First of all, thanks for your reassurance. You're the best! It helps a lot to see that my baby is not an alien :lol:
I've tried a lot of pain meds (motrin, tylenol, nimesulid). They don't seem to make any difference. Also Xylocaine or Oraljel at the gums. I can't feel bumps and he won't let me look at his gums, so he might be teething but I don't have much evidence of that. I assume he's going to be a little late with molars since he was a late teether (he got the first 4 teeth at once when he was 11 months) :roll:
As for the wakings, he used to have some (as any other baby) and 90% of the time he would put himself back to sleep after crying out for a few mins. Now it's different, he's screaming and yelling standing in his crib terrified (or looking like that)
And now he's waking 12 and 2 AM (30 mins of difference but majority those hours). I trie the wake to sleep method last night at 11 and I did wake him, and fell back asleep again but at 1140 he was yelling again as every other day. I stayed in a blow up matress next to his crib and he fell back to sleep but at 1230 he woke and was TERRIFIED to see me there and went hysterical for 40 mins till I gave in and had to give him a doze of benedryl and 10 mins later he did go to sleep.
I know I shouldn't drug him but nothing seemed to stop that. HE's having a lot of uncontrolable tantrums during the day. But I'd bet that he's not in pain (because the meds don't seem to make a difference)
I'm planning to keep the wake to sleep method for another 2 nights but Im running out of solutions. The first week it seemed to be getting better by just going into his room, pat him, and stay there for 30 mins and then leave. Now it's getting worse (what I was doing is not helpful anymore) and I'm running out of tricks.
Anyway, I'll give another couple of nights of try for wake to sleep and see how it goes. I'll let you know. First night was a total failure but we'll see... :wink:
Thanks again