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01-16-2013 at 7:45 AM
silvie25
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Waking up

Dd is pretty much almost 10 months. She has always been a great sleeper, and started sttn from like 8 weeks. I've been lucky I guess. But seriously , the last 6 weeks she wakes up crying. Sometimes it's once, sometimes it's like 4 times. She doesn't want to be fed, just rocked back to sleep. Sometimes I go in and just rub her back for a couple mins and she's out, other times I have to rock her for like a half hour. It's really frustrating because I have no idea why. She sleeps great in the day. I've posted about this before, but it doesn't seem to end. If I don't go in she'll cry and cry and cry. When will it stop
 
01-16-2013 at 8:39 AM
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Sorry I don't know if this will help, but my DD has been doing this for about 4 weeks now, usually waking 3-4 times a night.  We go in put her paci back in and rub her back and she is usually back out instantly (we were told not to pick her up).  We tried letting her "cry-it-out" a little, but she only got more upset.  We starting feeding her a little more right before bed 2 nights ago and last night she slept from 8 until 5!!!

Hope it gets better for you. Good luck!


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01-16-2013 at 8:43 AM
Filly78
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DS will be 10 months this coming Sunday and he is doing the exact same thing your DD is.  I feel your pain.  It's so frustrating!  I'm hoping it's just a phase....  Hang in there!
 
01-16-2013 at 8:46 AM
silvie25
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It is frustrating! And I do t get it. She gets mad because I get frustrated but what can I do. I can't feed her more at night because I bf. unless I have her milk or formula.
 
01-16-2013 at 9:20 AM
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Why can't you breast feed her at night?  I'm not saying that's the answer to her sleep problems and it is probably just a stage/sleep regression that she will eventually grow out of but if your want to try and feed her, you can bf and not do milk or formula.  Just because you haven't fed at night in awhile doesn't mean she won't be able to stimulate a letdown and get milk.  It may not be a lot but may be enough to comfort her back to sleep.

 

Sleep regressions suck...hang in there! 


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01-16-2013 at 9:34 AM
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E has been waking in the night 1-2 times, but usually she cries for a couple of moments, and then goes back to sleep. Sometimes we have to go in there and adjust her or put the paci back in, but I think she wakes up, gets a little confused, realizes whats going on, and then goes back to sleep. Unless she is sick, hungry or has a wet diaper, she should be able to comfort herself. I hate the sound of E's crying at night, and if it weren't for DH telling me to not go in, I would be right there with you. Do you have a monitor that you can see what she is doing? If she is still laying down, I would leave her. If she is sitting up, I would wait to see if she flops back down. If she cries, and you answer, then she will expect you to answer every time she cries, even if she doesn't need you. I know from personal experience (reference why DH won't let me go in E's room every.single.time).


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01-16-2013 at 10:01 AM
silvie25
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You're right. I try and let her but if I do she will just keep crying. The monitor is next to my bed and I watch her, most of the time as soon as she starts crying she stands up. Lol. I don't want to always go in there but feel like I have to otherwise she'll just keep crying.
As for the milk, I've never really had an oversupply and I keep reading not to get into the habit of feeding her at night because she will expect that too. Lol. There are so many reco dos and donts I can't keep up.
 
01-16-2013 at 10:18 AM
Filly78
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DS does the same thing where he wakes up and then is standing in his crib by the time we get there to comfort him.  One thing we noticed is he'll fall back asleep a lot faster, the quicker we go in and "reset" him as we like to call it - lay him back down, blanket on, pacifier in.  DH did end up feeding him a few nights recently when we could not get him back to sleep.  I BF, but EP, so he just gave him a bottle.  We don't want to get in that habit though, so last night when he woke up we did not feed him.

Feel free to e-mail me sometime if you'd like to chat not on here.  Filly78@aol.com.  I'm Jen by the way!

 
01-16-2013 at 10:46 AM
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You won't always find an answer to what your baby does. It's a phase and will pass then another one will come along. I've learned to roll with the punches.

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01-16-2013 at 10:49 AM
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silvie25:
You're right. I try and let her but if I do she will just keep crying. The monitor is next to my bed and I watch her, most of the time as soon as she starts crying she stands up. Lol. I don't want to always go in there but feel like I have to otherwise she'll just keep crying. As for the milk, I've never really had an oversupply and I keep reading not to get into the habit of feeding her at night because she will expect that too. Lol. There are so many reco dos and donts I can't keep up.

She WILL keep crying if you continue to go in there night after night and pick her up. Might be a little seperation anxiety because it's common at this age but who really knows for sure. When my LO does this and doesn't fall back asleep on his own, I go in and rub his head for a few seconds but I don't pick him up. I did that at first and it made everything worse.


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01-16-2013 at 11:19 AM
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Filly78:

DS does the same thing where he wakes up and then is standing in his crib by the time we get there to comfort him.  One thing we noticed is he'll fall back asleep a lot faster, the quicker we go in and "reset" him as we like to call it - lay him back down, blanket on, pacifier in.  DH did end up feeding him a few nights recently when we could not get him back to sleep.  I BF, but EP, so he just gave him a bottle.  We don't want to get in that habit though, so last night when he woke up we did not feed him.

Feel free to e-mail me sometime if you'd like to chat not on here.  Filly78@aol.com.  I'm Jen by the way!

thanks! I pm'd you!

 
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