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Robert is 11mo. He olny slept through the night for a few months (0-3mo) then he wakes 1-3 times a night. I have tried to feed him more during the day or alter his naps to see if it will make him sleep through the night. Nothing has done the trick.
Well, recently he has decided he is going to get up screaming and won't stop unless I take him out of his crib. Once back to sleep (sometimes with a bottle others just patting on back) I put him back in his crib. He has a sensor to know and wakes up screaming. I don't want to fall into the habit of letting him sleep with me/us. We coslept with Marcus for at least two years and we don't want to do it w/ Robert. Yes, I feel guilty sometimes, but I want my bed back!
Generally when he wakes for a bottle he holds it himself and orhe perches it on lhis hand while he lays on his side (lazy eater) then pushes it away when he is done. Now he wants me to hold it.
Last night was really bad. He actually threw a temper tantrum when I laid him back down in the crib while he was awake and batted the bottle away from me. I would let him cry it out, but the boys share a room and the last thing I need is both boys up in the middle of the night
Any suggetions on how to keep him in his bed? Better yet - sleeping through the night?
TIA
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I think our kids talk to each other - conspire against us. My dd (11 1/2 mo) is doing the same, and she kept waking me up last night to nurse. I got so mad (can't help it, I'm tired and half asleep!). Anyway, with a clearer head this morning, I figured it out from watching her - plus she was whining in her sleep (she sleeps with me). She is teething! Her molars are coming in. Plus, she had a bit of a tummy ache - gas, which teething will bring on. I'm giving her Tylenol or Ibuprofen tonight as a test and see if we can both get sleep. She was also waking up at 3-4 am to play. No go. I kept the light off and let her toss and turn ( I changed her diaper first so that wouldn't be an excuse). They do want to sleep. It's not a behavior issue at this point. Baby probably needs a cuddling reassurance during this time, so know that it'll pass. We just need to grit our teeth and bare it. I'm going to try not to get so mad at her, as she doesn't usually nurse all night. Last night was....ick!!!
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Good point. Robert has 8 theeth and four more have been working on him for the past month. I guess I just spaced that off since we have been dealing with it for so long.
Happy Sleeping!
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When my dd was doing this due to teething. I would giver her infant moltrin before bed since it lasted longer than tylenol. Also I would put orajel on her too the night time formula... it did the trick. I know med is not answer to everything but when they need sleep they need their sleep.
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to add. babies have different sleep pattern than we do. Maybe instead of just putting him back in the crib, you could hold him for awhile cuddle a blanket around him so there is a barrier between him and the cold bed. My dd was like this, we co-slept with her, but she knows the second she's going to be put into bed and its like magic. I try to keep her laying down and just pat-pat-pat until she sleeps again.
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As a follow up to my post yesterday, I did give dd Tylenol last night (couldn't find my Motrin..grr), and yes, she did sleep better until about 3:30, then whined a little in her sleep and nursed. She also was chewing on her molar gums more yesterday. Also, the talking and trying to walk/crawl will also stop a baby from sleeping - it's like us when we get excited over something new - they want to practice. I gave her teething tablets at the dinner table last night when she got whiny and it stopped it right away. However, daddy was holding her at the desk last night and forgot she is in the habit of throwing her head back, so she hit her head on the desk. Poor thing. I was a little pi**ed because he should know to keep her away from the desk, and after she did it, his response was, "Oh, you're OK." How 'bout a little cuddling and apology?? Then, he put her in her high chair with her leg underneath her and we didn't know until much later. Ugh! Hope you little Robert did better last night.
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My ds started this about a week ago and fianlly this am I found his first teeth!! Yeah. Now I won't feel bad giving him some tylenol before bed.
Also, when they start to crawl, situp and walk they have a hard time getting to sleep because they are soo excited about their new skill!