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Waking up 1-2 hours after going down for bed

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Asher was STTN but then we hit the 4 month wakeful period and then a double ear infection. So for the past month, he's been up every 2 hours during the night. He's starting to get back on his previous sleeping schedule, however, he's still waking up an hour or two after he goes to bed. We do the same routine every night..bath, pj's, books and then he starts nursing at 8pm and is asleep by 8:30-8:45pm. Last night, I made sure that he nursed from both sides so he'd have a full belly, but he was still up an hour and a half later. Should I push back his bedtime a little bit? Or maybe he's still getting back on a normal schedule? Prior to the 4 month wakeful period and double ear infection, he'd sleep 8:30am-3am, eat and then sleep until 6-ish am.

Side note--we're working on transitioning him from the RnP to his crib so we had him sleep in his RnP in his bedroom last night. I cried from 2 hours after I put him down. He's slept next to me everynight for the past 24 weeks. I was a sad momma last night.

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  • ferris0906ferris0906 member

    What have you been doing once he wakes up after the 1-2 hours? 

    My gut reaction (after successfully sleep training the past week or so) would be to leave him alone if he was not overly fussing/crying or comfort him for a minute or two (rub his belly, shush him) if he was crying.  I would try doing this every ten minutes or so until he fell back asleep.  

    Unless it had been over four hours since he last ate, I definitely would not pick him up or try to feed him again.  He's not hungry. 

    Good luck!

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    Colton did this for about a month, maybe a month and a half. I know I shouldn't have, but I got him and rocked/nursed him again and then put him back down. He never even opened his eyes when this happened. He'd just nurse for 5 minutes or so and then go back to sleeping peacefully. Anyway, do what you feel is right- I just wanted to tell you that it's likely just a phase that will pass. Now C is sleeping from 730ish to 4am and sometimes even until 6am. No more waking up exactly 1 hr after I put him down!

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    imageferris0906:

    What have you been doing once he wakes up after the 1-2 hours? 

    My gut reaction (after successfully sleep training the past week or so) would be to leave him alone if he was not overly fussing/crying or comfort him for a minute or two (rub his belly, shush him) if he was crying.  I would try doing this every ten minutes or so until he fell back asleep.  

    Unless it had been over four hours since he last ate, I definitely would not pick him up or try to feed him again.  He's not hungry. 

    Good luck!

    This exactly. He has gotten into a habit of waking up at that time. If he's not hungry or sick (or dirty dipe, etc), I would do a little sleep training to eliminate the unnecessary wakings. We've had great success with progressive checking (like ferris described). ETA: I know sleep training isn't for everyone. I had very mixed feelings about it. But it wasnt at all the traumatic experience I anticipated. Do what you feel comfortable with!
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    imagemkarns:
    Colton did this for about a month, maybe a month and a half. I know I shouldn't have, but I got him and rocked/nursed him again and then put him back down. He never even opened his eyes when this happened. He'd just nurse for 5 minutes or so and then go back to sleeping peacefully. Anyway, do what you feel is right- I just wanted to tell you that it's likely just a phase that will pass. Now C is sleeping from 730ish to 4am and sometimes even until 6am. No more waking up exactly 1 hr after I put him down!
    This is Eowyn too - ever since the move. But we are just transitioning her out of our bed again. It is exhausting.
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    imageferris0906:

    What have you been doing once he wakes up after the 1-2 hours? 

    My gut reaction (after successfully sleep training the past week or so) would be to leave him alone if he was not overly fussing/crying or comfort him for a minute or two (rub his belly, shush him) if he was crying.  I would try doing this every ten minutes or so until he fell back asleep.  

    Unless it had been over four hours since he last ate, I definitely would not pick him up or try to feed him again.  He's not hungry. 

    Good luck!

    I would normally pick him up right away and nurse him. Last night, he was in his room for the first time so I let him fuss for a few minutes before going in there. Then I tried giving him a pacifier and rocking him (in his RNP). He started screaming so I eventually picked him up and nursed him. It took him probably 10 minutes to calm down after I picked him up. He's not a very good self-soother.

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    imagemkarns:
    Colton did this for about a month, maybe a month and a half. I know I shouldn't have, but I got him and rocked/nursed him again and then put him back down. He never even opened his eyes when this happened. He'd just nurse for 5 minutes or so and then go back to sleeping peacefully. Anyway, do what you feel is right- I just wanted to tell you that it's likely just a phase that will pass. Now C is sleeping from 730ish to 4am and sometimes even until 6am. No more waking up exactly 1 hr after I put him down!

    Thanks, mkarns. That is exactly how Asher is..he is kind of still sleeping but upset and wants to nurse. I have never not let him nurse when he wanted to so I'm not sure I can do that without feeling like a jerk. I'm hoping it's a phase like Colton went through. I'm just so exhausted!

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