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Help! 11 month old waking up multiple times a night!

TheAnalyticalMommyTheAnalyticalMommy member
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So i think my little one is either developing a cold or going through separation anxiety. As it is, if i'm in the room, he doesn't want anyone but me. That said, it's 11 months in and I need sleep!! He only slept through the night couple times since he was born.

Any tips for getting him to sleep better and night wean?

We try to calm him down before feeding him at night which only works once in a while, and we also don't put him in his bed asleep anymore (even if we try it doesn't work!). 

Any tips? Thanks!!
Rachel (a.k.a. The Analytical Mommy.com and @analyticalmommy on IG)
I'm just trying to make sense of things :-) 
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Re: Help! 11 month old waking up multiple times a night!

  • TheAnalyticalMommyTheAnalyticalMommy member
    Oh that's a good point! I always seem to forget that he's teething until he bites me!  Thanks
    Rachel (a.k.a. The Analytical Mommy.com and @analyticalmommy on IG)
    I'm just trying to make sense of things :-) 
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  • flclflcl member
    I haven't night weaned my guy but I'm ok with him waking up once a night for a motn feeding. I do feel like we went through what you're describing with the separation anxiety. Normally, we'd do our routine, put him down awake and he'd fall asleep with no problem. For about 2 weeks, it was bad (hysterically screaming) when we'd put him down & waking up a lot, also screaming.

    We ended up having to change our routine. After bath & nursing, I'd say goodnight and have my H finish the routine. It was rough the first few days but nothing like it was when I was there. With the new routine, he went back to falling asleep on his own peacefully with one motn feeding. GL!
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  • TheAnalyticalMommyTheAnalyticalMommy member
    Thanks for the advice! I've tried something similar too. My husband usually puts him to bed after I nurse him and about half the time, he goes in to try and calm him down when he wakes up. If my LO seems me, he instantly thinks it's time to eat and with no distractions around at night, he'd be all to happy to nurse all night given the opportunity (no joke - will nurse, spit it all up, and nurse again!). Does seem to work better when my DH is the one putting him to bed but unfortunately he still wakes 3-5 times right now. 
    Rachel (a.k.a. The Analytical Mommy.com and @analyticalmommy on IG)
    I'm just trying to make sense of things :-) 
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