O.K. I am asking for everybody who reads this blog for any suggestions to help me get my baby back on his good sleeping schedule. The past 4-5 nights, Crew has been waking up in the night and each night he is waking up more and more. Last night he was up every hour from 1:00 a.m. on. I wouldn't feed him until 4:00 but he was up again the next hour. So, pretty much I have ruled out that he was really hungry. I think he is just getting into a bad habbit. The problem with him not sleeping is he has slept through the night pretty much since he came home from the hospital. For 2 months he has slept from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. I really need advise. If any of you have a suggestion of what I should do, please leave a comment. Any suggestion would be much appreciated. I am definitely at a loss!!!!
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Hi Em! I'm not much of a sleep Dr., but I think after three kids I can help you with a little advice. I think babies go through short phases, but always fall back into their routine really quick. As adults, we have bad nights too, but just don't know it. Believe me, Crew knows his momma needs sleep and he'll be back in his old routine fast!!
Amen to what Mindy said....Crew is an angel in every way....grandma just wishes she was closer to be up with him at night.....You are a wonderful mother, Em, and it will all work out....(as President Hinckley would say) Love you all.
I think you deserve Crew staying up all night because he slept so well right when he got home from the hospital. No just kidding, but I don't have any advice because I am not a mother. Love you!
Emily,
I'm not the person to ask about baby sleep habits (Farrah's were totally out of whack) but I did need to ask you a question. Are you and Braden cousins? One of our class officers needs his email address to contact about reunion stuff. I also contacted my brother-in-law Aaron, but I thought if you were his FIRST cousin I might have better luck with you. Long story short...
Oh my gosh Emily.....that happened to me with Jed. He slept through the night until he was 4 months old and then....nothing! He sleeps a lot better, but still does not sleep really good like he did! The first time I took him to the doctor and he had an ear infection. Then I think he just got into the habit of waking up! If you figure it out let me know! Last night he was up every hour too....call me I'm up! lol
LeAnn
Hey Em,
Crew is so cute, I haven't seen any pictures of him in a long time. I wish that we lived closer to you guys to. We miss seeing you and your cute kids!
Brittney
I totally agree with what Mindy said. I would just stick to your same routine that you always did with him and I bet {eventually} he will go back to his old habits. Have you tried a white noise machine? Maybe, since he's so alert now, he's extra sensitive to noises (the house creaking, the heat kicking on, etc.) and it's just waking him up and he doesn't know how to get back to sleep?? Who knows. Babies are such a mystery at times!
all 3 of my girls did what crew did. They didn't too hot with naps either. So, i figured somthing was up. I tried the chiropracter. I had a friend who said that she just took her kids to the chiro after they were born. I did the same. The DR told me she had reflux and to give her meds. I took her to the chiro, he agreed, adjuested her a few times and she was fine. back to her normal sleeping schedule. So, in a long round about way, maybe when he eats it upsets his tummy and that is why he doesn't sleep. Just a thought. Don't worry, the chiro just goes up their spine with his fingers and gently presses on the spot that is out. No loud cracking or anything crazy. It worked for me, maybe it would help you out too. Good Luck
AAAHHH that sucks. My best sleeper is Nick and he is the one that I let cry it out. I am mean and value my sleep way to much. Good luck and keep us posted. Could he be sick? Ear ache?
I'm so glad you found my blog! It is good to keep in touch with old pals! Love your blog and your kids are darling! With Crew- I bet he just needs some extra lovins. Josie has done the same thing to me and I'm wondering if she just gets lonely. I don't know, I have 4 kids and I'm still not the expert.
Hey- I was wondering if you could get me Scott and Michelle's email or something. we haven't seen them in years and it would be great to catch up. I saw they were on your link list, but it's private. Thanks!
no advice-- just sympathy!
Em,
Molly did the same thing and then I realized it was her first tooth coming in causing the problem. Have you noticed any teething signs? Right now I need suggestions on getting Molly back on a central time zone sleeping pattern so I'm probably no help with any suggestions.
I don't know what to tell you Emily, it's been too long! Hey, thanks again for dinner. It was a pretty crappy day and when I came home, I don't think I could have dealt with one more thing, so thank you for somehow knowing!
Caroline kind of did the same thing at about 8 months. Since she was the world's best baby, I knew something was up, and took her into the Dr. poor thing had a whoppin double ear infection! Ever since then she hasn't been near as good of a sleeper, usually waking for a bottle once a night about 4 days a week. Now that she is eating a lot of foods and starting on cow's milk, she seems to be doing a lot better. I don't know what to tell you, I have never been able to let them 'cry it out' but for some people this totally works. It's probably just a phase... We will hope that's the case!
I am feeling so sorry for you because I KNOW exactly what you are going through. My baby Krew did the exact same thing at about your Crew's exact age. We dealt with it for about 2 months until I finally was so frustrated that I started feeding him rice cereal at night before he went to bed and it really worked like a charm. He almost immediaetly started sleeping 10-12 hours again at night. Sometimes I swear nursing babies just need a little more! Anway he was a little shy of 5 months old when I started doing that and I felt guilty for starting before the 6 months mark but heck it kept me SANE! Good luck! It's SOOOO hard to go from a good sleeping schedule to a not so great one!
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