Sleep Support

Hmmmmm. Well, if it's a tooth I hope for your sake it pops on out!!!!! It does sound like she's getting plenty to eat.

Do you go to her every time she cries out at night? I realized that CIO may not be the best thing for you because of little Teo but it sounds a lot like what Tiff went through. (and me too!) Owen did that too, he slept great until he woke once, after that he was up and down all night!!!!
I'm wondering what would happen if you just didn't go to her...... it may take a few nights but I'll bet that would put an end to all of this.
I am glad to hear that putting her in her own room has helped! It was hard for me too but I had to get some sleep and Owen was only 8 weeks!!!!!!

I wish I could be more helpful!

I am not opposed to CIO and usually Teo will sleep through a bomb going off,He slept through me giving birth in the living room and screaming my head off.LOL But I think the other day was becuase it was close to his normal waking time.Either way,it wasnt a HUGE deal.When she cries like that,I usually wait about 5 mins then go and get her.Perhaps I should wait longer.I am exausted.She did exactly the same thing last night.She went down at 8pm,slept until midnight,went back about 1am (hubby has got home and we hung out,I know that was probably not a good thign to do)and then she woke at 2:30,4:30 (I went and got her then) I fed her in bed with me and then tried puttng her into her pack n play next to me.Then she woke again at 6:30,I was exausted and she didnt want milk but was very awake so I put her in her room with some toys.I didn't hear her cry after that but we woke for the day around 8:00am.I am once again,exausted.It only takes being woken once to ruin your nights sleep and this is at least 3 times a night. This morning though,she cried for a bit around 7:30 and then went quiet so I guess she either fell asleep r played.

About the CIO,every night,I feed her her oatmeal,then nurse her in the rocking chair in her room,then i lay her in bed.9 times out of 10 she is drowsy but still awake and the moment I put her down in her crib she wakes back up and starts screaming (She has bad separation anxiety) but usually after 15 -20 mins she falls asleep by herself.So CIO does work if she doesnt need anything and is tired for sure

Maybe a nightlight? And a couple soft toys in her crib with her so when she cat naps maybe she will play a little and fall back to sleep without crying? Often Lucy will play for an hour or so in the morning before she starts fussing, and I just let her.


Skyllar - I was reading back a couple pages in this topic, and you had your schedule posted for Kian. I noticed you don't feed any solid food after about 2 pm. I am wondering if you threw in some veggies or cereal later if something solid in the tummy before bed might help stretch past that midnight feeding (if you are still having that problem.). Lucy gets her last solid meal about 6 or 7, then a bottle 8 or 9 right before bed....

thanks DM,she has 2 night lights.ONe normal low wattage bulb and one multicoloured soft light that changes,it's very soothing.I always leave her a couple of toys in her crib too.When she wakes up,when I eventuallydo go in there she is standing holding the bars like a prisoner,it's horrible! LOL. I think she gets bored very quickly.

When Lucy gets bored or is mad she will start dragging a toy along the bars of the crib. That sound makes me think she feels like a prisoner too lol.

Holi - I think I would start letting her cry longer. I know some moms think CIO is mean..... I was one of those moms until I had a 6 month old baby that was waking as much as a 6 week old baby!!!! It's the only thing that worked for us. The first night her cried the most.... I think he woke a couple of times and he cried for 30 - 45 minutes. (heartbreaking for me)
and then the next night he woke a few times but cried much less and by the third or fourth night he didn't wake at all. Since then, with the exception of two nights (he was teething), I haven't gotten up in the night with him at all! He goes to bed at 9 and usually sleeps until 9 - 10am!!!!!

Prior to CIO I did what you are doing now...... let him cry 5 -15 minutes..... go to him...... pick him up and rock..... or pat his back...... or feed him....... or put him in bed with me......... it was too inconsistent. I didn't know what to do with him......therefor, he didn't know what to do........

I know your pain. I know you're exhausted and with DH away it makes it that much more difficult!!!! When do you move? If the move is close you may want to consider waiting until you've moved to do this but if the move is still a few weeks out I would go ahead and try to nip it in the bud.

hang in there honey!!!!

Thanks a lot Loulou I don't want to act like I have it so bad coz I did have a verygood sleeper for a goo long while.it's just these past few weeks.But I agree,it seems harder this time round for me to let her CIO.Also,whenever we got to MIL's house it annoys me coz they acuse me of spoliing her and her always wanting me.yet when she crys,it's race to get to her first and pick her up.litterally falling over each other sometimes! Anyway..never mind! I will try to CIo thing.We are moving in about 2 weeks.I havnt really packed much :S It's hard coz she is so clingy.I had to clean the other day and I couldnt stop coz people were coing to look at the house (to rent it) so I left her in her crib for 1hr and a half.I felt so mean and she screamed for a lot of it,but there were moments of silnece,either she slept or played.IDk.It will get better though!

Well,last night,I put her to bed,usual time,usual way,she woke usual time between midnight and one for a feed.This time I kept the lights low and fed her in her room in the rocker.She pretty much stayed asleep and only whined a little when I put her down and then went straigh back to sleep.Next time she woke was 5am.So thats not bad.It's better than it hs been.She nursed for a little bit but then when i put her back in her crib,she cried for 20 mins so I went back in a nursed her/rocked her and then put her down and she stayed there and went to sleep.Next time she woke was 7:00 but she was quite happy playing in her crib and when I went in to check on her she had a toy in her hand and gave me this HUGE grin! Well,it's better than 4-5 times a night!

that's great news!!!!!
You just have to keep the faith! It sounds like keeping the lights low helped a lot. When I have to get up with Owen I don't talk to him at all. I keep the lights off (it's amazing what you can do it the dark when you need too!) and I never speak to him. On the rare occasion that I do speak or need extra light he usually wakes up and it takes a lot to resettle him.

So glad you had a better night. Hopefully tonight will be EVEN BETTER!!!!!!!

Ok,weird start to the night,she went down usual time about 7:30,rubbing her eyes and tired.Then about 9pm she wakes.I nurse her,put her back and she has been crying ever since (half an hour) I THINK (touch wood) she has JUSt gone back to sleep.Not sure what it's all about.I am SO tired from last night.Hope she sleeps through now.

maybe she'll get it out of her system now and sleep through!!!!

well,last nights wake up times;

bed at 7pm (she was rubbing her eyes and crying so I put her down a half hour earlier
Woke up at ;
9:30
10:00
1:30
2;30
4:30
5:30
6:30,she kept crying when I put her back in her bed at 6:30 but I was so exasuted I just left her to t and she evetually fell back asleep to wake for the day at 7:30...she's not napping for almost an hour.Yesterday she napped 3 hours in the morning,do you guys think I should keep it back to one.She does have REALLY red cheecks today thoguh,so I htink teething may have something to do with it,she's got 5 so she's due another one any minute!

I know you of all people understand Tiff!I am sorry she's waking again.I am sure you will be able to get her bak into sleepinh through once she is better!

As for me,I think it's more frustrating because she has always been a very good sleeper.She WAS sleeoing through the night excet waking once to nurse (which was fine with me) until like i said baout 6-8 weeks ago.Now she's up with what seems increasing frequency.I do think it may have something to do with her teeth now though,her poor little cheeks are SO red today!

well,last night wasn't as bad as the night before.

she went down at 7:30 woke at;
-10:30
-1:30
-4:30
-7:30 for the day