STTN Help!!

christina8091

Ok - so LO used to STTN. Lately, like the past few weeks...she is waking up in the middle of the night.  I rock her back to sleep and then as soon as I put her back in the crib, she wakes.  We have also tried giving her a bottle and rocking her back to sleep...again, wakes back up.  We tried letting her CIO....no go.  We always end up bringing her into our room/bed and she sleeps fine.  I really do not want to get into this habit.  But I don't know what else to do.  She eats 3 solid meals and snacks and bottles during the day...so I don't think it is her being hungry......

I don't know if this is teething, or just a phase, or her getting her way by sleeping with us....

Any suggestions?

Liss_37

Could she be getting her 10 month molars? DS did this exact same thing when he started cutting his molars. 

He was waking up in the middle of the night just losing his mind. The only thing that would make him happy was if we held him, I'm assuming for comfort reasons.  The molars were the worst teeth he's cut overall, they gave him such a hard time. 

Anyway, we started to give him Tylenol and Advil (piggypacking when it got really bad as per docs recommendations) and that helped SO much. he went back to STTN.  

HTH! 

meghann0409

lisswastaken:

Anyway, we started to give him Tylenol and Advil (piggypacking when it got really bad as per docs recommendations) and that helped SO much. he went back to STTN.  

HTH! 

Not every Pedi recommends this, so check with yours before doing it (mine does not recommend it, for overdosing concerns.)

ETA: Have you tried dream feeding? Wake LO before you go to bed and offer another bottle, then put her back to bed (she may be drowsy enough still to go right back down?) And, if you think it's teeth, give Tylenol/Motrin before bed to hopefully take the edge off and help her STTN.

Novem06

We are in the same boat:(  DS has never slept thru the night...but would go from 7-4am, I'd bring him in bed with a bottle, and he'd sleep til 7.  Now he is up 4+ times crying and wants to be picked up everytime I go in there.  CIO doesn't work...he just keeps going and going...then passes out and wakes up 30 minutes later crying again. 

So to save my sanity and get sleep so I can function at work we bring him in bed.  I think that is the problem because the wakings are more frequent and earlier and earlier...he wants in bed.  I don't know how to break the habit.

Sorry for hijacking your post!  I feel your pain!

christina8091

Novem06:

We are in the same boat:(  DS has never slept thru the night...but would go from 7-4am, I'd bring him in bed with a bottle, and he'd sleep til 7.  Now he is up 4+ times crying and wants to be picked up everytime I go in there.  CIO doesn't work...he just keeps going and going...then passes out and wakes up 30 minutes later crying again. 

So to save my sanity and get sleep so I can function at work we bring him in bed.  I think that is the problem because the wakings are more frequent and earlier and earlier...he wants in bed.  I don't know how to break the habit.

Sorry for hijacking your post!  I feel your pain!

This is exactly why we do it too!!  Glad to know someone else is going through this exact same thing!  If I find something that works...I will let you know!!

christina8091

lisswastaken:

Could she be getting her 10 month molars? DS did this exact same thing when he started cutting his molars. 

He was waking up in the middle of the night just losing his mind. The only thing that would make him happy was if we held him, I'm assuming for comfort reasons.  The molars were the worst teeth he's cut overall, they gave him such a hard time. 

Anyway, we started to give him Tylenol and Advil (piggypacking when it got really bad as per docs recommendations) and that helped SO much. he went back to STTN.  

HTH! 

I will try tylenol tonight....I don't see or feel any teeth - but you never know...they have to be in there somewhere! LOL

skyfarm15

Baby J did the same thing about 1-2 months ago and we were bringing him in the bed with us out of deprivation.  I was starting to freak out because baby slept and we didn't because we were scared of rolling on him or smothering him with the blankets. The tylenol helps and so does CIO.  It's frustrating and heartbreaking to hear him and not go and comfort him, but as long as he is safe, fed, warm, and has his binki he has to figure it out.   Good luck and I hope it gets better for you soon!

jylly

christina8091:

Novem06:

We are in the same boat:(  DS has never slept thru the night...but would go from 7-4am, I'd bring him in bed with a bottle, and he'd sleep til 7.  Now he is up 4+ times crying and wants to be picked up everytime I go in there.  CIO doesn't work...he just keeps going and going...then passes out and wakes up 30 minutes later crying again. 

So to save my sanity and get sleep so I can function at work we bring him in bed.  I think that is the problem because the wakings are more frequent and earlier and earlier...he wants in bed.  I don't know how to break the habit.

Sorry for hijacking your post!  I feel your pain!

 

This is exactly why we do it too!!  Glad to know someone else is going through this exact same thing!  If I find something that works...I will let you know!!

This is EXACTLY us too....it f*cking sucks, and I have no idea what to do either...I think I created a monster, he has no self soothing abilities anymore!

Novem06

jylly:

christina8091:

Novem06:

We are in the same boat:(  DS has never slept thru the night...but would go from 7-4am, I'd bring him in bed with a bottle, and he'd sleep til 7.  Now he is up 4+ times crying and wants to be picked up everytime I go in there.  CIO doesn't work...he just keeps going and going...then passes out and wakes up 30 minutes later crying again. 

So to save my sanity and get sleep so I can function at work we bring him in bed.  I think that is the problem because the wakings are more frequent and earlier and earlier...he wants in bed.  I don't know how to break the habit.

Sorry for hijacking your post!  I feel your pain!

 

This is exactly why we do it too!!  Glad to know someone else is going through this exact same thing!  If I find something that works...I will let you know!!

This is EXACTLY us too....it f*cking sucks, and I have no idea what to do either...I think I created a monster, he has no self soothing abilities anymore!

This!  I am so glad we aren't alone in our misery!  Ha!  Seriously the kid has no idea how to put himself back to sleep.  He will start crying and I don't go in there anymore til 20 minutes have passed.  Then Iay him down (cause he is standing in protest) and put my hand on his back and "sshhh" him.  Then he keeps looking up and checking if I'm still there.  So I either A) leave the room and make him just start all over again, or stand hunched over the crib for 10 minutes and then creep away praying he doesn't hear me. 

I get an hour max of sleep before the cycle starts again.  At about that time it dawns on me that between all the wakings I've slept for maybe 3-4 hours total and I have to be up at 6 am...so into bed he comes.  DH ends up on the couch because DS is between us fighting for space and kicking.  Good times!

happymom2m

Probably a growth spurt/milestone problem. It'll pass - just hang in there.

Liss_37

meghann0409:

lisswastaken:

Anyway, we started to give him Tylenol and Advil (piggypacking when it got really bad as per docs recommendations) and that helped SO much. he went back to STTN.  

HTH! 

Not every Pedi recommends this, so check with yours before doing it (mine does not recommend it, for overdosing concerns.)

ETA: Have you tried dream feeding? Wake LO before you go to bed and offer another bottle, then put her back to bed (she may be drowsy enough still to go right back down?) And, if you think it's teeth, give Tylenol/Motrin before bed to hopefully take the edge off and help her STTN.

your doctor said using them together could overdose your baby? That's weird since hospitals use that method to treat fever. They're two different types of drugs which don't interact with each other.  

meghann0409

lisswastaken:

meghann0409:

lisswastaken:

Anyway, we started to give him Tylenol and Advil (piggybacking when it got really bad as per docs recommendations) and that helped SO much. he went back to STTN.  

HTH! 

Not every Pedi recommends this, so check with yours before doing it (mine does not recommend it, for overdosing concerns.)

your doctor said using them together could overdose your baby? That's weird since hospitals use that method to treat fever. They're two different types of drugs which don't interact with each other.  

I've heard that from others as well, but no my Dr. does not recommend overlapping the meds. Luckily, we haven't been presented with a situation where I'd have considered it, so it hasn't been an issue.

torrey111

Novem06:

We are in the same boat:(  DS has never slept thru the night...but would go from 7-4am, I'd bring him in bed with a bottle, and he'd sleep til 7.  Now he is up 4+ times crying and wants to be picked up everytime I go in there.  CIO doesn't work...he just keeps going and going...then passes out and wakes up 30 minutes later crying again. 

So to save my sanity and get sleep so I can function at work we bring him in bed.  I think that is the problem because the wakings are more frequent and earlier and earlier...he wants in bed.  I don't know how to break the habit.

Sorry for hijacking your post!  I feel your pain!

OMG, this sounds EXACTLY what we are going through.  It is strangely comforting to know we're not the only ones!!!

My DH insists we do CIO, I tried once-and my DS cried for an hour, I gave in and nursed him.  The other times I tried he cry, pass out, and then wake up crying again 30 minutes later!

 I've been reading a lot and I seem to come across a lot of stories about kids that just didn't STTN until a year or 14 moths.  AHHHH- I can't even imagine it!!!!!!! 

 

 

torrey111

Novem06:

jylly:

christina8091:

Novem06:

We are in the same boat:(  DS has never slept thru the night...but would go from 7-4am, I'd bring him in bed with a bottle, and he'd sleep til 7.  Now he is up 4+ times crying and wants to be picked up everytime I go in there.  CIO doesn't work...he just keeps going and going...then passes out and wakes up 30 minutes later crying again. 

So to save my sanity and get sleep so I can function at work we bring him in bed.  I think that is the problem because the wakings are more frequent and earlier and earlier...he wants in bed.  I don't know how to break the habit.

Sorry for hijacking your post!  I feel your pain!

 

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO my life.  It is freaking hell.  I don't even know how I function.  And, I don't know what to do because I want to be pro-active in stopping the insanity of it all, but when it comes down to it I need to sleep so bringing him to bed is just what happens.

My DS never took a pacifier (he'd much rather use me) and thus, has never figured out any self-soothing techniques.  Also, we co-slept for the first 4 months of his life so somewhere in my head I feel like I created this monster.... 

 

This is exactly why we do it too!!  Glad to know someone else is going through this exact same thing!  If I find something that works...I will let you know!!

This is EXACTLY us too....it f*cking sucks, and I have no idea what to do either...I think I created a monster, he has no self soothing abilities anymore!

This!  I am so glad we aren't alone in our misery!  Ha!  Seriously the kid has no idea how to put himself back to sleep.  He will start crying and I don't go in there anymore til 20 minutes have passed.  Then Iay him down (cause he is standing in protest) and put my hand on his back and "sshhh" him.  Then he keeps looking up and checking if I'm still there.  So I either A) leave the room and make him just start all over again, or stand hunched over the crib for 10 minutes and then creep away praying he doesn't hear me. 

I get an hour max of sleep before the cycle starts again.  At about that time it dawns on me that between all the wakings I've slept for maybe 3-4 hours total and I have to be up at 6 am...so into bed he comes.  DH ends up on the couch because DS is between us fighting for space and kicking.  Good times!