Oh Lord help us! We are trying the cry it out method to help Braden become a better sleeper. I don't know what has gotten in to him the last week, but he does not want to go to sleep and he wakes up soooo often. We did have our 9 month visit on Monday, which went very well-- super healthy right on target report:) We brought up the sleep issues and she said that he should be able to soothe himself to sleep at this point, which he was doing fine but now is having difficulty with. Also, she said that he is working on cutting several teeth but we have been using that excuse for months now. So I think there is more to it. We give him Motrin before he goes to bed to help with any teething pain and he is fast asleep when we lay him down-- so who knows!
We have two nights down with the whole cry it out thing and we have supported each other and hung in there. So here goes to another sleepless night, or maybe it will get a little better. I will keep you posted:)
So another issue we are working on is the whiny baby. We realize that we have had an angel up until this point so now the horns are coming out. However, is there anything to help with the constant whining? He can be full, clean diaper, nothing seems to be hurting him but he is just whining for no aparent reason. I've picked him up, left him alone, went to do something else, tried to distract him, etc... and nothing really seems to work. So do I just continue to ignore it or what? Help all you experienced moms out there-- what has worked for you?
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Yep, this is all sounding like an epsisode of 'my house-7pm.'
I have found that the only way to get G to sleep the past 2 weeks is to lay down with him in my bed for about 15-20 minutes until he's sound asleep and then CAREFULLY put him in his crib. He will NOT go to sleep on his own in his crib anymore. He'd been doing it his entire life, but no more.
And the whining...makes me want to pull my hair out sometimes.
I think it may be some separation anxiety kicking in, and I've found that just totally smothering him with hugs, kisses and cuddles until he's so annoyed that he WANTS to get away from me and goes off to chase the cats.
It is hard, these 'perfect tempered babies' we've been bragging about for almost 10 months seem to have been replaced by something...else.
When we did Cry-It-Out the baby was whiny for a few days. How much is he sleeping? Sleep is sooo critical for these little ones.
I had 2 babies (of 4) who were whiny. The first daughter was a December baby, and we finally figured out that if she was swaddled and held (by whomever could hold her), and she started sweating, she was happy - she just didn't like to be cold. The second baby who was whiny didn't like ANYONE to hold her except me. And, she was our last baby, which made it hard when you have 4 kids that are 2 years apart. What I finally did was to purchase a sturdy backpack, and I carried that baby girl around on my back ALL the TIME! She hated her swing, and even though she crawled at 6 mo. and walked at 10 mo., she STILL wanted mommy to be near her constantly. Backpack, all the way. I'd carry her around the house in it, cook dinner with her on my back, get groceries with her there, etc. It worked, and it was by far easier than carrying her in my arms all the time.
As for sleep, sorry, all of mine slept well. I think it's because I'm a night owl and my husband isn't. I would give the last feeding at 1-2 am and the babies would sleep until about 6, when I'd get up and nurse or feed them, then my husband took over so I could have a couple more hours of sleep. I think all of mine learned early that mom was NOT NICE if she didn't get her sleep {grin}. They still know me so well. hehe
We could never do CIO because at the time, we had just 2 bedrooms for all 6 of us.
I think a baby just gets overstimulated by the end of the day, and doesn't want to admit it. I'd sit the bigger kids on the floor and hold/nurse/feed the youngest and we'd just calmly read books to them. The soothing voice from Mom or Dad always seemed to work, and when we were done, the kids were always ready for prayers and bed.
It gets better, promise! Ours are 7 - 13 now, and sleep extremely well. In fact, our 7 year-old still needs a 2 hour nap on the weekends, as she just requires more than 10 hours of sleep a night. Just be consistant, keep the talking to a minimum in the "bedtime" hours and get some white noise in his bedroom -- not music, but a really strong fan that will help keep him from hearing things that go bump in the night.
Good luck!
We tried CIO but our son just escalated. It just didn't work for him. Instead, we put a very predictable bedtime routine in place and did the same thing every. single. night. Even if we were at someone else's house, we did the routine. We also introduced a blankie that he quickly became attached to (and still carries around at two years old.)
We did a bath (and used the lavender scented soap), then played quietly in his room for half an hour or so (with low light). After that we read books and had cuddle time. And we played a lullaby CD, same CD every night. It worked for us, but it did take some time.
I have no advice for the whining, other than that it could be teeth. Sometimes they take forever to come in. Our guy had a hard time with teething. It started out not bad for the first few, but started getting worse, peaking with a horrible week when his two-year-molars were coming in. But I do remember thinking he was *always* teething and it seemed to take forever for one to come through.
Yuck I am sorry. Ausi still wakes up some through the night and I keep hoping that will change.. but not sure when!!!
Ut oh, is this what I have to look forward to in three months???? AAAAAAAHHH!!!!
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