Going Barmy

[lukaelmo]

The dude has started a new habit of waking up every 2 hours at night :eek: .

I put him to bed at 6.30pm. He will then wake around 9pm, 12am, 3am and 4am. At 4 he will stay awake grizzling on and off 'till 5 when I can't stand it anymore and I get him up.

I don't really mind the getting up, the problem is, he screams himself awake, doesn't want to feed and is really hard to settle.

His day sleeps haven't changed, 2 hours at 9am, 1 hour at 2pm. He loves going to his bed, we have a lovely little routine and he is smiling and happy when I lay him down and drifts off to sleep by himself. I rarely pat him to sleep.

I have thought of teething, but he is fine during the day. The only other thing I can think of, is that he wakes and wants his dummy. In that case, should I try weaning him off it?

I haven't changed his diet at all either.

I know that everyone else is too, but I would just like to complain in this sentence that I am really really blooming tired :laughing: . When I talk to people during the day, my eyes keep closing and I have to struggle to prop up my eyelids :laughing: .

[poshBecks]

Oh no!!!! :( You poor thing!! Maybe it is teeth? Is he drooling lots? Maybe try panadol if you think it might be that :rolleyes:

I hope it doesn't take too long for this phase to pass.... :hugs:

[lukaelmo]

Oh no!!!! :( You poor thing!! Maybe it is teeth? Is he drooling lots? Maybe try panadol if you think it might be that :rolleyes:

I hope it doesn't take too long for this phase to pass.... :hugs:

Hey Becca, thanks. He has two teeth already, he didn't drool a lot when they came through, and he isn't drooling lots now. Would there be signs during the daytime that he was teething? He is perfectly happy during the day.

[Peaceangels]

Lukaelmo, it's only shortlived (if that helps any!)............

With DS2, everytime he cut a tooth/was teething he would go through a couple of weeks of unbroken sleep as you have described. He was also perfectly happy during in the day, so my only advice is to try panadol for a couple of nights to see if that helps or otherwise have a sleep during the day when he does (knowing that its only shortlived housework can go out the window for a few weeks :D ).

[Smurfette]

I sooooo know how you are feeling. Liv went through a really long stage of this. I think it was the dummy for her, so at 6 months I flipped her onto her tummy and put dummies around her so she could find them. This has made a massive difference. We do have night light next to her cot, so this makes it easier for her to find them.
Having said that, she is sick at the moment and has been in bed with us.
Not sure how old the dude is, but the dummy is probably it. I found Liv was waking after every 2nd sleep cycle.

[rynosmum]

Hi Ali,

I have no advice at all except to say that your little bubba is so cute, I'd be happy to mind him during the day so you can get some sleep :D

Hugs to you - being exhausted is no fun at all.:hugs:

[lukaelmo]

Lukaelmo, it's only shortlived (if that helps any!)............

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Ahhh this is EXACTLY what I wanted to hear :D .


Liviamorris, I should have mentioned the dude is 8 1/2 months...


So, the dummy or teeth... I will try popping him on his tummy tonight with lots of dummies around him, and I will give him some panadol :D . I will call this "a two pronged approach" :laughing: .

[cookie]

The dude has started a new habit of waking up every 2 hours at night :eek: .

I put him to bed at 6.30pm. He will then wake around 9pm, 12am, 3am and 4am. At 4 he will stay awake grizzling on and off 'till 5 when I can't stand it anymore and I get him up.

I don't really mind the getting up, the problem is, he screams himself awake, doesn't want to feed and is really hard to settle.

His day sleeps haven't changed, 2 hours at 9am, 1 hour at 2pm. He loves going to his bed, we have a lovely little routine and he is smiling and happy when I lay him down and drifts off to sleep by himself. I rarely pat him to sleep.

I have thought of teething, but he is fine during the day. The only other thing I can think of, is that he wakes and wants his dummy. In that case, should I try weaning him off it?

I haven't changed his diet at all either.

I know that everyone else is too, but I would just like to complain in this sentence that I am really really blooming tired :laughing: . When I talk to people during the day, my eyes keep closing and I have to struggle to prop up my eyelids :laughing: .
Wow I think my little man has been talking to yours he has started to do the exact same thing nearly to the exact times you have writen.
He is definatley teething so I have tried the panadol tonight ..worth a try. if you find an answer (and you can keep your eyes open) PLEASE let me know.Good luck

[reAllytee]

I think it definately is a stage they go through whether it be teeth or growing spurt or maybe just a "i can make mums life hell if i want to" LOL.
Its hard but it will get better :hugs:
But yeah go with the panadol this may help or maybe even waiting until he wakes at say 12am & give him some this may help send him off till say 6am which would be better IYKWIM.
Anyways i basically just wanted to say i love that pic in your avatar Ali its great :D

[Smurfette]

Hey Lukaelmo, How did last night go. Is the dude sleeping better. I really hope so, I know so well how draining it can get. Hope you are a little less sleep deprived while you are reading this.:fingerscrossed:

[kids]

how old is he? it oculd be a growth or developmental spurt...sometimes this will wake them

do you feed him when he wakes? i would suggest that you dont otherwise you will create more problems. my son slept 10hours at night from 3-4 months and then started 2 hourly night waking and stupid me started to feed him again. ... well we endedup not being able to retrain him and we had to go to a residential unit for a week to teach him to sleep again.

[Smurfette]

how old is he? it oculd be a growth or developmental spurt...sometimes this will wake them

do you feed him when he wakes? i would suggest that you dont otherwise you will create more problems. my son slept 10hours at night from 3-4 months and then started 2 hourly night waking and stupid me started to feed him again. ... well we endedup not being able to retrain him and we had to go to a residential unit for a week to teach him to sleep again.


Just be mindful that if they are going through a growth spurt, they will need extra feeds. However if its purely comfort, than I suggest not feeding. Try water instead. Yeah right, Liv would not have a bar of that:eek:

[kids]

Just be mindful that if they are going through a growth spurt, they will need extra feeds. However if its purely comfort, than I suggest not feeding. Try water instead. Yeah right, Liv would not have a bar of that:eek:


Yep forgot to mention this .... depends on the age and if they are b/f too as b/f babies need to feed more often to increase mums milk supply

[JE's Mum]

This is so common you wouldn't believe. Lots of bubs start doing this somewhere around 8 to 10 months. Mine did and is still being a nightmare at 1! :banghead: I remember speaking to a nurse about it at around 8 months and she said aside from teeth etc they go through so many developmental changes - separation anxiety among other things - at that age she was surprised that all babies aren't waking.

Whether they start waking like this at 8 months or so seems independent of how they used to sleep (whether a regular waker or a 12 hour sleeper) that sleep experts can't just put it down to the whole "don't know how to self-settle thing". There has to be more to it. It's what they do, unfortunately.

I know I probably haven't been much help but just wanted to let you know you're not alone (just in case you didn't realise that from all the other posts!).

They will sleep again - one day!

[lukaelmo]

Thank you everyone for your lovely replies, I am feeling all warm and fuzzy inside :D .

The dude actually slept really well last night, he went down at around 7 and woke just once at about 1am, and then the usual 5am:eek: . He settled really easily at 1am too.

When he does wake I don't usually feed him anymore, he hasn't wanted to BF at night for a while now. Of course if he stays upset for more than 5 mins in the middle of the night, I always try to feed him, at that time, anything to make him happy.

Yesterday during the day he slept a little longer than usual too. I wonder if the lengthened day sleeps helped his night sleep?

Anyway, I am quite hopeful for tonight, maybe I will get 6 whole hours in a row :laughing: . That has been my dream for some time now:D .

[rynosmum]

Good Luck for a lovely long sleep tonight !:fingerscrossed:

Love your new avatar !:D