OK, that's not entirely true, but it's what it feels like sometimes.
For a long time Twistan went to bed at about 8pm. He'd sleep until about 5am, nurse, and go back to sleep til about eight again. I didn't mind feeding a 6 month old after a he'd been asleep for 10 hours. I'd be hungry, too. Life was just dandy for a few months.
With the December festivities, two ear infections and what appears to be 2 little bottom teeth trying to come through.... his new schedule is horrific.
He goes to bed about 8. Or 7. Depending on his naps. He wakes up almost exactly an hour later. Then he is up again almost exactly at 12:45am. If I nurse him back to sleep (which I try not to do), then he sleeps til 5am. Then I nurse him (again), and he goes to sleep until 7am. It's driving me nuts-absolutely nuts. I don't know what his deal is. I'm not totally opposed to letting him cry it out, we've done it twice before. After a few nights of HOURS of screaming, he slept for a few nights all the way through. Then he went right back to waking up. We did it again, and got the same results. I think he just might be that one kid that crying it out does NOT work with-and I'm really not willing to listen to him scream his head off for HOURS again to find out. Is it the teething? What is his freaking deal? I'm not sure it's his naps, most of the time he does fairly well... he sleeps about 1.5 hours in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. Occasionally he takes a cat nap about 5pm... but regardless of what happens during the day, this is what we deal every night. Exact schedule. I've tried to up his food intake in case he is waking up hungry, no effect. I've tried trying to lengthen his naps, or shorten his naps, nothing changes. Exact schedule, every night no matter what.
... We drove him around in the car once (the night he had an ear infection) and I am not doing that again. I can't imagine getting into that habit and having to go out in the cold, the rain, the summer, the fall... just to drive a kid around hoping after 20 minutes he'll sleep. At that point, I'd rather let him scream in his crib.
Any suggestions?
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I love that the day I posted this he slept all night. And then he did it again. And again. I mean, we are talking 10+ hours of no crying. Of course, I'd wake up randomly-and then the morning would roll around and I'd be like, "Wait, did I, or did I not wake up last night and take care of the baby???" Now I am wondering if he knows I wrote this? Is he a baby genius and can read early? Did his spidey senses tell him he was on thin ice? I don't know but I'm super excited for tonight!
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4 Comments:
Could be a growth spurt combined with teething, ear infection and a rash. Would make anyone miserable.
Well, I described Easton's teething experience as an ornery newborn. Sounds like Twistan could be going through the same thing. It lasted a month for Easton and he didn't even have ear infections. Easton was terrible at night and regressed to sleeping habits he had at one and two months old. If its teething, then my best advice is to use a lot of oragel and baby pain relieving meds. In the end poor Easton was just in pain and those things helped, though the terrible nights were just endured for that bit. I didnt know that he was teething t the time, so I wish that I had been more open to giving him the meds. At that point I was trying to avoid them, don't beat yoursel up if you have to be lenient when you normally are strict. Sometimes us moms need our sanity too, so if midnight feedings and a drive around the block are what does the trick, great! Most likely even if it isn't teething, it could be growth spurts, tummy aches, who knows. But one way or the other it will pass and thn you can rediscipline him when you feel like its time. I've had to resleep train Easton twice now, with holidays, ear infections, etc.. Babies are so inconsistent, o at least mine is. One week he's a dream, the next a wreck and I swear sleepings and feedings go unchanged. Just the beauty of growing up. You are terrific mom Anna! Hang in there!
Ps, that was Hannah, not ryan:)
Anna, it sounds like teething. :) we gave Rajon some baby ibuprofen from Target. the liquid kind. worked like a charm. :) it really helped him sleep through the night. but if you're not comfortable giving Tristan meds, just wait it out. if the 2 little teeth haven't come in yet and his schedule is this off, I'd definitely blame it on the teething. same exact thing happened with Rajon. he slept all the way through the night...10 to 10 and then all of a sudden he was up 4 times in the night screaming and crying. teething comes in spurts, so i promise it won't last long. :) hang in there! :D
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