In need of night time paci advice.

JayandJack

We Ferbered Jack about 6 months old and he's been sleeping through the night and not waking us up since then. The only time he wakes is when he's sick so of course we take care of whatever he needs when he's sick and he goes back to STTN once he's well.

However, he had Hand Foot and Mouth a few weeks ago and ever since then he wakes up at 4:30 screaming for his paci. The death curdling screaming not just crying crying. He will not go back to sleep till we give it to him and then he's out in a matter of seconds. BTW: I get up at 6 am so him waking up then kills my sleep pattern. When he woke up at 2-3 it wasn't so bad but I'm barely back to sleep or sometimes I end up just staying awake because I'm so awake (I hate having insomnia).

What should we do? Keep giving it to him and hope he goes back to STTN? Take away the paci all together? 

NJinAustin

If he can find one in the crib... will he put it back in his mouth on his own? Our LO keeps waking up around the same time looking for his... and we honestly have a hard time finding it ourselves!!! Someone suggested putting a ton of pacis in the crib with the hopes that he'll find one on his own?? We have yet to try it...

michelleaxo

I keep 6 pacis scattered around Gracie's bed at all times. She wakes up feels around a bit, finds one and back out. Works like a charm.

JayandJack

NJinAustin:

If he can find one in the crib... will he put it back in his mouth on his own? Our LO keeps waking up around the same time looking for his... and we honestly have a hard time finding it ourselves!!! Someone suggested putting a ton of pacis in the crib with the hopes that he'll find one on his own?? We have yet to try it...

Yup, I do this but he likes to throw them in his sleep. It's very funny to watch on the monitor. We also keep one one the railing just so we don't have to find one at night.