Night waking -suggestions?

PhillyGal34 · September 2013

Ds was always a good sleeper. Then he started d/c at 10.5 months and he started getting ear infections immediately and his sleep got messed up. He's now 15 months (13 months adjusted) and he had ear tubes placed about one month ago. He is also working on molars and got two a week ago.

Anyway, he would always wake around 4 am and whine but go back to sleep on his own. While we were on vacation he was sleeping in the pack n play next to me and started standing to get my attention in the middle of the night. That's continued at home. Now the only way to get him back to sleep is to nurse him and let him sleep next to me. That means I don't sleep at all. This needs to stop. I'm not going to do cry it out but I'm looking for other suggestions. What can I do to break this new habit?? Your suggestions are appreciated.

(Also I don't want this to become a debate on CIO. My theory is very much to each their own. It will not work for me but I respect that it works for others. Thanks)

tbmadeamistake · September 2013

If you don't want to CIO, I suggest that you slowly start adjusting him out of it. Put him down a little earlier in the routine each time. Start moving him back to his crib after he falls asleep. Then start popping him off before he's completely asleep. Then start moving him to his crib before he's fully asleep...etc. Hopefully that will work. Slow going, but not CIO.

PhillyGal34 · September 2013

Thanks guys. I just warned DH that he is going to have to start taking over more of the night routine. I'm dreading the next few days!

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