Frustrated, big time!

MrsBernard · December 2013

Sooo tired & frustrated! It's been 2 weeks of my 10-month old DS waking in the night after many months of him sleeping for 9-11 hours through. I don't think it's a diaper issue since his jammies are dry. He wears a sloomb fitted with a wool cover. He's been teething, but it looks like the tooth is through & no real obvious signs of other teeth. We've also transitioned him into his crib. Add all of this to our trip to the in-laws for Thanksgiving & there's been a lot going on for him. I'm so sleepy!

MrsBernard · December 2013

I'm not sure. He's gotten off his schedule before, but it's never taken this long to reset.

jobiann · December 2013

Everyone has always told me that LO's sleep cycles change drastically in the first three years. I hope he gets into a better routine for you and you can get your sleep!

spainy17 · December 2013

As someone who has a baby that has never slept 11 hours straight in her entire life I have a hard time sympathizing your two weeks of sleep deprivation with my eleven months... but I can say I know how you feel and how badly it sucks when they are doing well for a while and backslide.

It is amazing how much teeth and changes in schedule can affect little ones and when those are not to blame they also just have so much going on developmentally that it is really amazing that any of them sleep through the night at all. If I have learned anything on this sleepless journey it is that babies are consdtantly changing and if you hang in there I am sure your little guy will be back to his awesome sleep soon. At least you know he is capable of it so he hopefully can figure it back out without much trouble. Until then, you are not alone!

Wild_flower25 · December 2013

I feel you. DD was sleeping 12 hrs without a peep, now she gets up at 9:3-/10, right when I want to go to bed. It's an hour long struggle getting her back to sleep or listening to her cry.

I blame teething but I have no idea.

sarums4 · December 2013

Wild_flower25 said:

I feel you. DD was sleeping 12 hrs without a peep, now she gets up at 9:3-/10, right when I want to go to bed. It's an hour long struggle getting her back to sleep or listening to her cry. I blame teething but I have no idea.

This is us exactly. We have no idea what it is. Glad to know it's not just us!

Chappy_jr · December 2013

DS had a rough week last week. He was teething and it also happened to be the tail end of a "wonder week" - it was so bad I looked it up. Hope it gets better - DS started STTN for the first time this week so maybe there will be light at the end of your tunnel, too.

aklawrence1 · December 2013

This has been us for 2 months, with only occasional 'good' sleep. Be lucky you've gotten it as well as you have otherwise. Out of the last 11 months, we've only slept through the night several times.
Teething is a big culprit for bad sleep these days. I guess we've all hit that phase and it really does stink. I'm exhausted more often than not, and trying to work is sometimes a lost cause. Hope it gets better soon!

ReeceFamily · December 2013

So many things affect sleep schedules - it's a complex system that's hard to reduce to the "oh, this is what is causing it and this is when it will change." It is so frustrating, but I think you just have to go with it! Whatever your sleep strategy has been (cry it out, gentle sleep training, no sleep training) - no strategy is permanent and shifting sleep schedules are a normal part of your child's development. In addition, night-time sleep patterns were recently shown to be largely genetically influenced.

So, like everything baby-related, you probably just have to smile and wait it out. It will all be different next week/next month.

MrsBernard · December 2013

Today seems to be more of a "routine day." Thanks for the positive feedback.

ecu0505 · December 2013

We had a rough arch from around 43 weeks old to 46 weeks. Things are starting to turn around for us now. Hang in there it should all work its self out.

URMySunshine77 · December 2013

We're right there with you, mama.

MrsBernard · December 2013

Update - finally, out of process of elimination, we have decided he was getting cold in the night (I feel terrible, by the way). I know he's not supposed to have a blanket in the crib, but we've got a monitor that monitors his breathing. We had him in fleece footie jammies, so I figured he was fine. This was the same set up he had when he was sleeping in our room. With the addition of a blanket over him, he's back to sleeping through the night!

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