Hi everyone, I hope that somewhere out there someone has some good advice for me!
My son (10 1/2 months born 7/9/05)was a great night sleeper, he was sleeping 8+ hours a night from 11 weeks onwards. At the beginning of May, he got a nasty stomach bug and ever since then he has been waking up at night between 1 and 6 times a night. He is not hungry, wet, dirty or teething. Well, teething is always a possiblity but he is not in pain from teething. He has recently started crawling and pulling up on everything. So, lots going on with him over the past 3 weeks.
I am at a loss as to what I can do. He falls asleep on his own for naps during the day but normally falls asleep at night while drinking his last bottle. I try to keep him awake until he has finished but 9 times out of 10 he just falls asleep drinking.
When he wakes up, he wakes up screaming. I have gone into his room and tried to calm him down but he is usually too upset to calm down alone. So, I've been picking him up and walking around with him for a little while and he usually falls alseep again. Repeat this a few more times.
Sorry this is so disjointed, I guess I am getting a little punchy from lack of quality sleep!
His schedule is:
6:30 wake up
8:00 bottle of formula, between 4-8oz
9:00 breakfast 3/4 cup yogurt with fruit, 1/3 waffle
10:30 nap between 30-90 minutes, it varies
12:30 lunch jar of meat and veggies, jar of fruit
2:30 bottle of formula usually 4-6 oz
3:00 nap around 60 minutes
5:30 dinner jar of meat and veggies, jar of fruit
8:00 bath, get into pj's, storytime, last bottle, 6-8oz
8:30 bed
He has never been a great napper, he used to nap 3 times a day for 20 minutes each!
Any advice for a tired mom???
Thanks!
