Still waking up every couple of hours

AnxiousCat · January 2013

My 10month old is still waking up every couple of hours, without fail, every night. Am I in the extreme minority? I see so many moms and dads out there who have their babies sleeping through the night and it's an issue when they wake up once or twice. I wish that was my problem! What can I do to get my son to fall asleep without mom, without BF, at this stage? He will not go to sleep without BF... I don't know what to do since it's gotten this far along and is this bad.

denaeb · January 2013

we were in the same situation until a few weeks ago. We did CIO sleep training and it has been pretty easy. I recommend the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". It has different methods to try according to your comfort level. The longer you wait the more difficult it will be. At 10 months, children don't need to eat through the night, it's purely for comfort now.

LuckyBride06 · January 2013

denaeb:
we were in the same situation until a few weeks ago. nbsp;We did CIO sleep training and it has been pretty easy. nbsp;I recommend the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". nbsp;It has different methods to try according to your comfort level. nbsp;The longer you wait the more difficult it will be. nbsp;At 10 months, children don't need to eat through the night, it's purely for comfort now.

We did this when he was 5 months old. He wakes once... Anywhere between 45am. He used to sttn until 7, but he started waking up recently again. I don't mind bc it's WAY better then it was! I still BF too, I will not nurse him to sleep bc it's a hard habit to break! Read this book... It works.

Filly78 · January 2013

We are in the same boat. Our son just turned 10 months last weekend and is still waking up every couple hours most nights. Last night he slept 9PM-8AM, but woke up at 12AM, 2AM, 4AM and 5:45AM. Sometimes when he's woken up lately my husband has picked him up and rocked him back to sleep, but we're trying to get away from that. Last night we heard him crying at 4AM, but he kept starting and stopping so we never went in his room and he finally put himself back to sleep. All the other times we went in his room and put the pacifier in and rubbed his back until he went back to sleep. It's so frustrating that he won't sleep through the night! He was STTN when he was a lot younger and we didn't realize how good we had it. Hang in there!

mexicolombiana · January 2013

Yup. DD turns 1 tomorrow actually. She had been sleeping from 8/9 pm to 5 am and now she's up 2-3 times a night. She sits up in her crib 1/2 asleep but crying like she had a bad dream or something. If we leave her she cries. She screams, she flails. And we can't have her waking up the toddler in the middle of the night. So I bring her into bed and BF her. Usually I put her back in her pack n play and she goes back down. Other times I just keep her in the bed. I guess it's not ideal but it gets her back to sleep immediately. Obviously I'm tired of getting up with her but it's not the end of the world. AND it won't last forever.

Hopefully you can figure out something that works. Last night she went down at 7:45 p.m. and woke up at 11 pm (when I got into bed- I think she heard me) then she got up at 3 am and 6 am. Each time she wakes up just to BF. If I don't give her the boob she throws a fit. I'm sure I could try many other things but for now I give in.

Also she isn't napping great during the day and so we're working on that so she's not over-tired at night. And I moved her bed time earlier.

Good luck whatever you choose to do! I'm just hoping she grows out of this stage soon. I'm confident she will.

MollySm · January 2013

We also really like Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby!

skibunny59 · January 2013

My DD is the same way. We are not interested in sleep training right now. Partly because we don't like to hear her cry and partly because we just don't feel like putting in all of the work and commitment to properly sleep train.

She sleeps in bed with us and it works out beautifully. I am able to get a decent night's sleep. I know cosleeping is not for everyone but it works out for us and I love the snuggles. I am a working mom and I miss her so much during the day so I like to have her in bed at night.

mexicolombiana · January 2013

skibunny59:
My DD is the same way. We are not interested in sleep training right now. Partly because we don't like to hear her cry and partly because we just don't feel like putting in all of the work and commitment to properly sleep train.

She sleeps in bed with us and it works out beautifully. I am able to get a decent night's sleep. I know cosleeping is not for everyone but it works out for us and I love the snuggles. I am a working mom and I miss her so much during the day so I like to have her in bed at night.

That's a good attitude to have. I think I'm adopting your attitude

nikki_rob_weddingplans · January 2013

This was us until 9 months, then I finally gave in and did a modified CIO/Ferber routine. It only took 3 days, DD never cried more than 5 minutes at a time, it was a lifesaver. I was so resistant to CIO, but am now glad we did it. It definitely isn't for everyone or every baby. I think if DD was one of those that didn't calm down after a few minutes that I would have caved and not gone through with it. Just sharing our experience because we were in the same boat and Ferber worked for us. GL!!

treble_clef · January 2013

Some babies are good sleepers and others are not. Both of my kids don't like to go to bed, lol! I also have to say I think this is another reason why breastfeeding can be challenging. When my son was a baby, he started sleeping through the night when I weaned him at 14 months.

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