Hi,
This is the first time I have ever gone on a forum so it shows how desperate I'm getting:-) And apologies if this is a bit long winded but any advice is gratefully received.
My 11 month son started turning on his tummy in his cot at 9 months (Dec). He will go to sleep on his front/side but he regularly wakes up once or twice in the night because he's on his front. I think it may be because he's woken up with a fright but he won't settle until one of us (usually me!) goes in to turn him back over.
He can now sit up in the cot & pull himself up on the bars and even though I know he can lie himself down again he rarely ever does.
He's also had a virus for last 4 weeks (vomiting/diarrhoea) which has meant he is waking even more at night time. I didn't want to leave him to cry and settle himself as it's hard to tell if he woke because he wasn't feeling well.
He is finally over the virus so I want to try and get to the stage that we can get a full night sleep again (especially as I have gone back to work now). He has also started at nursery 3 days a week but seems to be coping fine although they are having trouble getting him to sleep too.
I was hoping by now that as he's sleeping on his front he would have got used to it and not wake up but it seems to be getting worse, not better.
Is it just a case of having to leave them to cry in the night for a few nights until he learns that we won't come in or are there any other alternatives?
If anyone has any experience of this or any suggestions that would be fantastic!!!