Hi Honey
Sammysmammy, I tried your suggestion at bed time so I wouldn't have to worry about spending a whole nap time teaching him not to throw his lovey. It took maybe 15 minutes then he left it alone! How awesome! The next morning, at first nap, it took 4 throws and he stopped.
Well done, that's super, it hasn't failed yet for anyone I've passed this onto lol. You see we can outsmart these tricky LO's ')
Trust me Hun, we have all had those times where we've almost cracked, but it is so worth the effort, you can trust me on that!
The sickness and teething is however bad timing, as usually it's very hard to enforce any sleep training during these times
. However I do in your case think it worth trying to stick with it because there is every chance it is still the best way to get the most sleep into him, just bear in mind that the results might not show until he is through it, but the good habits can still be enforced in the meantime, but don't be afraid to give him the comfort that he needs, I hope that makes sense
So for his routine, it can be difficult if settling times are long. Usually I would say to pick a wake up time and go with it every day, but as he is under the weather (UTW) this could be tricky. Daytime sleep would usually be capped at 3 hours at this age max. As it's hard to say if your DS is low/average or high sleep needs until a routine is established, it will be trial and error for a while Sweetie. Main thing is to start establishing good habits, keeping up the PD training and him sleeping in his own bed, and the rest will follow. But as a guide, I'd keep pushing the nap by 15 mins if that is what you have started, so a 7.45 WU and shooting for a nap around 10. Who knows what time he will actually fall asleep, and my hunch is he will probably wake himself before you have to cap, but if not I would cap at 2 hours, and PM nap length and time will depend on the wake up (WU) time and length of nap. I'm sorry I know this isn't as clean cut and laid out as we would like it to be
But you can check back with us regularly, for further advise.
The night wakings are still 4-5 times, misty painfully starting at 3 am, then every hour after that. Each one waking in screaming... Any suggestions for those?
Are you medicating for the teething pain Hun, if not I would. Ibuprofen worked better than paracetomol for teething, and you can try putting a pillow under his mattress at the top end to raise his head a little, as when teething the pressure and pain is greater when lying flat. Like I said give him some comfort if he is in pain but maybe keep him in his bed to do so, and just give him a nice hug, shush him and encourage him to lay back down. Keep the lighting as low as you can if you need to medicate in the night, and keep your words to the minimum, shushing and one key phrase like "Sleepy time Sweetheart" If necessary is best, the same goes for bed time.
For this morning's nap I only did a few times in the first 5 minutes.
He only took 20 minutes to fall asleep for today's first nap; but then moved and hit his head on the crib bars so he woke up for a minute to let out a few winters but was back to sleep in his own! I'm so relieved!
Let this be your inspiration Hun, it's so great
He will get there and you are doing so well, you both should be proud. Get the wine chilled for the first time he sleeps through the night
I am sure Naomi will have some advise for you too.
Naomi, please feel free to concur or not with all of the above
Lots of ((HUGS)) Hun.
I will be definitely taking to my husband about us donating to this web site, and purchasing the baby whisper book! ( I'm borrowing it from the library! )
The books are a must Honey and thank you, any donations are so gratefully received and essential to keep us running
Lots of ((HUGS))
x.
