What do you do when they wake up at night?

Re: What do you do when they wake up at night?

• CJPowers member

  January 2013

  DD has been sick on and off for a month. She wakes up now when prior to all this sickness she sttn. I wait for 10 min when I hear her to see if she is going to fall back to sleep (that works 10% of the time). Then I go in and pat her back (that works 10 % of the time). If she is still crying after 3 min of back patting I pick her up and nurse her. Then no matter if she is awake or asleep I put her back in her crib, rub her back for a minute and then leave. She will usually just moan and fall asleep. I don't go back in even if she is crying. She always falls asleep eventually. Side note, if she is really wet or poopy I will turn the night light on and change her. I never turn the main light on, I never talk to her, and I never leave her room. It's usually no more than a 20 min ordeal when she wakes up. 

  

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• LolaBelle515 member

  January 2013

  Ugh, I'm so sorry.  LO is sick right now and that means lots of waking up:(

   

  When he wakes up, I watch him on the monitor. If he's still lying down, I let him soothe himself. If he is on his knees or sitting up, I know he's not going to go back to sleep, so I go in there, put on his "bedtime routine" music, and hold him for up to 15 minutes until he falls asleep.  If he continues to cry or won't fall back asleep, I resort to nursing...that's the only thing that works in the end for us:(   We did used to use a crib soother and that helped--maybe try one if you haven't already?

   

  Good luck!  

   
  

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• jcsntms06 member

  January 2013

  I hate to say this, but it may be a growth spurt at 9 months. My DD went three weeks with waking every HOUR. It was awful. I know some nights we would rock her back to sleep, other nights give her milk, but about a week ago she starts to sleep again (although I probably just jinxed myself).
  

  
  
  
  
   
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Ximena M member

  January 2013

  I'm guessing you're right about the time zone thing.  Pilar hasn't started STTN consistantly yet and she still sleeps in our room so one of us gets up at night with her. 

  When she wakes up she's almost always wet and/or hungry.  We normally change her and feed her.  By then she goes back to sleep. 

   

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• mars724 member

  January 2013

  I assume your twins are in the same room? Mine are, and that's my biggest concern for one to wake the other. 

  So I usually let them cry if its just a whine or whimper, but if its a hardcore cry, I go in there and give the paci, or rub her back. And don't pick up unless she won't stop. Then I move her to our play room where we leave a pnp set up and I let her CIO in there so she won't wake up her sister. Usually only takes a few min now that they know our routine.  

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• huntertwin member

  January 2013

  What a day! Turns out they are both sick, with fevers and some snot. It's been a hellish day Baby A has slept all of one hour since 7 AM and just fell asleep, Baby B has slept a little more but been more lethargic. It's their first illness and I feel awful, what with the lack of sleep last night, the hectic craziness all day, and just being around them when they're feeling so bad and not being able to help much. But thanks for all the tips girls, I'll try them out when they get over their colds (hope it's not the flu!!).

  

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