Nws + EWs + short nights are back.What do I do with this kid????

[Grants]

Yeah let's blame it on teeth lol. His nose was a bit blocked last night (I put Karvol on the plug). It was also a bit colder last night as well so perhaps he was cold??? Who knows?
 
He is going to bed at 6:30pm when at home with me as he has early naps and at 7:45/8pm on nursery days because of later nap. I'm trying to put him down as earlier as I can at BT as he will inevitably wake up in between 5 and 5:30am regardless of BT. At least this way I insure longer nights.

The melatonin solution is looking better and better. I found really good scientific studies about it. And it’s pretty safe when it is used to regulate the circadian rhythm and in specific circumstances such as illness, trips, or changes in routine such as holidays. But the only problem I have is the fact that I’m not sure what kind/form/dosage of Melatonin to give.( the studies have dosages but not sure how to combine the two forms - fast release and controlled release). My GP will *not* give us a prescription for that. I will have to sit on it for a while before I search for it on Amazon. Nothing is ever easy    

[Grants]

He is full of a cold now so I'm not expecting a good night

[koe2moe]

Poor thing.  At least you know why.  Lots of hugs and early night for u, too!!

[Grants]

Thanks Koe, yeah at least now I know why

[Grants]

Better night last night 10 hours night (7:30pm to 5:30am) with only 1 short NW. How sad is that a good night for us is a 10 hours night 

[Mom to M&M]

TBH, that's a decent night for us too! 10.5 is considered quite good here and anything more than that is not the norm and a homerun! Hope he's feeling better.

[koe2moe]

It's good to have good nights!  Hope they will be more often and consistent and get longer as they get older!!  Hugsss

[Grants]

I just think M is a bit too young for having such short nights   His normal length night is actually 9 hours.that's why I said 10 hours was a good night for us. I see so many kids his age having 12 hours night! Anyway, what can you do. It's one of those things.

[koe2moe]

My DS did get above 11h from 23 mo!  You  just do what you can now.  Hugssss

[Grants]

Hi ladies,

Things are alright atm. We have accepted the fact that M is an early riser( wakes up between 5-5:30am every day).He is having 1.5 hour nap on nursery days  and when at home he is allowed to nap for as long as he likes as I put him down early at around 10 or 10:30am. BT is fixed to 7:30pm every day. So we are consistently doing a total sleep per day between 11 -11.5 hours. Low sleep needs, I know. But this is the only thing that seems to work atm and he is happy with that amount of sleep. I allow him to catch up when at home but he doesn’t really have long naps (normally 1.45mins max and on a very odd day 2 hours). So I decided to keep his BT the same as not to mess up his body clock with early BTs.

However, he is having 1 NW *almost every night* between 11pm-1am. What do you think this can be? I have to go in as he wakes up crying and needs  DH or I to rub his back for a few minutes until he can re-settle. He is a ‘busy bee ‘when sleeping and I can sometimes hear him moving and moaning but he re-settles quickly, I think it’s him changing positions in the cot. But the constant NWs are different. He needs us to resettle him if we don’t and leave him to it he then is wide awake and takes longer to re-settle.

 What do you think about these daily NWs ? Any bets?

[babybarr]

All bets are off!!!  I have no idea if I did I wouldn't have an 11pm-1am NWer myself

(((((((hugs))))))))  What's the deal with teeth atm?

[Grants]

All bets are off!!!  I have no idea if I did I wouldn't have an 11pm-1am NWer myself

LOL

He has just had his 4 canines. Only molars left now.I'm 99.9% it is not the molars as he is a 'super slow teether' so the molars might come throught when he is 3YO lol

I'm still waiting for the other ladies' bets!! 

[Mom to M&M]

For us, NWs from 10:30-2 am (anywhere in that range) are generally discomfort - often cause by digestive issues.

[Grants]

Does Matthew wake up crying? Does he re-settle quickly or is it long NWs?

[Mom to M&M]

When he has stomach discomfort/ate something that bothered him he will be half awake and moaning/crying every 30-60 minutes usually starting around 10:30 pm, getting better around 2am (usually). Often we don't have to go in, sometimes we do to run his back and try to comfort him. Luckily it's been a bit since that's happened but he seems so uncomfortable when it does.