How to get bub to sleep not CC

[Oscar's mum]

DS is waking every 2 hours or so during the night, he will sleep fine in our bed but not in his cot! Any suggestions on what to do? Co - sleeping is not an option unfortunately.

[drewid]

Hey :)

I hate it when they revert to that waking up pattern. Very annoying!

Has he only just moved into his cot after co-sleeping? That must be a bit of an adjustment for all of you :)

Is the cot in your room or his own room? Maybe if the cot was in your room it would be less of an adjustment, and then over time you could then move it into his own room when he is sleeping better?

Does he have any comfort items? Andrew still has a dummy at night, and a bear to cuddle, as well as a few bits and bobs that he has collected.

We haven't done controlled crying as such, but we do tend to let him have 5 minutes if he wakes up whingy at night....you know how you can tell the difference between a whinge and a full on cry. I go in straight away for a full-on cry, but wait for the whinge and then go in if he doesn't go back to sleep within those 5 minutes. Andrew has started waking up at about 4 since we got back from hols, and I find if i give him those few minutes, he does go back to sleep for at least another hour.

I think I'm rambling now, should stop. :o

[the_queen]

Is it your bed that he likes, or is it the fact he's in with you? This is truly a phase, I know right now it feels like it will last forever, but it is just a phase and it will pass. If it's you he wants to sleep with, perhaps you could sleep on a mattress on the floor (or in the spare bed) with him, just until he starts sleeping through again.
Or see if leaving something of yours will help him self-settle - I'm thinking maybe the T-shirt you were wearing during the day, for example. It will smell like you, it will be familiar and hopefully comforting to him.

Any physical reason as to why he's suddenly waking every 2hours? Teeth, for example? Or has he just had vaccinations? Or has he been sick, or has there been some upheaval in his life (even something really little, can seem very very big for littlies).

If I was in your shoes (hey hang on.... a few years ago I WAS in your shoes :yes:) I saw it as DD needing comfort from me for some reason, and so I gave her the comfort she needed until the phase passed. It didn't last long. Felt like forever at the time though... It probably lasted 2 months? Thereabouts. I used to get through it by thinking of how short life is really - it won't be long before I'm staying up all night for her again - waiting for her to get back from some horrid teenage party :p and while she's little I just wanted to teach her that I will always be here for her. Whenever she is upset, I will be here for her. Whenever she needs me, I will be here for her.


Good luck :kiss:

[GIZMOE]

Hi :wave:

Like The Queen said it is just a phase. I found putting on some soft music and wrapping poppy for bed. If she was to wake I would put the dummy in and just pat her on her back or shoulder. I don't make eye contact cause usually she has a big smile on her face when I come over. She usually goes back to sleep. If she doesn't settle after about 15 min of going back to do that I know she is hungry and needs a nappy change. Babies change their routine so many times and just when you think you have it down packed they go change it again :rolleyes:

Amy xx

[Chanelc]

Recommend "Sounds of Silence" CD avaliable at Baby Bunting - it is amazing how it works - it is the sounds the babies were to use when you were pregnant - I use track 6 "white noise" you turn it up really loud and repeat - I find after it has played twice Chanel is sound asleep. Trust me I use it for Chanel when she is grizzly and when I relocated and she wanted to sleep with me. :thumbsup: