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I would say my LO has always been a good sleeper, but that doesn't mean we didn't have nights that were bad. The worst was around 4 months. We never implemented a strict routine as far as times. We tried to follow his cues. If he was definitely tired Nd wouldn't go down, we resorted to walks in the stroller. We probably did that all the time for awhile, but we didn't do it if it wasn't necessary. And eventually, he just started going down more easily. Naps are still trickier from time to time, but overall we are lucky, lucky. (Almost no motn waking a ever).

@MamaMagpie: your LO sounds like mine til about 10-11 weeks when she magically sttn. At 8-13+ months she went through several months of sleep regressions on and off. Now she has been sttn again.

@LAMARINIERE: I am so glad to hear your story. My 10 month old has never been a good sleeper - naps or nighttime. We have tried various forms of sleep training, and they each only seemed to make him angry at the idea of rest/sleep for a few weeks! Maybe he'll turn out like your son.

Do you look for his sleepy cues? How old is he? Infants have a limit of 1-2/2.5 hours of awake time depending on their age. Once they hit that mark or even shortly before you can start his nap/bed time routine. Babies and toddlers are so routine driven. Whenever I tell my youngest (20 months) that it's nap/bed time and I am ready to make his bottle he comes running for it and then carries it into his bedroom b/c that's our routine. If I change it one bit he would complain.

I've been lucky that both of my boys have been great sleepers (thanks to sleep training as well). My youngest does wake up at night from time-to-time b/c he cries from teething pain but settles down really fast by himself and goes back to sleep.

Babies will have sleep regression months but just keep at your routine and be mindful of the time and it should get easier. I've paid dearly for messing with my youngest's schedule, especially as an infant. He is better now though. All babies are different but this is what worked for me.

Hope you can find some relief soon!

I hate saying this to a newer mom, but our first year had many, many ups and downs. He really started sleeping longer around 6 months, then we had a rough stretch at 10 months, but once he started walking ~15ish months he really got to be a good sleeper at night at least. Naps can be hit or miss depending on the day, but I swear being able to wear himself out was key for us.

We did cry it out at 3 months old and only after that did DD sleep well. Her naps are still crap though. Before cry it out she woke up every 1-2 hours. I was at my wit's end.

Mine was always a good sleeper at night. She would settle quickly and was sleeping 7-8 hour stretches by 2 weeks old, in her own crib in her own room. Night feedings were quick and she would go right back to sleep. She night weaned at 6 months.

However, she's always been a bad napper. We had to nap train her early on and use CIO. Even at 19 months, naps are still a struggle sometimes.

Honestly, what we did was implement a strict schedule and routine. She never had clear sleep cues and would end up overtired, so we set her bedtime early on and established a routine. We also made sure we were helping her distinguish night and day pretty much from birth.

DS was a HORRIBLE sleeper at first. Between having days and nights mixed up, to waking up to feed every 1-3 hours. I noticed that when he didn't nap good during the day he would sleep like crap at night so now I try and get him down for a nap every two hours as that's his max awake time. I also put him down drowsy, but awake and as long as he's not hungry he falls asleep on his own and is sleeping through the night (8p-6am) pretty consistently at three months old. Now that I put this in writing I feel like I'm jinxing myself lol. Just waiting for the 4 month sleep regression to kick in haha....

DS was a terrible sleeper until 9 mos when he started walking and STTN at the same time. He's always been a good napper though, and consistently sleeps 1.5-2.5 hrs every day. He only sleeps 10 hrs at night though.

they were both not very good until we sleep trained. after sleep training, they were both pretty good sleepers overall.

I have no advice... Xander's always been a good sleeper. Hope things get easier for you soon.

C has always been a great sleeper , STTN since 4 weeks and now at 10 weeks does 10-12 hours.

I keep waiting for her to regress but my mom says all 4 of us STTN early on. Also I think the fact C is bottle fed is a factor to her sleeping...definitely worth all those pumping sessions! Lol

I've heard from several friends that their babies who didn't sleep at all magically started STTN around 6 months so there's definitely hope!