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Baby waking up alot at night
Posted On 05/12/2008 08:17:15 by kellywolfe
I thought it was because of the nursing.  But this is out of hand.  My son has to sleep with my boob in his mouth all night, if it falls out he wakes up.  He is waking up like 7 or 8 times a night.  He is 4 1/2 months old almost 5 months.  Weighs about 15 pounds, not like he is lacking the nutrition dept.  But he does have all the signs of toothing.  Is it too early for that?  Could he just be super spoiled?  Whats your thoughts on "crying it out"?  Any alternatives.  He is only breastfed.  Doesn't know what a bottle or pacifier is.

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From: JesskaT20-08
05/13/2008 07:41:32
iT'S VERY POSSIBLE HE COULD B TEETHING...I DON'T THINK IT'S 2 EARLY, HE MIGHT B A LITTLE SPOILED, LOL, ..."CRYING IT OUT"...HURTS MY FEELINGS JUST 2 HEAR ABOUT IT, A LITTLE IT'S OK..A LOT, NOT REALLY OK, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER GIVING HIM A PACIFIER, MINE TAKES IT, HASN'T AFFECT ME NONE W/ BFing. BEST WISHES WITH THAT ...I KNOW YOU U JUST WANT 2 GET SOME REST...PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE, BF TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY.

From: Landonsmilkmaid
05/12/2008 14:09:07
My son cut his first two teeth right at four months, and he too, went through this stage.  It is so exhausting. I believe in crying it out. I used it with my first two, and within three nights, they were crying less than five minutes, and within a week began to sleep 12 hrs a night. I believe that you can become so exhausted that you are not your best for anyone. Youself, husband, older children and baby, so to me a few nights of crying is worth sanity for all. With my oldest daughter, my husband and I were so tired that we just sayt on the couch staring into space, no T.V., no cnversation, no tears, nothing, we were spent, and had nothing left. She cried for about a half an hour, only got up once, and went right back to sleep, so it gave us peace.  Your not a horrible person just because you let them cry, and they learn how to go to sleep without you. I have never had any sleep issues with my girls. No coming into our bed, or bedtime tantrums, so I  think it works. Try a pacifier, it helps my son.


From: kellywolfe
05/12/2008 13:02:09

cheryln wrote:

Girl, I don't know where to begin.  Your baby is still young, kindof, so I don't know if it's a spoiled thing so much as a comfort thing.  He wants what he's used to.  But be careful, it could turn into something like what I'm dealing with.  My son just turned 10 months and still waking up 5 or 6 times a night just to nurse a little and go back to sleep.  It's really driving me crazy, I am SOOOOO tired.  He usually sleeps in bed with me all night because it's more convienient for me.  My husband is sleeping in another room because there isn't enough room for all of us.  Baby boy kicks and moves around a lot so I don't like to sleep directly beside him. 


My situation is slightly different than yours because my son is older I know that he's capable for sleeping for a long time without needing food.  It just so happens that whenever he wakes up he needs me to get him back to sleep/ He takes a pacifier occaisionally but usually spits it out and sometimes he doesn't even want it, he just wants to nurse. In your case, I would try to give baby the pacifier, just to see if it would help. Also, if he's teething, give him some infants motrin throughout the day and before he goes to sleep.  If he's in pain then that could be waking him up too.


Girl, I feel like I'm going out of my mind. I am so tired sometimes. I get terrible headaches and I'm irritable to my husband and kids.  My husband is going to have a long weekend over Memorial Day, we are going to work on trying to get baby back in his crib.  I am not sure what we will do.  I may try to read a little and get some advice.  For my first son I let him cry it out, he was around the same age I think.  I hated it but it only 2 or 3 nights and then it was over.  He slept in his crib ALL night. I didn't like the method so I'll try something else this time.  All I know is that I can't continue on 2 hours of sleep at a time.  That's killing me.  Le me know what you decide, Sorry for being so long, I always write a lot.




I think I will do the cry it out method.  I done it with my daughter and it worked.  I just dread it!  And not sure if I can do it again, seeing those real tears just kills me.  I will probably just pick him up and bring him to the bed with me :) The pacifier idea seems like more work for me, because he does not keep it in his mouth unless I hold it so that idea is out of the window



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