[becky]

I think Nina brings up a VERY IMPORTANT point. You have to remember that your child has been through a huge trauma and the loss of everything that is normal in his life. Of course it's likely he isn't going to just adjust right to sleeping 12 hours a night in a new bed, in a new house, with a family of 'strangers'.

I am the mother of 5, so I completely understand how difficult it is to function when you are tired. But you also have to allow a period of bonding with your child. If it means sleeping with you so that he feels secure, then try it. If it means holding him and giving him a bottle so he feels secure, then do it. He has to get to a level of security and bonding before he is ever going to develop good sleep habits.

I agree about reading "Healthy Sleep Habits" book...but I also caution anyone about leaving their child to 'cry it out' for long periods of time when he/she has not fully bonded. Doing so only reinforces in your child the notion that 'no one' is there for him and even crying doesn't get anyone's attention.