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smb722
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XP: Need advice, re: Night Waking
smb722
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DS is 11 months old and consistently wakes 1-2x each night. Sometimes I let him CIO, but the majority of the time I go in and soothe him back to sleep because (selfishly) it's quick and easy and I'm back to bed in 15 minutes.
We had a pedi appt today and I mentioned this to her. She said that I really need to break him of this habit because he's doesn't seem to have learned to soothe himself.
I must point out, he HAS slept through the night, sometimes for a week or more in a row, but he always has reverted back to the night waking. Sometimes it has been due to teething, but I think a lot of it is habit.
Anyway, pedi suggested the progressive waiting approach which we actually did when DS was 5 months and it worked like a charm (this was used to get him to go to sleep on his own which he does now without problem). Now that he is SO aware of everything I'm just concerned about going into the room when he is worked up and upset because he wants me to soothe him. Pedi said be prepared for a few nights of sleeplessness but it has to be done. I know she is right but I am just anxious about it.
Curious if anyone has any success stories or pearls of wisdom for me!
Thanks for reading!
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Re: XP: Need advice, re: Night Waking
DD1 did this, and we're now going through it with DD2. She was sleeping really well, but now she wakes up more often. I think it's b/c we were out of town recently and her sleep schedule got off.
With DD1 we would just soothe her back to sleep. We made sure to go in as soon as she woke up and avoid letting her get worked up with crying. If we kept her in as close to a sleep state as possible, she would be a lot more likely to soothe herself back to sleep the next time, if that makes sense. For example, one night she would wake up completely and we would go right in. The next night she would wake up completely and make a sound, and then go back to sleep on her own. The next night she would wake up but not make a sound and go back to sleep. The next night she wouldn't wake up at all. It didn't happen that quickly, but you get the picture...
Now, she is a wonderful sleeper - puts herself to sleep every night and doesn't wake up at all, like a lot of toddlers do. She has been doing this since around 13 months. So, it looks like what we did worked for us.
GL!