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Waking for thirst or comfort?
« on: June 07, 2006, 17:07:58 pm »
My LO is 7.5 months old and recently started going through the night without feeding. The last few nights he has been waking betwen 3am and 4am crying and standing up in his crib. I do go in and offer him water, which he happily but slowly takes.
I am wondering if this is a thirst issue or a "mom, you still around" issue?
If it is thirst, do you have any suggestions on how to get over this? If it is a separation thing, how long does this stage last?

General Information:
7am up and solids
9:45 BF
10-11 nap
12:00/12:30 Solids
1:45 BF
2:00-3:45 Nap
5:30 Solids
6:45/7:00 BF
7:00 Bed

Waking once in the night around 3am

Thought... or anything:-) are very much appreciated
Cory's mom, Sarina





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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2006, 20:30:57 pm »
Has he shown any signs of separation anxiety during the day?

Is it possible that he doesn't know how to get back down once he's standing?
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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2006, 21:16:18 pm »
Hi Colin's Mom,
He can get back down when standing... he does sometimes cry when I give him to someone else. Overall, though, he can be distracted into smiling again after I leave.
I would have thought that he would wake up more in the night if it is a sep. anxiety thing? It is only between 3 and 4 am and it has only been the last couple of nights. When I was feeding him around midnight - when he woke for his feed - (up until last week) he would sleep happily until 7am when I would have to wake him up!
I'm torn... it is too soon to tell if it is habit, not enough wakings to warrent sep anxiety? This is why I thought it might be thirst
Any thoughts?





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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2006, 23:39:16 pm »
Just to eliminate the hunger/thirst possibility, how much water does he drink? Have you noticed any decrease in his liquid and/or solid intake during the day?
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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2006, 00:47:06 am »
Up until the last 2 nights I had not been giving him water.. only breastfeeding. It is my understanding that BF'ing is enough for their "water" intake. I think he is taking about 2 ounces when he wakes in the middle of the night.





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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2006, 03:04:25 am »
i don't where you are living or what the climate is like there..but i do know that when it was winter here and the heat was on - it was in fact very dry in our house - i had a humidifier in both mine and dd's room and it was still very dry and she would wake for some water (and i too bf)...when she woke me i realized i needed a drink of water too ;)

after you give him the water - what is the nature of the waking? does he go right back to sleep? is he awake and happy? awake and crying?
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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2006, 16:18:32 pm »
When he wakes he is crying. Last night when I went to him (at 1:30am this time), I picked him up and tried to simply cuddle him. That didn't work! I snuggled up with him and gave him water from his bottle. He maybe took 1.5 ounces but it took ten minutes. When he started to chew the nipple, I put him back in his crib. He cried for about a minute, went to sleep and slept until 7am when I went to wake him.
We live in Vancouver, Canada... it is a little warm out but nothing over the top, iykwim





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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2006, 16:42:35 pm »
well i do think your routine looks good :)

does your lo have a lovey? maybe you could find him one and get your scent all over it - if it is in fact sep anxiety starting and he just wants to know you are there this may help reassure him without getting you up.

are you maybe responding to his cries too soon? is he just maybe trying to put himself back to sleep on his own? wait an extra couple minutes before going in to his room tonight and see if it helps (mind you if it's that 'i need you mommy!!!!!!!!' cry go to lo right away).

what does his bedtime routine look like? is he putting himself to sleep on his own?..
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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2006, 20:33:27 pm »
I have intro'd a lovey... and I do wait to see what his cry is. It is definitely the mommy I need you cry. Once he has had the water I get the "mom, I am ticked off that you put me back to bed." I get that cry for about 1-2 minutes and then he falls asleep.

I typically feed him dinner, give a bath, says goodnight to dad, BF... and then I carry him to his crib (he is awake - but ready to go to sleep) and put him in. I don't think I am doing anything that would be considered a prop. For all his naps etc. he falls asleep fine etc. (He can fall asleep anywhere and there is nothing I can do to keep him awake). Some evenings he'll have a mantra cry around 9pm... I've never had to go in!

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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2006, 16:16:19 pm »
A quick update... yesterday I gave Cory EBM at each solid feed plus his regular BF's... He didn't wake at all last night.!!!!





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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2006, 16:26:49 pm »
Ah hah - sounds like he just needed some more calories to get through the night.  ;)
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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2006, 16:49:13 pm »
I actually think it was the thirst issue. ;D The last week I had only been giving him water at night when he woke! I could have given water at his feeds yesterday but I want to keep up the bm supply.
Thanks for all the help:-)





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Re: Waking for thirst or comfort?
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2006, 02:44:04 am »
congrats glad things have 'figured' themselves out..with your help of course ;)
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