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Is this still the 18 mo sleep regression? *yawn*
Hi ladies,
You guys always seem to know what's up with sleep issues. I'm hoping maybe you can shed some light on what's going on with G - or just help me not to be a crazy person...
G has been waking up almost every night since the end of August. AUGUST. I automatically assumed it was the 18 mo sleep regression but it's still going on. Is that possible? Amanda, I seem to remember you saying that one of EJ's sleep regressions lasted a long time.
He wakes up generally between 2:00 a.m and 3:00 a.m. He's pretty easy to get back to sleep. I usually just pick him up, sit in the chair with him, and he's back asleep within 5-10 minutes. I know that I'm lucky in this respect, but this interrupted sleep pattern is really taking a toll on me. I have trouble getting back to sleep and I almost always wake up with a headache.
I've tried to let him cry for a few minutes, hoping he'd go back to sleep, but he never does. If I let him cry for longer that 5-10 minutes he gets so worked up that the chances of him going back to sleep are very low. He's not particular about me vs. Casey either. He doesn't care which one of us comes in.
I've tried night lights, a projector (attached to his white noise machine), door opened, door closed, door half-way, a snack before bed.
We have a very consistent bed time routine. He goes right to sleep after his bath (sometimes we read a book or sing a song). He just wakes up EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
Help?
Ryan & Casey Married July 17, 2004
Gabriel John Born February 23, 2012
Re: Is this still the 18 mo sleep regression? *yawn*
I would try something else- perhaps try to not take him out of his bed. Just tell him it is sleepy time, and to lay down and pat his back or something for a minute or two. Just to limit his exposure to you and help him to be able to learn how to relax himself after waking through the night.
While EJ started sleeping through the night around 14 months, we had periods through that next year and a half of her waking up for one reason or another. It is all rather normal, and annoying
I'd agree that he's gotten to the age where he wakes up and realizes that you're not there, and he is used to falling asleep with someone there holding him. Thus, the waking up and screaming when you're not with him.
Ferber is great to explain this (and to utilize). You're welcome to my Feber book if you're in the Cranberry area.
Our daughter did the same thing until we Ferberized. Our son does the same thing still at 29 months, and we have yet to Ferberize him because we're worried that his initial crying will wake our daugher as we go through the process. So I feel your middle of the night pain! We've been dealing with this for about a year.
:-SI am no help at all. My daughter who just turned 1 has never slept through the night (and we tried Ferber and everything else) and my son who turned 4 in August hasn't slept through the night in months saying he has nightmares. I can however commiserate on the interrupted sleep thing. I'm beginning to think I will never not be tired again.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
-Abbey