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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #30 on: January 31, 2012, 22:31:43 pm »
Quote from: ceilidhf on January 31, 2012, 22:02:37 pm
So maybe I've been doing this thing wrong the whole time...I have always stayed until he was asleep.
Not wrong hun.   You've obviously made great progress as you've weaned props so that is amazing.  But the next step is to get him to start doing it on his own.  So do your winddown as normal but rather than sitting with your hand on him just stay beside him and only touch him if he starts to get unsettled.  Then over the course of the week work to get yourself further away and out of the room.  I'd be hesitant to just start leaving when he is used to you being there and would do a more gradual withdrawal.

Quote from: *Kara* on January 31, 2012, 22:06:59 pm
He knows how to fall asleep on his own so I would just try putting him down and leaving him to it... if he cries, go in and offer some comfort until he settles again.
WI/WO is really only for babies who have had independent skills and lost them due to teething etc.  If you have always been besides him since weaning the props then I would say WI/WO wouldn't be appropriate.  You'd be surprised how even a hand on them really is a part of their sleep ritual.  

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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #31 on: January 31, 2012, 22:36:06 pm »
Quote from: Shiv52 on January 31, 2012, 14:31:43 pm
He knows how to fall asleep on his own so I would just try putting him down and leaving him to it... if he cries, go in and offer some comfort until he settles again.
WI/WO is really only for babies who have had independent skills and lost them due to teething etc.  If you have always been besides him since weaning the props then I would say WI/WO wouldn't be appropriate.  You'd be surprised how even a hand on them really is a part of their sleep ritual.

I should have made that more clear - I would put him down and leave.  If he cries, go back to the hand on him etc... Could be that your presence is confusing him since he does know how to go to sleep... he has resettled during the night before so he can do it.
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #32 on: February 01, 2012, 00:53:50 am »
Ok, I'll try this tonight and see how it goes...
I did it for nap this afternoon, put him down after the usual wind down and then left. Of course, he started to cry so I went back in and reassured him and patted him. Once he stopped crying, I took my hand away. We went through the crying again (angry rather than upset...) and I kept repeating the pat until he stopped (I used to pat until he fell asleep) We did this process for about 10 minutes and then he went to sleep and slept for 2 hours....
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #33 on: February 01, 2012, 05:05:24 am »
Sounds like a good start... he just needs a bit of reassurance that you are still around if he needs you ;)
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #34 on: February 01, 2012, 15:49:34 pm »
Wow - last night was a disaster, not helped by hubby stepping in and doing everything differently. Bedtime, I put him down and just stayed there, occasionally patting but not picking up. He screamed for over 2 hours. That's where hubby came in and decided to pick him up and rock him! I was not happy...why put the little guy through that for 2 hours if you're just going to pick him up anyways? I left hubby to it and told him that he could deal with all the wakings - and there were many!!! He was up at 1am, 2am, 3:30am, and then 7am...each time screaming louder and harder until he was picked up. I am going to just back off for a few days and try to let everyone relax, then start from scratch...
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #35 on: February 01, 2012, 20:41:10 pm »
Oh goodness....

What does your typical day look like right now?
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #36 on: February 01, 2012, 22:12:22 pm »
Our days are great:

7:45am wake
8:00am 8oz formula
9:00 am solids
10:45-12:15 nap
12:30pm 6-8oz formula
1:30pm solids
3:15-4:45 nap
5:00pm 6-8 oz formula
6:00pm bath
7:30pm 6-8 oz formula
7:45 bed (sometimes asleep by 8pm, other times not until 10pm!)

He is amazing during the day - NEVER cries, not grumpy, tired, just plays happily and is so mellow and easy going. It's just night time that is the issue. It's almost as if he tries to nap at night rather than sleep - he will go for an hour and a half to two hours and then want to be up for a few hours....it just baffles me how he can get so little sleep during the night yet be so happy and easy going during the day!
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #37 on: February 01, 2012, 22:15:31 pm »
Reflux???
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #38 on: February 01, 2012, 22:16:25 pm »
Your days are almost identical to what our were at the same age... I am a little stumped too!
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #39 on: February 02, 2012, 18:53:30 pm »
So last night was the worst yet...after a one hour plus battle at bedtime, he finally settled aroun 9pm and slept until midnight (you know things are bad when you rejoice over a 3 hour stretch!). At midnight he woke up screaming and writhing so I picked him up and he immediately burped. I could hear his tummy making all sorts of gurgling sounds so figured it may be hunger. He took 5oz and seemed a little happier and drifted off to sleep around 12:30am. However, from then until 5am he was up every 30-40 minutes screaming and writhing and, again, his stomach was going crazy. I gave up even trying to settle him and just took him into the living room and let him sleep on my chest (I know, not a good move, but I couldn't bear to see him that way). I am convinced that there is something going on, just no idea what. He has always been gassy, but never had issues with reflux or spitting up, or colic (my daughter had reflux and was miserable day and night for 6 months...) I have made an appointment with the doctor just to get him checked over - couldn't get in until Monday, but will keep you posted...
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #40 on: February 03, 2012, 04:25:26 am »
awww - I agree hun, something is going on... Keep us in the loop - I will keep him in my thoughts!
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #41 on: February 03, 2012, 16:10:43 pm »
OK, so I made a bunch of changes yesterday and we ended up having a really good night last night...

I switched back to lactose free formula from regular formula
I eliminated all solids other than rice cereal
I gave 2 doses of gripe water and 1 dose of tylenol in the run up to bedtime
I put DD in our room rather than the same room


He went down at 8pm without a murmur and slept until midnight. He woke crying but not screaming. I went back to PU/PD when he didn't settle and after the first 3 put downs (when he got crazy mad) he settled and was sleeping by 12:30. He then slept through until 7am!!!

Now, which of the above changes was the one that made this happen? Boy, does life look better after a decent night of sleep...
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #42 on: February 03, 2012, 22:36:15 pm »
I'm sure that the formula helped and I would bet that him in the room alone did as well :)

The Tylenol may have but it would have worn off after about 3-4 hrs... The gripe water may have been redundant given the formula change :)
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #43 on: February 04, 2012, 20:31:29 pm »
So, not sure if the night before last was just a fluke...yesterday I did nothing different, other than not give gripe water or tylenol. Last night we were back to the waking every 2-3 hours again...I really hope the doc will have some suggestions when I go in on Monday as we are all close to breaking point and I feel as if my family is about to fall apart! I have spoken with him about it every time we have gone in for checks/shots but each time he has put it down to development/growth spurt/teething...doesn't even entertain the idea that it may be something else.
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Re: Almost 7 Months and Regressing! HELP!
« Reply #44 on: February 04, 2012, 20:39:19 pm »
hmmm... I would ask about silent reflux...
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