When your lo was 9/10 mo old (Please help)

msabol2077

Did you have any sleeping issues around this age? My lo has basically been a great sleeper he was sttn at about 11wks. I really don't know what to do, lately I have been dreading night time. For the last month my lo has been waking up here and there, some nights he'll sttn and some are way worse than others. Last night he woke up at 1 and would fall asleep while he I was holding him and as soon as I put him down, he'd wake up out of a deep sleep and scream (this happened about 5x). I tried changing him, feeding, giving him motrin (for teething), cuddling, and just laying him in his crib and nothing worked. He finally went back to sleep at 330. This has basically been happening everyday this week. Did anyone go through something similar? Can you please help, any imput would be greatly appreciated.

babystella08

Does he have a cold? The reason I ask is because I remember DS doing this to me, he was a little younger though, and he had an ear infection. Everytime I would lay him down he would scream. I didn't know what it was but he did have a cold so I took him the doctor the next day.

djandkellen

Unfortunately (fortunately), DS didn't do this then.  He's been STTN for a while now, but we did have to do a version of Ferber for night wakings.  Good luck!

msabol2077

babystella08:

Does he have a cold? The reason I ask is because I remember DS doing this to me, he was a little younger though, and he had an ear infection. Everytime I would lay him down he would scream. I didn't know what it was but he did have a cold so I took him the doctor the next day.

No he doesn't have a cold. The only thing that I think could be causing this is, I see a tooth cutting on the top.

Alex26

DS did this too at this age (although he never STTN on a consistent basis).  At his 9 mo pedi appt I mentioned it to the pedi and he said we needed to let him CIO.  That if we didnt address it before he was 15-18 months old, it was going to be harder for him to STTN.   It worked, now he cries one or twice a night (if that), but goes back to sleep within a minute. 

Moon_Safari

My son finally learned how to STTN at 6 months with the help of our good friend Ferber.  Maybe he has an ear infection?  My son recently had an ear infection with no physical signs except a high fever.  Good luck!  I hope he starts STTN again.

ManciniMom

DS only does this when he's sick or teething

I give him Motrin right before bed and sometimes oragel and that seems to help though sometimes he still gets up once or twice with even that while teething. I sometimes give him 4 oz as well since that helps him fall back asleep.

He generally always STTN

carolinaem

My dd did not sleep through the night until 10 months and 7-10 months was a bear.  I think it was a combo of teething and some anxiety on her part.  Try tylenol or motrin before bed to help with any teething pain issues and then I rec reading ferber or going for CIO.  We did Ferber a whole bunch of times and finally did CIO - worked wonders.  good luck!

hmms

My DS did exactly this w/ no symptoms of a cold either.  It was in early June (about 11 months), and I would get up, rock him back to sleep, repeat a few times each night.  I considered letting it go (but he'd scream), and ended up just going w/ my momma's gut and rocking him at night.  Eventually, after 2 weeks or so, it magically stopped as quickly as it started and he went right back to be an awesome sleeper.

DS always goes to bed easily awake; lately he's fussed in the night 1-2 times/week.  Usually I let it go, he might cry (but not scream) for a few minutes and he goes quiet again.  If I know it's teething (he just got two new ones, we're still waiting on molars), I do give him Motrin too.

GL - I bet it'll pass - hopefully quickly!!

katater

Yes.  We asked the pedi about it and he told us two interesting things about child development:

 

1.  This is the age when they can start dreaming and remembering their dreams (including nightmares) and

2.  This is also when separation anxiety/awareness of their separate existence kicks in. Very scary stuff for little guys!

We basically had one of us go in there every night hold him, rub his back, let him fuss while rubbing his back and talking to him, and sleep in there with him for about 3 weeks.  Then it got better, and a month or two later, he started STTN consistently.  

 

Sorry, it is hard!   

msabol2077

Alex26:

DS did this too at this age (although he never STTN on a consistent basis).  At his 9 mo pedi appt I mentioned it to the pedi and he said we needed to let him CIO.  That if we didnt address it before he was 15-18 months old, it was going to be harder for him to STTN.   It worked, now he cries one or twice a night (if that), but goes back to sleep within a minute. 

 How long do you usually let him cio for ? When do you go pick him up if he seems really upset? I feel awful when I do this, it seems like he gets so upset.