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Sleep regression -- help!
B goes to bed (asleep, in his crib) between 7:30 and 8:00 every night - this is the bedtime he set for himself, not one that we imposed. Since about 3 months, he only wakes up once a night to eat - usually around 4:00 - and then sleeps until I wake him up to get ready for daycare (6:45) or until he wakes up on his own (usually around 7:30-8:00). He takes 2 decent naps at daycare - 1 1/2-2 hrs each - and usually falls asleep on the way home, but wakes up when the van is turned off.
The last week or so, he's been waking up at least 3 times, and last night, had to sleep with me, on my chest. He woke up at 11:15 screaming - I tried everything and ended up nursing him. He ate a little, but mostly just comfort nursed. I put him back to bed, and 10 minutes later, he was screaming again. I gave him Tylenol and brought him to bed with me. He slept on the boppy until 1:30, and then was on my chest the rest of the night -- wanting to comfort nurse every 2 hrs or so. His naps have been crap at daycare all week, and yesterday, he took 4 30 minute naps (and woke up early on top of that).
He finished an antibiotic for his ear infection a week ago, and has been acting fine (but then again, never acted sick to begin with). So I don't know if his ears still hurt, if he's teething, or if he just doesn't want to sleep! His cries are a cross between pain and hunger (at night, he whines when he's hungry instead of a full blown cry), and he usually continues crying when I pick him up, so I know it's not just wanting comfort or attention.
Any advice? I kind of want to take him to the dr, but at the same time -- he's not acting like he doesn't feel good and I know teething could be right around the corner! WWYD????
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Re: Sleep regression -- help!
Our DS has done the same thing a few times in the past. I think a lot of his had to do with teething. As sucky as it was at the time, it does get better! I kinda took his cues and let him sleep on me on the couch if that's what it came to for a few days. After one or two (or more - I don't even remember now) nights of it he was back to sleeping in his crib without problem.
So yeah - I guess I don't have much advice - more to just say I feel for ya!! And just try to enjoy the snuggle time now!
S for the past couple weeks hasn't slept the best. For awhile it was go to bed at 8:30 wake up at midnight or 2 then finally go back to sleep. Sometimes with a bottle sometimes not. Then he became stuffed up so when he wakes up with a nose issue, we throw him in the car seat and strap him in to sleep and he sleeps or if he does wake up it isn't screaming it is talking and then going back to sleep.
This past time, it seemed as though it is a cold/teething issue. I finally after a full week put him back in the crib and if I can get in there quick enough once he starts crying, he will go right back to sleep and I can put him down and for the past 3 days, he has slept through the night....until last night and now he has a cold started.
One thing I have changed the last couple nights is keeping his door open. 2 of his walls are external so I thought maybe it is too cold for him and maybe it is mental but it seemed to have worked.
1) Temp in room? Is he waking up because he is cold or too warm?
2) Teething?
3) Stuffiness? - Can you put him in his carseat?
4) Trick him to the pacifier instead of comfort nurse on you.
I have learned it all comes and goes.
I'm glad I'm not alone! Thanks for the tips. :-)
His room actually gets colder with the door open - weird! - and it's between 68-70* at night. He's only woken up one night where I could tell he was cold - his hands were ice, and the clock thermometer said it was 66. He HATES the infant car seat and has been in the convertible for almost 2 months because of it! He can't see enough, so he screams when you put him in it. He's a little stuffy, but he's been more congested than he is now and it hasn't bothered him, and it just started 2 nights ago.
We're taking him to Same day pediatrics tonight -- he refused a bottle and cried through his cereal which is SO not like him, and the only thing that made him happy was to go in a bouncy (which he hasn't liked in 3 weeks!). I'm not sure if it's teething or ears, but either way, it sucks!!!!!
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Our pedi said to expect this once a month--usually it's a growth spurt or teeth for us and it does happen about once a month. Sucks but what are you going to do?
As for ears? I have no clue, Lyra has been healthy so far so I don't even know how she would act if she was sick.
On nights where she doesn't want to nurse or is just wide awake and no amount of rocking will do I take her out to the living room and let her play for 30-45 minutes to wear her back out, then back to bed. We've only had to do this 3 times but it worked.