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Sleep help

mcmullenamcmullena member
in February 2013 Moms
Hi ladies
I am in need of some sleep help. My little once used to be such a good sleeper up until 4 months and now we can't get back on track. He will go down about 7:30/8. Then we are back up at 10 screaming. I try to go in and just pat him and now pick him up but that does not seem to he working. I have tried picking him up till he calms down then laying him back down and we are back screaming. I have also tried just letting him cry but that then leads to a huge mess where he is not able to calm down at all. He seems to want to eat but I think he should be able to skip that feeding or am I wrong?
I am at a loss.
I am thinking about sleep training but don't know where to start.
Thank you for your help as I am feeling like I am going over the edge.
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Re: Sleep help

  • jd614jd614 member
    If you feel like he needs to eat bc he is hungry then feed him . You can also try increasing the amount you feed him during the day so that he's satisfied over night, then you will know if he's just eating for comfort. We tried the sleep shuffle which was more bearable than Ferber for me and had modest success, though not perfect. I was in a similar situation then last week DS started STTN again and all was good. We had 6 mos shots Friday and he's been a disaster since. Sometimes I feel like its all just a kid phase and nothing you do will help! Good luck to you the no sleep is so tough.
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  • a13049a13049 member

    I'm sorry you are so tired, I can relate.  My DD still wakes every 3 hours to feed, she started doing this again when I went back to work.  She dropped two feedings during the day and nurses for longer at nights.  I would love to get more sleep, but I also think this is a very special time with my LO so instead I try to hold her a little longer and tighter during those late night feedings, because although it doesn't feel like it, they will end eventually. JMO, because I am not a fan of sleep training at 6 months, but I think if the baby is waking because he is hungery, then feed him. 

     

     

     

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  • tamarar5tamarar5 member

     If he thinks he needs that feeding, feed him.  I tried to skip the night feedings in order to coax my daughter to sttn, but all it did was make us both miserable. I'm sorry that he won't sleep and you're both so tired! I have been there!!! I'm actually there now, but LO sleeps fine.  It's me who can't sleep.

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  • emd886emd886 member
    Maybe he needs to eat, maybe he just feels the need to be close. It is a phase, it will end. It's hard to not see this going on forever when we're so tired but one day it will be us wanting to be close and snuggle and they will be wanting to get away. 
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  • mcmullenamcmullena member
    Thanks everyone! I started back to work and it has just been a hard adjustment for me and probably him as well. I will try increasing his intake during the take and taking the middle of the night feeds as a blessing to snuggle him close. Thanks for the perspective.
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