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11-08-2012 at 6:25 AM
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Need help moms/dads! Any ideas?

Our nearly 10 month dd began sleeping through the night at 8 weeks old which we know was a blessing.  However, after a bout of hand, foot, and mouth, we have been waking up at 12, and at 3 most nights.  She is crying out in what sounds to be a scared/hurting cry. We have always tried to let her cry it out, but my dh and I are both teachers and he has a very hard time going back to sleep one woken up.  I mostly can return to slumber rather quickly.  Our daughter is teething in the front of her mouth with nearly all 4 uppers coming in at a time.  She acts fine during the day and not too fussy.  Could teething be the culprit here?  The only times in the last couple weeks that we got her through the night, was with Tylenol for the h,f,m.  Should we give her some Tylenol at bedtime?  We also have highland teething gel, and tablets.  We also are putting cereal in her bottle at night prior to bed. Finally the bad part to this story is that I will give her a small 2-3 ounce bottle when she wakes, and she goes right back to sleep.  Thanks folks.
 
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11-08-2012 at 7:41 AM
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I'd guess it's either the teething and/or she knows you're going to feed her when she wakes up.  I'd give Tylenol or Motrin before bed and I probably wouldn't feed her in the middle of the night anymore.




 
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11-08-2012 at 8:13 AM
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How do we get her to stop crying?  We have tried the wait it out method, up to ten minutes.  Any ideas would be welcomed
 
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11-08-2012 at 8:51 AM
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It is tough when it is teeth.... DS did the same thing. Their teeth hurt them more at night due to blood flow and they are not being kept busy at night. He would wake in obvious pain, turn his face into me and cry.... I just rocked him and tried to calm him down. I usually would sing to him and he likes that. I did not feed him though. If it was time to give more Motrin then I would... put him back down and sometimes let him fuss back to sleep. If it went into a bad cry I would rock him again, and that only happened a few times. He went back to normal once his teeth came through... It's not an easy process and you can't always shelter DH from hearing your LO cry, that is life of having a baby and it will pass
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11-08-2012 at 9:16 AM
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Haha it's not a sheltering issue.  He has sleeping issues and can't return to sleep.  We are working on that though.  Haha
 
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11-08-2012 at 9:26 AM
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Teething pain increases when babies lay down, and also worsens through the day-which is why nights suck. I would give tylenol, but I also wouldn't let LO CIO if it is due to pain. And stop the cereal in the bottle-it is just unnecessary.
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11-08-2012 at 9:26 AM
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honestly, 10 minutes is nothing in the world of CIO/modified CIO.  in theory, if you're going to do it, you have to be prepared to let them cry until they fall asleep, even if it takes hours.  Your husband is just going to need to suck it up - you can't really control how easy it is for him to fall back asleep.  Shut the door(s) and/or turn the monitor way down/off so that you can barely hear her. 

ETA:  the true goal behind CIO is that a few nights will be bad, but there will be quick improvement and eventually no crying (and no waking).





 
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11-08-2012 at 11:23 AM
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For the teeth, we give Ibuprofen, not Tylenol.  Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory that is so much better for teething pain. 

We are also believers in CIO, but we've been doing it for months.  When we first did it, it took 1-2 nights of really crying (he could go for 40-60min) and by night three he really got it.  We didn't let him cry it out if he was sick (he got a cold or two) or if he is in pain from teething.  It really is a guessing game sometimes, but we are at a point where we know E's teeth (or something) is bothering him if he wakes up in the middle of the night and cries for longer than 5-10 min.  I usually give infant Advil if he has a hard time settling down or if he wakes up multiple times in an hr. 


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11-08-2012 at 4:31 PM
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We tried the CIO and it didn't work with DS. We did the sleep lady shuffle and he's been sleeping all night since then. I would look it up or you've probably already heard of it, you sit next to their crib till they fall asleep so they know you're there and they learn to put themselves to sleep. You just sit there and shush and give them a quick pat every once in a while and keep moving further from the crib. Hope that helps, good luck and hope you get more sleep!
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11-09-2012 at 5:25 AM
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MrsT2008:

honestly, 10 minutes is nothing in the world of CIO/modified CIO.  in theory, if you're going to do it, you have to be prepared to let them cry until they fall asleep, even if it takes hours.  Your husband is just going to need to suck it up - you can't really control how easy it is for him to fall back asleep.  Shut the door(s) and/or turn the monitor way down/off so that you can barely hear her. 

ETA:  the true goal behind CIO is that a few nights will be bad, but there will be quick improvement and eventually no crying (and no waking).

This.  And CIO has worked wonders for us but there's no way I'd attempt it when LO is in legit pain.  I'd concentrate on rocking during the wakings without feeding until the teething is over.  And I'd give Motrin before bed.

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