Okay moms it's time for some more advice!
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong, but it seems like my little monster is the only baby I know that is NOT sleeping through the night yet. I swear, everyone I know that has a baby around his age is having success in the sleep department. I don't understand it at all. For the last 2 weeks or so we have done the same routine every night; bath at 8:00, lotion massage, clean diapers & jammies, bottle, swaddle, put him down awake. He puts himself to sleep when we first lie him down and naps well during the day, but for some reason he has started waking up every 3 hours and there is no consoling him. I am only willing to offer the bottle once a night so the other times he wakes are spent listening to him cry for reasons that are unbeknown to me. He eats every 4-5 hours during the day, but is waking up every 2-3 at night so I'm pretty sure he's not hungry.
We have tried crying it out with no success and we are currently trying to wean him off the bottle by decreasing the amount of formula we offer, again with no success.
Is there something else we can try, or do we need to pull out the ear plugs and just let him wale?
Does anyone know if it's possible for babies to have nightmares?
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hmmmmm. not sure why he is doing this, but it could be multiple things. I think you are doing a good job only offering the bottle once a night. You are not the only Mom who's baby doesn't sleep through the night. Neither of my kids did it till about 7 months, and even then, there were still rough nights here and there. I had to be sure they were getting enough baby food during the day to replace that night time feeding. Good job with the routine and sticking to your guns not giving him more than one feeding at night. He may need to replace that formula you are trying to cut back at night with an extra amount of formula throughout the day, or a little more babyfood. I'm not sure, but it might be worth a try. And yes, I think they can have nightmares. William is quite a bit older, but he has some pretty scary ones. I definitely think it's possible. So sorry it is hard. Good luck, it will get better. Love you!!
I got nothing! Jack was a terrible sleeper and finally instead of going insane I just nursed him 1-2 times a night until he was like 8 months. Ridiculous I know, but I needed sleep. He still sucks at sleeping to this day and Elli never had trouble sleeping through the night after about 4 months. I honestly think part of it is just their personailty and their disposition. I know that doesn't help you at all but just know that your child is far from the only one with difficulty sleeping. Just do what makes you AND your baby happy and healthy!
Not that I have a kid, but there was a girl in my ward who had an 18 month-2 year old who still wouldn't sleep through the night. They tried to get him to cry himself to sleep but he would make himself vomit from the crying. I have no idea how they survived but you are doing a great job and I hope it all goes well for you soon! :)
Sarah, I dont know if you remember me, but I read your thing about Miles. My baby is 4 months and sleeps from 10pm to 5 or 6am. Here is what I do, I hope it helps...We have our ipod/deck in her room with white noise playing all night long. I just googled white noise and found some free downloads. She falls to sleep with this ALL the time. Also, someone told me once that if I'm awake try to keep the baby awake. We try to keep her up til about 10 for this reason. Sometimes she will wake up at 130 because she has kicked her blankets off, but she is pretty much consistent. I hope this helps. Our blog is private, but email at zdljs@yahoo.com and I can add you if you want.
Yes I do think that it is possible for babies to have nightmares. There have been several times when Owen and Bryson would wake up in the night completely terrified. Don't ask me what they have nightmares about but I think that it is definitely possible. Is little Miles getting teeth? I hate teething!! My babies never sleep good and will wake up every few hours whenever they are getting teeth. The only solution I have found to that is giving them ibuprofen or tylenol before bed to help sooth the teething pain. Really though, Owen still does not sleep through the night so I think all kids are just different. Bryson slept through the night by 4 months and has been sleeping great ever since but Owen has been an awful sleeper and I have yet to find the solution. Good luck! I know it is miserable but just hang in there! He will sleep eventually!
Sarah,
Yes I think they can get nightmares. Little A will wake up screaming bloody murder. As far as sleeping through the night goes, one thing that really helped Little A was giving him baby cereal before bed. This filled his belly and he did not wake because he was hungry. Also, my sister always said to me to make night borning for them when they wake up. So I would not really look at Little A I talked verry Little and I would not turn on the TV or any major lights. Good Luck and give me a call if you ever just need to talk.
My little girl did not sleep allt he way through the night until she was 16 months old. I don't think your doing anything wrong, as long as he is fed, dry and safe I don't think there is much else you can do. Just keep on keeping on.
Sorry to hear Miles isn't sleeping well. Alli did that until she was almost two years old, then she became great at it. One thing that did help some was mixing formula with baby cereal right before bed. It kept her full longer, and she slept longer that way. I think it made up for one of the night feedings she wouldn't be getting. Good luck, it's so hard when they won't sleep.
Looks like you've got lots of great advise! Sounds like you are doing great. Leah still cries in the night. Lately I have been going in to re wrap her(she still likes to start out swaddled). I think I nursed her in the middle of the night for a while...maybe 8 months because it was easier(I really like sleep) I finally got tired of doing that and let her cry. I had to go in and re wrap her a couple of times but she started sleeping better without the feedings. She does wake up more often when she is teething(which once it starts never seems to end) and the Tylenol does help. Is he drooling a lot lately? Lately I have decided that Leah's night time wakings have become routine so I am trying to let her cry instead of wrapping her up again. It worked last night :D Good luck I hope that something works!! I hope that this made sense I am to lazy to go back and read it to make sure ;)
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