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SLEEP => Night Wakings => Topic started by: pjs mom on November 04, 2005, 03:12:15 am
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My DS is an angel baby during the day, and far from it at night. He is up anywhere from 1 to 15 times a night, and rarely makes it to the DF without at least 1 cry. Tonight he has been at it for nearly an hour. Would be the 3rd time since he was born that I have tried to live a normal life and have people over!! As with each other time, he has cried the whole time, and my friend has sat alone watching tv until I asked her to leave!! He is on a perfect 4 hour schedule during the day, and taking 2 good naps. He east solids 3 times a day, and also has 30 oz of formula. He still needs to be swaddled, but we have gotten rid of the pacifier. we have tried everything from PU/PD (which doesn't help because he cries more when we pick him up) to letting him cry it out (we went in every 45 minutes for 7 1/2 hours before vowing never to let him cry again). I am at the end of my rope...
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How old is your lo?
it sounds like overtiredness to me... how long are the day naps & what does your daytime routine look like.
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He is 7 months. OUr day is as follows:
7- wakes - plays in his crib until around 7:30
7:30 - cereal fruit & 6 oz
9:30 - nap - anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours
11:30 - 6 oz; then veggies & fruit (around 12)
1:30-3:30 or 4:00 - nap - anywhere from 1 1/2 hours to 2 1/2 hours - usually 2 1/2 hours)
3:30 - 5 oz
5:30/6:00 - dinner - veggies, cereal & 4 oz
6/6:30 - bath, then 5 oz
7:00 - asleep
We try for DF at around 10:30, but he is often awake well before - tonight, for example, he woke at 9, and just went down again after a bottle. Can't believe this is hunger - we never feed him at night, and he cries every time he wakes other than at around 7 in the morning when he wakes and plays happily in his crib. He has no problem waiting until 7:30 for breakfast, and some days even until 8!
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i think it's time to wean swaddling !
it could be comfort factor.
my DS woke every hour when he was ready to loose the swaddle. he is a very active sleeper that he can't even sleep in a sleeping bag!
so try that, it might be the answer !
good luck :)