worst.night.EVER.

redshoegirl

Seriously. Worse than when they were newborns, worse than when they've been sick, worse than any other night we've had with them - specifically with my sweet Will.

He simply would not sleep. He'd nap for an hour, then scream - and I mean SCREAM, that kind where there are about 2-3 seconds between noises because they're out of breath - for about 2-3 hours. I think in the 12 hours he was in bed, he only slept about 4 or 5 of them.

We tried bottles, removing layers of clothing, adding layers of clothing, patting him, rocking him, shushing him, changing him, teething gel, baby Tylenol...I even stripped him down and examined him to see if he'd gotten a spider bite or something. I don't think he had heartburn, and although at first we thought maybe it was bad gas, eventually we nixed that idea as well. Eventually I came to the conclusion that although there probably was something wrong initially (a bad cramp or whatever), he just got to the point where he was too exhausted and upset to go to sleep and it created a horrible cycle.

At one stage, the shrieking woke Dash up (he miraculously managed to sleep through most of it), and he stood up to see what was happening...then fell down because he was all sleepy and dopey and whacked his head on the crib rail. Two screaming babies!

This morning I managed to soothe Will to sleep for about 1.5 hours by holding and rocking him while Dash had breakfast and played, and then put them down for their nap at the regular time. Will was a tad feverish (not sure if it's actual sickness or just getting overheated from exhaustion, which happens to me) so I gave him some baby Tylenol and he dropped off to sleep without a fight, thankfully.

I'm beyond tired right now. I'm drinking strong coffee and just hoping they'll have long naps today (we're about an hour into their morning nap). 

inamra

Eek! Was he sick last week? If so, are you sure Will doesn't have an ear infection? B did this last week except he wasn't screaming, but just fussing ALL freaking night no matter how much I nursed him or soothed him. I took him to the dr and he had an ear infection in both ears. Poor little guy. Ended up on antibiotics for the next 1.5 weeks. So yeah, I probably would get it checked out, esp if he has a small fever--might be an ear infection? GL!

MrsIH

Oh no  Poor baby and poor Mama.  We had a bit of a rough night (teething related) last night too so I can relate a little bit.  I hope tonight is much better *hugs*

redshoegirl

inamra:

Eek! Was he sick last week? If so, are you sure Will doesn't have an ear infection? B did this last week except he wasn't screaming, but just fussing ALL freaking night no matter how much I nursed him or soothed him. I took him to the dr and he had an ear infection in both ears. Poor little guy. Ended up on antibiotics for the next 1.5 weeks. So yeah, I probably would get it checked out, esp if he has a small fever--might be an ear infection? GL!

He was sick a couple of weeks ago, but not recently. He seems OK today other than just residual tiredness and being clingy (presumably because he's so exhausted and wants comfort). If it happens again tonight (or even this afternoon) though, I'm definitely taking him to the doctor. I don't want to be one of those "omg my baby is crying, head to the doc!" parents, but this was VERY unusual behavior for him.

MauiWedding08

that sounds miserable - hoping there isn't a repeat!

inamra

redshoegirl:

I don't want to be one of those "omg my baby is crying, head to the doc!" parents, but this was VERY unusual behavior for him. 

Yup, I'm sure if you just trust your gut feeling, it'll be right. B/c for me, I had a strong gut feeling where I KNEW he had an ear infection (esp with his high fever he had 4 days prior) and he NEVER fussed like that before. So yeah, if you're at all concerned after tonight, I'd take him in. Hope he's okay!

lola808

Oh no. That sounds so exhausting -- physically and emotionally! Hope your boy feels better soon. And I can relate about hitting the head on crib. Why, again, are they WOOD?!

mrspresley

wow, that sucks. i am sorry! i cannot believe that dash slept through most of the night! I guess that answers my question about what child #1 does when baby #2 comes along and screams! (and i was just worried about them being in adjacent rooms, not even adjacent cribs!)  i have no idea what it could be but i hope that it doesn't continue....

redshoegirl

mrspresley:

wow, that sucks. i am sorry! i cannot believe that dash slept through most of the night! I guess that answers my question about what child #1 does when baby #2 comes along and screams! (and i was just worried about them being in adjacent rooms, not even adjacent cribs!)  i have no idea what it could be but i hope that it doesn't continue....

You know it's funny, sometimes the tiniest sound will wake the other one up and other times they can sleep through screaming (mostly, anyway - I don't think he slept as deeply as usual, but he did sleep). It might be different for non-twins though, since they didn't hear the other baby crying from day one and it's not a sound they're familiar with and can tune out?

Will seems OK this afternoon - he still has a light fever, but otherwise seems fine. A bit tired and clingy, but no screaming, he's laughing and playing, eating and drinking, etc. I really have no idea what was going on last night! If he still has the fever tomorrow I might take him to the doctor anyway since by then it will have lasted about 2 days...but for now I'm just giving him some baby Tylenol and hoping for the best. I feel really helpless!

stargirl76

Wow, that sounds terrible (and completely terrifying to me - HOW am I supposed to do this and be responsible for a little PERSON come August..?!). Hope you got a better night's sleep and everything is okay with the little guys!

MrsNJSwimmer

I'm glad things are going better!

stargirl76:

Wow, that sounds terrible (and completely terrifying to me - HOW am I supposed to do this and be responsible for a little PERSON come August..?!). Hope you got a better night's sleep and everything is okay with the little guys!

You will do fine - you will just be like us and posting for advice all the time!!

eacerna

Aww poor baby and mommy! I hope tonight will be better.

kinibruin

awww lisa! i hope they and you feel better!

i hope you were able to get some long sleep!!!