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Help with sleeping through PLEASE!

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Jen1610 · 03/09/2013 09:15

Hi, none of my children have been good sleepers or slept through. However, my 7.5 month old I had in a great routine. He'd go for two sleeps a day of about 1.5hours morning and afternoon at same time and I could give him a cuddle and sing a son then put him down and he'd soothe himself to sleep. At night he had bath, a cuddle and bed and would need a little more soothing but would then go down and go to sleep. He still had a bottle at 11 and then one in the night sometimes two but would go straight to sleep.

Well two weeks ago I went on my sister in laws hen for the weekend and since iv been back its been nothing short of a nightmare. He was great for my fiancée but would hardly sleep and was waking up every hour and he was rocking him to sleep. So now he won't self settle, he won't take his naps during the day and sleeps for 30 minutes at most. He's waking in the night for up to an hour and a half, two hours. Last night he went down at 6.30 and then had a bottle at 11.30 and settle at 12. Then he woke up at 1 and was awake till alf two and then he was up for the day at 6.30 this morning. He was shattered so I put him back for a sleep at 8.30 and he's woken up after 25 minutes raring to go again.

The other thing that coincides is, he's been commando crawling since 5 months but had just started properly crawling in past two weeks. He's started pulling himself up and cruising round the furniture and saying hiya and ta and tata and waving too. Me and my fiancée are exhausted and its making us argue and I'm back at work in a month. I previously followed the Abby whisperers pu/pd but he's resisting this and just keeps crawling or pulling himself up to standing at the cot. I also think he's drinking too much milk at night and would like
To cut it out.

Anyone got a magic wand??

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KatyN · 03/09/2013 10:54

No magic wand I'm afriad. My little chap stopped sleeping as well when he starting chatting. I think there was just too much giong on in his head.

Is it that he's learnt to stand up but not get back to lying so he's getting confused in his cot?? All I can suggest is you work on lying down again (ie try not to help him down when he's standing during the day) so he can use that skill at night.

It will get better.. nothing lasts too long. It may all be sorted by the time you return to work.. try not to let that worry add to your sleep deprivation!!

kx

Jen1610 · 03/09/2013 12:57

Thanks for replying, no he can get back down. Iv just for the baby whisperer for his morning nap. Took forty minutes but he then slept for over two hours and I and to wake him to take my middle child to nursery and he seems much happier now he's had a good sleep. Will persevere for next nap and bedtime! Fingers crossed things are better soon, my house is a tip today and iv no motivation to tidy, yawn!

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Sleepybunny · 04/09/2013 09:54

How did last night go Jen? My 9 month old has been doing this for a while now. I think there is a lot going on for her just now. Talking, crawling and cruising too. She also has become a bit clingy as well as having mini tantrums when she doesn't get what she wants and it over tired.
She's always been a fighter when it comes to sleep, but was able to get herself to sleep if I put her down sleepy and sat next to the cot. Now if I put her down sleepy she just sits straight up and crawls/climbs everywhere. Sometimes crying as she's so tired!
I went back to cuddling her until she was completely asleep before putting her down, but with nusery coming up, I don't want this to be a habit, so I've gone back to cuddling and putting her down sleepy. She keeps standing up and I just leave her to mess about and only pick her up, cuddle briefly and put back down when she starts to cry. I sit near the cot reading while she's awake then leave room once she settles down (easy for me as only one DC!)

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Jen1610 · 04/09/2013 10:12

Hi well yday I continued with the baby whisperers shhh patting technique for his afternoon nap. I cuddle him and sing twinkle twinkle twice then put him down. All went well he went to bed great at 6.30 but woke at 9 and I knew he didn't need a bottle so I decided I wasn't going to lift him out as that's what the problem is really. So I just cuddled him in the cot as he stood up and then lay him down and he stood up over and over and was upset but I just kept patting his back and shhhing him. Took 40 minutes and he fell asleep himself in his cot. I gave a dream feed when I went to bed at 11 then he woke at 2.45 had a bottle and went straight back to sleep till 7.20 this morning so I was over the moon with that.

I put him up for his nap this morning. Sang twinkle twinkle twice then put him down and just placed my hand on his back and he went straight to sleep :) so he's quickly getting back to how things use to be which is a relief. I'm not going away for a hen weekend again until he's older, I couldn't handle the payback again!

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