Hi all,
My LO is 8 months old and has been sleeping through the night without any problems until he got to be about 6 months old. At first he would wake maybe 1-2 times a week at night. We'd go in and give him a burp and put him back down and he would sleep. Then the teeth started to come in and it just seems that he's gotten a lot more "gassy". For the past two weeks he'll wake every night around 11pm, my DH goes in and burps him and he falls back asleep. One night it was really bad. He let out a piercing SCREAM. We of course jumped up, hearts racing, I picked him up and patted his back. He let out a huge burp and spit up quite a bit (wet burp) I assumed some of the crying was because it burned (he ate 2 hours before this episode) coming up. Anyway, that hasn't happened again but he still will wake up, one of us goes in to burp him, then he goes back to sleep. My question is, does this happen when babies are teething? Is it common for them to become a little more gassy or have upset stomach? The only thing new going on is the teeth. His bottom 2 front teeth have come in and now the top 2 front ones are visible. I thought it was only bad for them when they break through the gum. Has this happened to anyone out there. He's also on a lacto-free formula, has been on it from about 4 weeks old.
How old is your child? 8 months
What’s his/her daily routine? 4 hour easy, starting at 7am
What’s nap routine? 1.5-2 hours at 9am and 1pm, sometimes a short nap in the evenings, but has pretty much stopped that on his own
How long are naps? see above
What's bedtime routine? Time? soft music, change diaper, jammies, bottle at 7 pm, then straight to bed
Do you bottle or breastfed?? bottle
How much? or how long? 6-7 oz., but lately only taking in about 4-5 oz., we've been giving the bottle after solid feedings since he was about 5-6 months old
If breastfed.. one side or both?? (at each feed)
How many wakes per night? 1-2
What’s your LO like when waking at night? How long is he/she up? long cry, sounds really pitiful and sad
When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? Or is it a mantra cry? crying
What have you tried to settle?? pick up and pat on the back, usually he burps and goes back to sleep, if it's really bad I might rock him for a few minutes.
What do you do for A time and how long is it? 2-2.5 hours, we play on the floor, excersauser, read books
Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones? 4 teeth, rolling over quite a bit, not quite crawling but scooting a lot
Have you introduced cereal? Why, how much, and how many times a day? (for LO’s under 6 months) cereal and fruit in the morning and sometimes a little with lunch or dinner
Do they have a prop? If so what is it? he likes to have a blanket to snuggle on
Do they have a lovie?
I should also note that we try to burp him in the middle of a bottle feeding, and after. He will give us 2-4 good burps with some spit up. We are using a #3 nipple on Dr. Brown bottles. He can finish a bottle in 15 min. We switched to a #3 about a month ago because he was taking up to 45 min. to eat on a #2 nipple. Should we go back? I'm so confused...
