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MOMOFMANY02
12/3/06 9:55 A
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| I'd highly recommend T. Berry Brazelton's book - TouchPoints. It really helped me and my child get through these rough patches.
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TARALYNNS1986
12/3/06 9:38 A
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| Instead of jumping right into the medication, my little girl was the same. A friend of mine had suggested to take her to the chiropractor, so i thought, its worth a shot. Right after she got done she slept for 6 hours, and she has been sleeping 3 to 4 hours at a time, im not saying it will work, but it did wonders for me.
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JAMIEWUNN
12/3/06 12:00 A
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| My daughter got her 4 month immunizations yesterday, and she was really crabby! She woke up at 4:00-ish this morning, and I just had to hold her. I know how it is to feel tired and not getting quality sleep even if you have the right quantity! I do have to say that seeing her look up at me from the bassinet and give me this beautiful smile, I find that I just can't complain!
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TARALYNNS1986
12/2/06 11:53 P
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| believe it or not but my daughter starting teething at 6 wks old, and on top of it it was a top tooth. There is baby origel that you can use.... accually my doctor recomended it, because of the fact that i couldnt do the popcicals or anything else.
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JACKSMOM2005
6/26/06 12:39 A
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| I'm not sure how I would feel about putting him on medication to make him sleep. It's a tough decision, but you also have to think about what the lack of sleep may be doing to his development. Is he only getting two hours in 24 hours? If so I might take the doctor's advice.
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| You must be so tired!! Medication does seem rash, but if you've tried every other option, then maybe a few nights of medication will even out his sleep pattern and help him sleep on his own. I doubt they would keep him on it for a long period of time, because eventually he would fall into a habit and his body would (hopefully) adjust on his own. Does he have allergies or asthma?
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| my son is 15 months old and i'm still having problems with his sleeping. he'll sleep for a total of 2 hours a night and thats it he has no afternoon sleeps he's awake allday and most the night ,if i'm lucky once a week he will sleep for about 4 hours straight we have consulted the doctors they think medication would be best for him but i don't know? seem unnatral to make him sleep by using medicne
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MAMA2ELLA
6/13/06 10:19 P
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| I don't know if I already said this, I work a four on/off schedule, so my regular day is 12 hours. She went to bed at 2am last night, but slept until almost 11! I was SO excited, and it was my day off so I got to enjoy that. Working third shift must be really tough with a little one. My husband works second shift, and sometimes he has a hard time with trying to get things done. At least my little one is back to sleeping for 8 hours. Not that it will last, but we'll see. Hey, I'll take one night of full sleep. :)
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JACKSMOM2005
6/12/06 12:31 A
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| Well lucky for me I don't have to go back to work until September. I can't imagine trying to drag myself through a day full of second graders and still have enough energy to play with my son. Hopefully by Sept. he is sleeping consistantly through the night!
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| Today was tough. I work 3rd shift (12hrs), so I was up all night working. Came home, slept for 2hrs, up for 2 1/2 hrs, slept for 1 1/2 hrs, then had to get ready for work and get the baby ready to be picked up. Then back to work I go for another 12hrs. Sorry I'm rambling, but I'm tired. :-) Lucky for me my 11month old does sleep through the night and has been since she was 4 1/2 months.
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JACKSMOM2005
6/12/06 12:10 A
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| My son teases me by sleeping through the night four days in a row and then reverting back to waking up 3 times a night. He's seven months old! I wish I could tell you that it won't continue happening, but babies do what babies want. If it helps I have heard that most girls sleep through the night sooner and more often than boys!
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MAMA2ELLA
6/11/06 11:29 P
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| Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it. My pediatrician is very strict when it comes to meds, that's why I only gave her Tylenol that one time. Last night she did pretty good, six hours then woke up this am and went back to bed for another two. I just didn't know if it was normal to start sleeping through the night and then change up like that. She's like that though, always throwing us a curve ball. :) But she wouldn't be my daughter if she didn't keep me on my toes.
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Hi, about your little four month old. Besides the stuff you just described, I am not sure what else you can do. At fout months Wesley was almost always sleeping through. If the teething gets worse (my pediatrition (not a good speller) suggested baby motrin or Advil, its better than Tylnol for over night, it lasts eight hours.) She said it is not bad to give them that to help ease the pain while the sleep and just try not to use any main meds in the day. More adversions then. Also, try only to put her/him in the crib when it is time to sleep, never for any other reason. They get confused. Although, one thing to remember is that you can't expect a baby to sleep through the night until six months, anything else is just luck. Sorry I could not be more help.
P.S. I trust my ped, she is a specialist in preemie babies, so I really trust her opion.
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JACKSMOM2005
6/11/06 1:03 A
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| You know I don't have a mattress pad, but maybe I should get one, my son tosses and turns and then ends up in a fetal position on his tummy. Maybe he is uncomfortable, I don't think I would want to sleep on those crib mattresses.
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| I can also sympathize. My little one is four months old, and about two weeks ago she started to sleep a straight six hours. Two problems- she started at 1am and she fought sleep for about two hours. It got better for about another week, went up to eight hours, now this week she's back to between 1 and 2am, and waking up after five or six hours. Which would be great, but I get up for work at 4:30 and she won't go to sleep for my husband. We now think she's teething (poor kid's drooling like a bull dog), and thankfully I have the next few days off to stay up with her. She's normally the happiest little thing, so the tears, change in temperament, and wacky sleep schedule have been really difficult. That one week of a full night's sleep spoiled me I guess. What can you do for a child under 6 months old? I have a mattress pad (she prefers her crib over everything else sleep wise), we tried popsicles, baths, diversions (books, toys, singing), baby tylenol (once, on the worst night), everything but the oragel because of her age. She seems to be getting a little better, but any suggestions would be great. :)
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| Great thanks for the advise...actually, I did wait a few times last night and he did go back to sleep...I also bought a matress pad for him two days ago, and it has changed things almost completley!!! He now naps twice a day for over and hour, and he has only woken up twice a night, the last two nights! I am positive it is the mattress pad. He must have been uncomfortable! Do you have a pad on your sons bed?
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JACKSMOM2005
6/10/06 2:59 P
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I am not sure I have an answer, but I can sympathize. My son is 7 months old and has slept through the night now for four days total. Is he waking up and fussing, or is he screaming? If my son wakes up fussy, I wait 10 minutes. Most of the time he falls back asleep. If he is screaming maybe he is teething? In that case try going to his crib and patting him on the back and speaking softly, but try not to pick him up. I fell into this trap a few months ago and my son started to wake up more often just to see me. I hope some of this is useful.
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Hi Ladies,
I was wondering if anyone could help? I have a six month old boy, he is very demanding and tempermental. He was sleeping through the night up until a couple of weeks ago, and now he is up 4-6 times a night. I have tried almost everything...does anyone have a trick for me to try?
I am really missing the good night sleep 
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