March 2014 Moms

Help! LO won't sleep!

O.M.G. He won't sleep. He woke up at 1:20 crying. I nursed him on one side for comfort, and he wailed when I put him down. Latched him on the other side, and then he cried when I put him down. So after 2 hours, I changed him, gave him gas drops, a little Orajel naturals, nursed him, and he cried when I put him down. So then I gave him Motrin and nursed him to sleep. That seemed to work and he fell asleep from 3:30 to 5:20. Now he's up at 5:20 crying. Clearly the Motrin is still in his system so I assume this can't just be teeth. What do I do to get him to sleep? Any other reason be might be struggling? I'm so exhausted. I can't keep my eyes open as I type this. And we have a toddler in the room next to him that can hear his crying so I can't just let him keep crying. Help!

Re: Help! LO won't sleep!

  • Sounds like separation anxiety and this is what LO is going through right now. We co sleep if she keeps waking up in her crib. Less crying and more sleeping. I was worried it would become a habit but it only happens once or twice a week. We don't do CIO either.
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  • LO has nights like that here too.
    I will eventually take him to the basement if he doesn't sleep in his crib. At least there I have a reclining sofa that is very comfortable. And if he is in the mood to play (like he was at 4am a couple days ago) then he can play and not bother DS1 or DH while I relax. After getting it (and maybe a poo) out of his system, he usually nurses back to sleep.
  • DD was not sleeping for like 3 weeks so I altered her nap schedule to make the last nap about an hour or two earlier and she's been doing much better! We do co-sleep so I nurse her back to sleep if she does wake up.
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