I don't know what to do!

Re: I don't know what to do!

• amandadot

  December 2012

  sounds like 6 month sleep regression. you could co-sleep, personally i'm not a fan of co-sleeping but if my daughter wakes up in the middle of the night, i lay her down with me and DH and nurse her back to bed (and then move her back), it keeps her focused on this is night time.

  We play music at night to help DD stay asleep. You may just have to put her in her crib, use a monitor, and check on her as often as you'd like, when we first moved DD over, I used to check on her at least 10 times a night, we use sleep sacks and then we don't have to use blankets.

  In order to get DD to sleep before midnight, we have to skip our late afternoon nap, no napping after 330, this means when she does go down between 9-10, she stays down 10 hours. Also, I make sure she gets a big helping of vegetables at dinner. 

   

  I also dealt with anxiety after dd was born, i've just had to talk with friends and DH about coping, not over-reacting, staying active and busy. 

  

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• jeffsjayme

  December 2012

  We went through that too for a week or so.  It'll pass.

  You'll have to get over your fears about SIDS eventually, right?  Seems like this is as good a time as any, assuming 1) you don't really want her sleeping in your room, 2) you recognize that your fears are illogical.

  I mean, if you want to co-sleep, that's fine.  More power to you.  But sounds like you don't, so I'd start the transition to a crib - at 6 months, I don't think she's supposed to be in a bassinet any more anyway. 

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• mnb311 member

  December 2012

  If your LO is waking up in the middle of the night and is hungry maybe shes having a growth spurt.  My son turned 6 months last week and I just put him to bed in his own crib in his own room last night.  He slept very well, 11 hours straight    Seems like he will sleep better in his own room.  I of course was a nervous wreck and I slept on the futon in his room and was awake pretty much all night checking on him. We have a video monitor as well that we will use once I am comfortable with him sleeping in his own room.  I'm terrified of SIDS as well especially bc my son was preemie and I've had extreme anxiety since he was born.  I am trying to work through it.  Sorry this probably did not help much but you're not alone   And most people I've talked to say their LOs sleep much better once they're in their own room. 

  

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• mamayo26 member

  December 2012

  kbruington:

  think it's best for my son to be in his own room, in his crib while he's sleeping because 1) he sleeps better, 2) WE sleep better, 3) it teaches him some independence because we are not right there next to him all the time. Maybe consider moving your baby out of the bassinet, into her own room. See how it goes!

  This. DS has been in his own room since day 1 (with the exception of when we had the terrible wind storm in the summer and had to stay in one room at my MIL...which btw was the worst night sleep DH and I have had since bringing him home).

  I know SIDS is scary, and I worry about it too, but you don't want to worry about it to the point that you drive yourself crazy or make your kid neurotic. If you are doing everything you can to prevent it, then I wouldn't worry as much.

  If you do want to move DD out of your room,but want to do it slowly and in phases then maybe you can move her bassinet into her room and sleep in her room with her in the bassinet. Then move her to her crib with you in the room, and then fianlly you sleep in your room and her in her crib in her room.

  GL!

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• sholli28

  December 2012

  Thanks to everyone who responded.  Everyone has given me great advice.  I'm giong to start putting her in her own room.  It is time!! As much as it might drive me nuts for a while, I realized it HAS to happen.  She was born early, but she is healthy now so I really don't see any problem.  She still wakes up in the middle of the night thinking its time to play, but I just ignore her and she eventually goes back to bed.  Again thank you everyone!!

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