I started my son on Easy at about 5 months ( friend lent me book after 5 months of no sleep through!!) saw some immediate benefits - woke twice but was easilly lulled back to sleep with hand on chest and paci/soother. THEN started waking screaming evry couple of hours - stopped giving him wheat products (developed eczema) and fruit at last meal. Got tummy bug from nursery ( started on try out) then bad cold, then really bad teething which has been going on for weeks. When he was ill with high temperature I breast fed him for afew days and sometimes he would fall asleep in cuddle (tho did still put him in cot for regular naps), kept him off nursery for a week. In last 2 weeks his waking is constant except for 1 or 2 nights. he wakes sometimes every 30 -1hr minutes e.g bed 7.30-8.00 wake 9.30, wake 10.00, wake 11.30, wake 12.00, wake 1.00, wake 2.00, wake 4.00 (PROPE long time takes 45 minutes to get back to sleep) 5.30 (have taken him into spare bed sometimes to get 1 hour more sleep)
There are lots of things compounding this so find it difficult to know what to do
1. Solid food - he has sometimes a lot of wind so wondr if food upsetting tum
2. Teething - bit better at mo - but giving him remedies for pain etc
3. ilness change of routine
4 Separation anxiety - cries a lot more when others hold him or when leave at nursery
5. He not taking dream feed anymore
6. Getting better at napping at home with intervention at 40mins but at nursery takes 30 mins cat naps and is sometimes overstimulated
7. almost 7months now - developmental changes - rolling more etc???
8. been on holiday - long weekend o caravan twice recently
I have read a lot of the other posts and makes me feel better but empathy for all mothers who have sleep deprivation!!
Here answer to questions
How old is your child? almost 7 months
What’s his/her daily routine?
Ideal Wake 7.00 BF and/or bottle 7oz
(if going to work) (often waking anytiime between 5 and 7.00 try to lull back to sleep)
Activity 2.1/2 hours to 3hrs including
Breakfast 9.00am cereal/fruit 3-5oz with milk
SLEEP - 9.30-10.00 (at hime 45mins-1hr30) at nursery 30mins
Eat - bottle 11.00am 4-7oz (sometimes doesn't want this)
Activity Play
LUNCH 12.00 veg/fruit 3-5oz milk 2-3oz or water
SLEEP 1.00-1.30 (45mins - 2hrs)
EAT 3.00 bottle 4-7oz
ACTIVITY
sometimes nap anywhere between 4 and 6
EAT DInner 5.30pm veg (fruit) 3-5 oz
Activity incl bath story bottle/bf
7.30-8.00 sleep
What’s nap routine?
Worked hard to get routine look something like this
9.15am-9.30am cuddles/quiet play, give paci/dumy teddy, music- up to cot takes 2-10mins to sleep
(at nursery they but him in bouncy chair give him paci and teddy - want them to soothe him in cot but not happening yet)
1.00-1.30 take up to room quiet play look at birds out window etc - give paci/dummy toy place hand on tummy play music
Sometimes wants to sleep between 4.30-5.30 or 6.00 onwars but try to keep him awake if this late
At nursey he seems to nap - 9.30 1/2 hr 1130 half hour sometime 12.30 half hour!!!! not good I know for him....
How long are naps?
Anywhere between 30mins (at nursery) to2hours (very rare - ony if incar on long journey) usually 1hrish now if I go in and wake to sleep or comfort back to sleep
What's bedtime routine? Time?
6.00 quiet play, 6.30 cuddles songs, 6.45-7.00 bath, 7oz bottle or BF story bed 7.30-8.00
Do you bottle or breastfed??
Both - BF in mrnng and evening but not sure he gets enough as breast now not filling up ( weaned from 5 months bec of return to work
How much? or how long?
7oz morning and night or 1/2 hr breast, 4-6oz (9.00 with cereal/drink) 11.00, 3.00
If breastfed.. one side or both?? (at each feed)
How many wakes per night?
GOOD NIGHT 2, BADNIGHT 8
What’s your LO like when waking at night? How long is he/she up?
First wakes I ut hand on tummy or his hand & goes back somemtimes pain- give medicine, sometims have to pick up, comfrtput down. 4.00ish sometimes takes 45mins if don't offer bf
When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? Or is it a mantra cry?
I try and wait untl I hear real cry startt
What have you tried to settle??
Hand on belly, han, paci back in, cloth/mslin coforter, pcik p put own,
What do you do for A time and how long is it?
2.1/2 hrs to 3hrs play on mat, play gp, walk dog, shopping, visit mums/cafe, watch music video, singand sign or other class - 1-2 a week
Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones?
BAD teething pain -bottomtwo just come through week ago
Moving more- more grabby, restless, wanting to get up and go (no igns of crawlling - hates being on tummy) but sitting on own for 2 months
Have you introduced cereal? Why, how much, and how many times a day? (for LO’s under 6 months)
Do they have a prop? If so what is it? PACI/dummy/soother -only started using his at 5 mnths at sleep times, muslin square
Do they have a lovie? bedtime bear goes to nursery etc
Don't know if its obvious whats going on - it really upsets me that he's wakin so often and not getting good nights - in pain? tummyupset? regressed to y bad accidental parenting??!! ie wants breast comfort. He is quite a happy smiley boy when naps well and feels secure. definitely noticed more distesswhen I leave him since illness/teeth
Textbook/touchy baby
thanksfor your time hope something jumps out at you that might help???
love to all sleepinbg and sleepless mums
Cluna