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SLEEP => Night Wakings => Topic started by: MommyMika on December 09, 2011, 02:51:09 am
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My 8 month old naps fine, but wakes every hour and screams at night?! I've tried p/u p/d which has worked great in the past, but it just seems like he'd scream forever for the p/u part...
I still feed at night, but I'm going to try and cut this out now. I know it's not that though because giving him my boob doesn't always work lol.
I feel like something is wrong just because of how he is acting... like a tummy ache, allergies, his teething, whatever..... but the only thing is he's perfectly fine in the day so if it was something like this wouldn't it be happening then, too?!?!
Helppppppppppppp :(
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Hi there, it could well be teething or other discomfort as often this is worse at night and so it disturbs sleep. My DD hardly ever shows that teeth bother her in the day but then she will scream with pain in the night. Can you see any signs of teeth? Have you tried giving pain meds before bed? Waking up so frequently sounds like some sort of discomfort to me.
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Thanks Bex!
As suddenly as it started, it stopped... it went on like that for maybe a week (or a little less).
He's back to himself again... I'm thinking it was from teething?
SO nice to get some sleep again...
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Glad you got to the bottom of it hun and that you are getting some sleep.
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I'm going through this right now with one of my 6.5 month old twins. She has been sttn since she was 10 weeks old and is suddenly waking several times crying/screaming. Based on her cries, she seems like she's in pain, so I'm wondering if its teething or growing pains. Hopefully it will end as quickly as it has started because we're exhausted!
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My 7.5 mo does this same thing. Naps very well during the day, but cries at bedtime (I usually have to go in 2-3 times to help him settle), and wakes 1-2 times thru the night and won't settle. I started giving night feedings after trying pu/pd unsuccessfully. I suspected that he was teething (although no swelling or visible teeth) and opted to try a breastfeed to soothe rather than jumping directly to pain meds. Most of the time, he goes right back to bed after eating. A couple times I still had to give infant pain meds. Now I am worried that the night feeding is forming a bad habit that will only get worse. Other sources of information suggest that we force independence on our children far too early, and that they are far less independent later as a result. Is it wrong for a baby to depend on his mother for comfort? What is wrong with giving him what he wants? He is a baby after all. I'm not judging anyone by asking this; these are just the questions that are going through my head right now. The BW always said to "start as you plan to go forward." If I continue to feed him at night, will he continue to demand for a year, for two years, etc. until I wean him from the habit? I don't want to create a far greater trauma down the road. Hoping someone has some insight.
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Hi Sadunnill, you are right that there is absolutely nothing wrong with comforting your baby and giving them what they need. That is exactly what Tracy says and it is the BW way to comfort your LO and attend to their needs and never leave them to cry. The idea is that you can try to comfort your baby in ways that limit bad habits from forming though. So if you start to feed your LO in the night when they need comfort they may well start to wake looking for that comfort, but they are not actually hungry yk? So if you can comfort your baby with shushing, patting, back rubbing, etc and PU when needed then this can avoid habits from forming that will need weaning later down the line. Hope that helps.