I'm hoping someone can offer me some suggestions on what I can try to help my 11 month old get himself back to sleep at night. I'm not going to say "sleep through the night" because as much as I've researched, I now understand that doesn't happen (I think "sleep through the night" should be changed to "wakes up, but doesn't wake up mommy and daddy"
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I had some issues with Dylan's bedtime and his daytime routine and thought that may be the reason for the excessive nightwakings (3 or 4 a night, but takes 45 minutes to an hour to get him back to sleep now). But the routine isn't helping!
How old is your child? 11 months
What’s his/her daily routine?
7:30am- wake and 6 ozs formula from bottle
8:30am-breakfast
10:15-wind down for nap
10:30 to 11:30-nap. He goes down sleepy now and falls to sleep on his own
12:00-lunch
2:00-6oz formula from bottle
2:30 to 4:00-nap (he fights this one and usually takes a little more winding down and rocking to get him sleepy enough to go in his bed.)
4:00-snack
5:30-dinner
7:15-bath, bottle and bedtime routine.
8:00-goes to bed sleepy and falls asleep on his own.
How long are naps? He's getting 2 to 2 1/2 hours a day
What's bedtime routine? bath, bottle, story while rocking and some songs. Time? He's in bed by 8:00 usually.
Do you bottle or breastfed? Bottle
How many wakes per night? 3 or 4, all at different times, not consistent times each night.
What’s your LO like when waking at night? He wakes up crying How long is he/she up? 45 minutes to an hour
When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? I wait a few minutes and he's in a full blown cry Or is it a mantra cry? No.
What have you tried to settle?? Used to be able to just put his pacifier in his mouth and rub his back and he'd go right back to sleep, now, he just screams and screams, we rock him and lately (I know this is bad) but we've brought him into our bed.
Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones? not at the moment.
Do they have a prop? If so what is it? He has a pacifier, but can go to sleep without it. He'll even take it out of his mouth. So it's not really needed.
Do they have a lovie?No.
I just don't know how to get him to get himself back to sleep. He does all right at bedtime. We put him down sleepy and he rolls over and is out. I need some suggestions! I have two older kids that are being woke up at night because of his crying (this is why I've resorted to bringing him in our bed, it's the only thing that calms him).
Help!
