Re: [ozmidwifery] ??sleep question

[Jo Slamen]

I don't know that there's an answer that they'll be particularly fond of - I think all they can do is keep going putting baby in the cot until babe is "used" to rolling over and not waking up - however it may take 12 months or more!   My babies have not either slept 12 hours at a stretch - more like 3hrs-ish.  However, my eldest "slept through" separately from us at around 14 months - but it was just a matter of getting into that routine where he was put in the cot more and more to sleep (rather than with us) - then I night weaned him (with holding him back to sleep, not leaving to cry) and then he eventually just didn't bother waking.   You could suggest co-sleeping and putting back to sleep with a breast??  Again, this may not be the answer they want to hear.  I don't think there's necessarily an easy solution to getting back 12hrs solid sleep from a 6-month old infant.    Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: Pinky McKay To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 12:00 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] ??sleep question Hi all - anyone?? Any suggestions? A question from a parent that has me a bit baffled - I get several every day and most are totally straightforward. Interestingly most babies parents enquire about are sleeping long stretches - mine never slept 12 hours -at any age!!     The challenge we are currently faced with is moving (baby) from a baby hammock to a cot. (baby)  is now 6 months old and has been sleeping successfully in a hammock for the last 4 months averaging around 12 hours sleep solid for that time. We are currently reaching a point that he will out grow his hammock so we will have to put him into a cot. We have tried this a few times with the same result. He will go to sleep on his back and stay there for about 20 minutes and then because he can roll now he rolls in his sleep and wakes himself up. We are both unsure of what to do. Pinky