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Why is she not sleeping?

oct11bride03oct11bride03
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K has been an awesome night sleeper for a few months now, but these past two nights have been pure hell. I know there are a few factors that could be contributing to the problem:

1. She spent the weekend at my parent's house

2. She started real solid food (sweet potatoes)

I am just so, so tired. She was up almost every hour from midnight to 6:30am and before that she refused to go down. Took me two hours and even then I had to let her CIO for a few minutes before she passed out.

Please tell me this is NOT a phase and that it's just a combo of the two things listed above. I cannot handle too many more of these sleepless nights, especially since my husband won't be home until the weekend.

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Re: Why is she not sleeping?

  • PhillySuePhillySue
    I mentioned this in the post yesterday but your Katie sounds a lot like mine! My Katie did something very similar around 6 months.  She had been STTN since 4 months and then just stopped.  It also started for us around they time she started getting more solid food.  I am not sure if that has anything to do with it or it is just a developmental thing.  For us, I am sorry to say did go on for a few months. It was not as bad as you descibe but she was waking a few times a night.  I hate to use the P word but I think that might be what it is.  We ended up Ferberizing her around 7 1/2 months. Sorry, I do not have much more advice but I hope it gets better. 
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  • oct11bride03oct11bride03

    I sent you a PM since you weren't on when I got back online last night. :)

    Sigh...a few months is not good news. I hate to think about Ferberizing since I'm the one putting her to bed most days (please, please let my husband get a new job!!), but if that's what we have to do that's what we have to do.

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  • DavezWifeDavezWife member

    Steer the course.

    Just keep doing what you've always done, don't start any new habits. Accomodate whatever is causing it (teething, belly ache, etc. ) but if you start a new way of sleeping and nite time activities and such now, you won't get back to how you all were.

    I'm also a fan of motrin. Just because. ;-)

    GL !

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  • tnkrbl21tnkrbl21
    I think it could defintely be from the two things you mentioned, but it could also be a pahse as well.  I know that when J&B started learning new things (like crawling standing etc) they would go through a wakeful period.  I hope you can get some sleep soon. 
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  • oct11bride03oct11bride03
    imageDavezWife:

    I'm also a fan of motrin. Just because. ;-)

    Can you start that at 6 months? Because I'm going to Target tonight and have no qualms about picking some up!

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  • PhillySuePhillySue

    I just tried to respond to your PM but I am getting an error??  I will try again later. 

     Hopefully you will not have to resort to CIO.  5 1/2 months is still a little young and I will admit the 1st 2 nights we tough but it has dramatically improved her sleep.  The one thing I thought of is Katie taking less formula/BM now that she is on solids.  Maybe she is a little hungry at night.  Make sure she is getting enough during the day.  Good luck. 

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  • jmkatzjmkatz

    ugh I'm sorry :(

    Don't take any sleep advice for me :) but I hope it gets better soon! 

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