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How long do I let him cry in between cycles of sleep?
« on: December 07, 2007, 19:17:42 pm »
Sometimes my DS will wake up in the middle of the night or early morning crying but the cry is not a screaming or crazy cry. It starts and stops every few seconds and could last for 20 min. The last few times, I just left him to figure it out on his own and eventually he went back to sleep. Later on, I found out that he had scratched himself in the head a few times....poor guy :'( Is this his way of trying to get back to sleep?

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Re: How long do I let him cry in between cycles of sleep?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2007, 19:22:18 pm »
Sounds like a mantra cry to me.  If he can settle himself back down and the cry is not escalating to anything more than you are describing, I would leave him be.

Poor little one with the scratches  :-*


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Re: How long do I let him cry in between cycles of sleep?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2007, 21:40:26 pm »
Thanks!