WWYD?

SJBride05 · April 2011

Hi ladies!

We're having some sleep regression over here and I'm not really sure what's going on.

So I was curious what you would do if in the same situation. There's obviously no right or wrong answers, so just answer as if this were you're own child.

Here's the scenario: LO is 6mos old was only waking up once to feed (otherwise STTN.) Now LO is waking up 2-4x/night and hard to console unless being nursed/feed. There are no noticeable signs of teething or sickness, and solids were recently introduced - up to 2 small meals in the morning and night.

So WWYD?

dblhappiness · April 2011

My first thought is if he is working on a particular milestone so maybe that's why he's been sleeping crummy.

Otherwise, I might push the evening meal to a lunch one and see if that changes anything.

futrkingsley · April 2011

I would do a few things to flush it out. I'd move meals earlier in the day or cut them out for a few days to see if that improves his sleep. Introducing solids can be more distruptive to the belly than it first appears and he has no reliable way to tell you he's doesn't like how his tummy feels.

And if that doesn't help, I would assume he's working on getting some teeth. That woke DS up on more than one occassion. He liked to nurse nurse nurse when his gums hurt and as soon as the tooth popped, he was back to his old self.

alibee09 · April 2011

I'd say, oh ***, this is happening to someone else too? I just wrote a LONG (private) blog entry about this.

I am just trying to work through it, right now, because I think it's a skills regression and we don't do CIO, so we're either:

- having me nurse until REALLY drowsy and then attempting to put down, which takes quite a few tries

- have DH hold and rock him until the same occurs.

Let's hold each other and cry.

Mrs.K&C · April 2011

How long has he been waking up like that? If it's a couple days I assume growth spurt (DS is in the middle of one himself right now). Usually things like this I give a week, and if it hasn't passed (it always does) I look into things like earlier bedtime, more solids (or are some of the foods causing gas keeping him up), tracking and enforcing naps better, etc.

AvaLikeLava · April 2011

I'd wait it out for a week to see if this is becoming more permanent... unless you are seeing something else that would indicate he's in pain.

We're going through the same thing right now too. S2 went from waking up 1x/night, to 4x/night. I'm attributing it to 2 factors: 1) teething; 2) reflux. Since we introduced solids he's def. a lot more uncomfortable and is spitting up more, waking up more, and pretty much doing all the comfort things to soothe his reflux pain. We just upped his meds last night and I had him sleep at an incline in his swing. Last night? 2 wakeups. I'll do the swing sleep for a few more days until the meds have kicked in fully. Then I'll move him back to his crib and start eliminating other causes.

Mrs.BoomBoom · April 2011

Get up, nurse, and back to sleep.

Chalk it up to 6 month wakeful

mommy2jay · April 2011

I agree, give it a week and see if he goes back to his routine himself.

If it seems like its becoming a habit then look further in to changing his meal times or feeding times. Maybe when he wakes up dont nurse him, just soothe him and put him back down?

Hope he goes back to his normal sleep schedule soon!

KellyMRocks · April 2011

futrkingsley:
I would do a few things to flush it out. I'd move meals earlier in the day or cut them out for a few days to see if that improves his sleep. Introducing solids can be more distruptive to the belly than it first appears and he has no reliable way to tell you he's doesn't like how his tummy feels.
And if that doesn't help, I would assume he's working on getting some teeth. That woke DS up on more than one occassion. He liked to nurse nurse nurse when his gums hurt and as soon as the tooth popped, he was back to his old self.

Ditto. It could be the food. I had this issue with Grey. His tummy just wasn't ready

soon2Bkranz · April 2011

So partly it depends on what you are thinking...Do you think he might actually be hungry?

If not I might try adn have DH go in and settle him down...I also might just go in pick him up and put him down.....over and over again...Or put him down and let him CIO if need be.....

SOrry not helpful huh...

SJBride05 · April 2011

Thanks for the input, ladies.

This has been going on for a few weeks and it's progressively getting worse. As of late, I think gas might be a factor. At least it was pretty evident that was the problem last night. As soon as I gave him gas drops he calmed down considerably. So, I might slow down on the solids or at least move up his dinner and see if that makes a difference.

m&m818 · April 2011

Personally I wouldn't feed beyond what is already in the schedule. I think by 6 months additional feeds can become a habit pretty quickly.

When DD's schedule was off, we'd get up not take her out of her crib, soothe her by rubbing her back or belly for a few min to make sure things were OK... then let her work it out. It could take a couple of days, or even a week or so, but then she'd be back to her regular schedule.

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