her own with little to no fuss.</p> <p>This past week, she cut 4 teeth, had viral diarrhea, hit a growth spurt AND learned how to pull herself up. We just finished sleep training the week before all of this happened and it was a great success (with only one night of crying). Now she fights naps and bedtimes like I've never seen. If we don't go in, she cries, if we go in to check on her, she'll SCREAM until she can't breathe. </p> <p>The only success I've had is to nurse her to sleep or feed her a bottle. But I don't want her to use those as a crutch to fall asleep each time. I'm not sure what to do. Crying it out doesn't seem to be working - I've stopped it at 45 min and just go back in to comfort and hold her.</p> <p>Any tips that might help me get her back to sleeping? Or is this just a developmental thing that happens?? </p>