Re-settling the 'older' baby

[Lindsay27]

As many of you know from my previous post, I have a chronic EW'er on my hands.  A typical WU is 5:45am most days, which I've come to just accept.

The past few days however our EW has crept earlier and earlier - yesterday was 5:20am and today was...gasp (!) 4:50am!!!    The 5:45am I can handle (in italics because while I despise this early of a WU, I am "accepting" it lol), but the 4:50am I can not!

This said, he just cut 2 teeth which I suspect is much of the problem.  I do give meds before bed, but at this time in the morning they've obviously worn off.  So, any tips for re-settling a 15 month old?  I've got nothing lol!  He doesn't like to be rocked, I've tried bringing him into my bed but he just wants to play around, lying him back down just gets him upset and frustrated.  It pretty well just seems like if he doesn't resettle himself soon after waking, it just isn't going to happen.  I did give him more meds when he woke, but it obviously takes a while to kick in.  So, up we were at 4:50am!  This early of a WU makes a routine really hard to manage, especially because he does not to EBTs well (the earlier he goes to bed, the earlier he wakes - never tacks on).

I'm sure once the teeth are all the way down he'll revert to his usual 5:45am WU, but I'm open to suggestions in the meantime

[My little Liam]

How about dream meds? They work wonders here! Although, I do hate setting the clock to 3am!

[Lindsay27]

I've considered it, my only issue is that if I set the clock and give him dream meds and then it doesn't end up working, then not only have I been up in the night but I am waking early too.  I am also a little terrified of waking him up!

[My little Liam]

When i didn't it the first time I was terrified too! By now I am an expert though!
I doubt you would wake him, but if you did, resettling at 3am is usually not too difficult.i just pop the syringe in and he takes the meds no problem. I even give him a sip of water to wash down the meds and he doesn't wake!
Of course if he still early wakes with the meds then at least you know it's not pain waking him, yk?

[~inbalance~]

What is he doing when he wakes?  Crying?  Chatting?  I will leave DD in her crib as long as possible unless she is crying urgently.  It doesn't always mean I get more sleep as I have to listen to her complain, but I just don't like reinforcing EWs but letting her up (same with my boys).  Sometimes she'll go back to sleep, otherwise I just let her talk to herself until she gets fed up of waiting for me!

[Lindsay27]

He'll normally chat and babble for a while to himself and I just leave him to it, but it usually only lasts about 10mins before he starts crying and I have to go in.  I'd gladly leave him for longer, but it doesn't usually take much before he's wailing.

[~inbalance~]

I see.  DD will often talk to herself for up to 30 mins before getting upset sometimes.  Well, not to sure what else to tell you!  Hopefully it is a very short lived phase!

[Lindsay27]

Oh.my.goodness.  We are in OT hell.

3 consecutive days of SUPER EWs - 5:20am followed by 4:50am, followed by 5:15am this morning.  Add to this a late BT last night after we went to a family dinner where I was *promised* we would eat early so I could get B to bed at a decent hour, and low and behold that didn't happen.  Add to that 2 new teeth.  Yikes.

This evening he was a crying slobbering mess.  Poor bubba.  I avoid EBTs like the plague because he's never tacked on in his life - the last time we tried one he woke up for the day at 4:30am!!  But tonight, I just couldn't.  At 6pm he was taking his blanket and pushing in into a ball on the floor and lying on it to go to sleep, so I had to put him to bed.  He was just hysterical he was so OT.  He was asleep by 6:20pm.

Please tell me I did the right thing!?  I don't think I had any other option.  Oh my goodness we severely need him to wake up at normal time tomorrow because if we have a 4:30am WU like the last time I tried to put him to bed early we are really euchred.

[~inbalance~]

I think in this situation you did the right thing.  I avoid EBTs as well but sometimes they are called for in extreme cases of OT.  FX he has a good night and gets caught up.

[Lindsay27]

*phew* no 4:30am wake ups!

I think the EBT was for the best.  He was out like a light at 6:20pm and woke at 5:15am, so while still an EW, he had a solid 11hrs of sleep.  He was looking a lot more refreshed this morning and was in a great mood.  Hopefully that's the little push we need to get him over this OT hump

[~inbalance~]

That's good!  Hopefully he got a good catch up sleep and you can get back on track!  How sad when you're happy about a 5:15 wakeup though, lol!  That's like how I'm happy with anything after 6am while most people shudder at the thought. 

[Skadiver13]

I think ben and liam arw twins lol. We are going through exactly the same hing.

[Lindsay27]

Oh heaven help us Siobhan!!

How sad when you're happy about a 5:15 wakeup though, lol!

I know right!?  I think after today we can hopefully get him back to a regular BT, which means back to our regular 5:45am wake ups!  Oh, I remember the days when 6:30am was a regular wake up!  Where the heck did those days go!?

[Skadiver13]

h, I remember the days when 6:30am was a regular wake up!

I'd take my 6 am days over this 5:15 monkey business. I think our two sons are in cahoots.