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Sleep trouble, again...

wilcoxevwilcoxev member
in September 2015 Moms
So LO was sleeping through the night the last month and it was amazing. Now we are back to square one. I'm hoping it is a developmental leap. He is getting up several times a night, standing in his crib crying. He used to take his pacifier and blanket and go back to sleep, not now. He will go to sleep in my arms but as soon as I lay him in his crib he wakes up crying. Is this separation anxiety? Not sure if I should let him cry for bit or just comfort him if this is a phase? We did a modified cry it out months ago and I know he can put himself back to sleep. I even let him sleep with me last night but he kept waking up crying and only nursing him would he go back to sleep.
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Re: Sleep trouble, again...

  • ElleMF728ElleMF728 member
    I think this age is tough because it can be so many different things.  Possible culprits could be nap dropping, pacifier, object permanence or it could just be a phase.  What happens at bedtime? What is a typical schedule? What are naps like? How long has it been going on? Knowing the answers to these questions could help you pinpoint the problem if there is one. 

    Some of the things you state could indicate a sleep association (needing to nurse in order to fall back asleep and the hyper vigilance when you attempt to transfer).  If he is falling asleep independently at bedtime it may be related to the pacifier.  Is nursing separated from bedtime by 20-30 minutes? Is he fully awake (not drowsy) when going into the crib? I wouldn't do anything MOTN until these things are happening because if there is an association it needs to be broken at bedtime rather than at 3 am.  
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  • wilcoxevwilcoxev member
    I'm not really thinking it's any of these issues because for the last 6 weeks he has slept great. We have a routine and he would go to bed awake and put himself to sleep and sleep all night. This issue started very suddenly like some of the other sleep regressions listed in the wonder weeks and I just looked and it says that there is another leap around 55 weeks old. So maybe it's that...
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  • tvistetviste member
    My daughter went through a phase like this for about a month. She would wake up, sceam, and then fall asleep in my arms as soon as a picked her up. I had a few nights where I finally just brought her to bed with me. I blamed it on seperation anxiety. After about a month she went back to her usual sleep pattern. 
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  • jwebbbber45678jwebbbber45678 member
    This was my baby for the last week. He's always been a terrible sleeper, but he was finally down to waking up only once or twice a night. Last week it was almost hourly and he just wanted to breastfeed for ever! I am on the lookout for new teeth to see if that's the culprit. Hopefully it's just a short regression. 
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  • ElleMF728ElleMF728 member
    In that case maybe wait a bit and see if he goes back to normal? We have definitely had some behavior changes during this leap as well as some additional night wakings. I'd keep the routine as close to normal as you can and give baby some time. As far as MOTN soothing, if bedtime is still independent it likely won't cause any problems or backtracking if LO needs some extra cuddles :). Things are frequently off and on for the first few years, my 3 year old was waking once a night last month even! We just try not to deviate too much from his bedtime routine and things tend to go back to normal once he sorts out whatever he needs to sort out. You can always revisit in a few weeks if sleep isn't improving and you start think something else is going on.
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  • ElleKHElleKH member
    edited November 2016
    Oh woman, we are right there with you. Thank you for posting about this. It's nice to know that it's not just us, although I'm sorry that you're going through it too. Have you seen any improvement since you last wrote? I'm looking for a little light at the end of the tunnel. The constant nightly wakings, screaming, crying, breastfeeding, and restlessness have left me totally exhausted. We're also dealing with a cold and probably some teething. Last leap wasn't all that bad, but this one has been very tough. I hope it's going better for you and your little one. <3
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  • wilcoxevwilcoxev member
    Yes. We are doing well again! Back to sleeping through the night. We didn't change anything. One day he woke up once and settled himself back down on his own and has been back to his good sleeping ever since. I am just counting my blessings for every night I get to sleep all night. Although he is waking up between 5:30am-6:30am but I'm not gonna complain lol.
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  • ElleKHElleKH member
    That's great news! Thank you and enjoy your sleep!
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  • jen83mnjen83mn member
    Our LO does this every now and then - he'll wake up in the middle of the night, let out a loud terrified scream, breathe super heavy, then grab his pacifier and little blankie and soothe himself back to sleep after a few minutes. I think it's nightmares! We tried going in to comfort him at first, but then he has an even harder time getting back to sleep once we leave, so we've found it works better if we let him soothe himself for a few minutes and usually he falls right back to sleep. If he cried for longer than a few minutes, we'd go check on him though until he had calmed down.
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