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daisy662daisy662 member
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Hello! I am a part of this group starting today - it is my son's first bday!! My question is about sleeping. He goes down great at 7:30 every night. Never an issue. But every single night he wakes up between 3 and 4am and it is really hard to get him back to sleep. He just sobs and sobs. Pacifier doesn't work, I have tried letting him cry it out for up to 20 minutes but I just can't stomach it longer than that it breaks my heart. I usually just end up picking him up and rocking him for a little while until he calms down and then put him back in his crib where he usually cries about another 10 minutes until he finally goes back to sleep until about 6am. Any suggestions on breaking this as it has clearly become a habit/routine. I am at a loss. This has been going on for about 3 months. I am now pregnant with #2 and really feel like we need to get this under control before we have a new baby. Thanks so much!!
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Re: Need advice

  • daisy662daisy662 member
    edited July 2013
    Could be night terrors...I asked the doctor about that and he didn't really seem concerned. Any idea how I would know or help him if it is?
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  • daisy662daisy662 member
    Any recommendations on a good sleep training book? There just seems to be so many I just don't know where to begin!
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  • daisy662daisy662 member
    Ugh, so I have tried this. I would go in and rub his back, stroke his hair etc etc etc... He will literally sit up and cry harder. He is such a good baby 99% of the time that it breaks my heart to see him crying. I know, I am a wimp! Once I walk out of the room, he just cries uncontrollably. I know I am probably making it worse by picking him up but it is the only way I have found that will calm him down. I know you are all right and I just can't give in, it is just so hard!
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  • daisy662daisy662 member
    Oh, one thing I failed to mention... I travel for my job and when I am gone, my husband lets him cry longer and does not pick him up. So, we have gone several days in that pattern... But it doesn't work!
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  • SocialworkgirlSocialworkgirl member
    Does he fall asleep on his own (in his crib) when he goes down for the night? If so, I might try going to him immediately when he wakes up at 3 am and see if you can soothe him to stop crying while he is still in his crib and then leave while he is still awake before I tried sleep training.
    We had to do sleep training with DD and I think it was the best thing we ever did even though it sucked at first. However, now that she is capable of falling asleep on her own, when she does wake up, we go to her immediately but only stay long enough to get her calm and avoid picking her up unless she is really upset. Sometimes we have to go back in several times, but we have found this to work better than letting her work herself up.
    Good luck!
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