Night waking after a good few hours sleep.

[Morgie87]

Hi all,

We are currently having some night time issues with our 10 month old. He tends to be a fairly good day napper and doesn’t cry during naps. For the last week or so after about 3-4 hours after him going to sleep he would wake up crying and would be pretty hard to get back to sleep. He would drop off for 5-10 mins and then wake up crying. We have put some days down to teething but he has also just moved into his own room. Could this be a factor.

If so, some tips would be appreciated.

Thanks

Patience and alot of it.

Ibuprohen for teeth if it's really bad.

Numerous times I had to lie by the cot, one hand in there to help dd settle... or if I was total fed up would put her in bed with me.

The teething crystals can help and Calpol if you need something extra. I used to stagger Calpol and ibuprohen 2 hours apart if it was really bad.

It will pass and once the worst of the teeth are out the others tend to come with not too much drama (hopefully)

White noise can help. Dd loves her ewan sheep.

I also got one of the plug ins. The refills are expensive but the smell is very calming... if not for baby then for me!

I would also breast feed in the night if it helped with calming if you are ff you could try a bottle

If baby is crying and distressed but not awake you need to leave them to self wake but be there talking in a calm voice and reassuring. I learnt this is like a bad dream but trying to wake them can be more distressing for you both.

Tbh it's a bit trial and error and eventually it will click and you will wake in the night panicking thst they are still asleep

Bring him into bed with you and cuddle. He'll go back to sleep, all cosy with mum and dad.

I will probably be shot down in flames for saying that but it worked for mine and I have happy memories of it.

@jessstan2

I agree sometimes they will only settle when close to you

Bring him into bed with you and cuddle. He'll go back to sleep, all cosy with mum and dad.

I will probably be shot down in flames for saying that but it worked for mine and I have happy memories of it.

It will work for some children. My second DC hated being brought into bed with us. She preferred her own space.

Thanks a lot for getting back to me. We do most of those things you suggested...Ewans batteries are constantly being changed we also use the calpol vapor plug in which is good. So many things go over in our heads of what it could be. We never thought he would be hungry as he is on solids now with just a morning breast feed and he hasn’t had to feed thru the night since he was about 5 ish months. It’s strange as every week is literally different from the last like clockwork

It has come to that a few times and he does sleep really well but didn’t really want to make a habit of it? Plus he’s a bed hogger haha

Sounds just like mine... not to put a downer... she is 17 months and only just going 7 till 5.30ish

Until 12 months I bf in the morning and just before bed. When she started biting I swooped the morning feed to bottle and then after a few weeks changed evening to bottle. She doesn't always drink it all but it's there if she wants it.

Could be a growth spurt and so yes getting hungry or growing pains or teeth... or just testing you

I spent alot of time and still do trying to figure it out but sometimes it's just the way it is.... I blame the moon when I can't figure out what it is

Just have a nap in the day and remember these little humans are constantly growing and developing.

If you don't mind paying for it the wonder weeks app is really good. It's only 1.50 or something but explains all the development leaps and what to expect. It's not set in stone so don't worry if little one doesn't follow it to the day but it gives you an idea of why they might be fussing so things you can try to help.

Ouch more to come then! We do think and tell ourselves it won’t last for ever so just suck it up! We did think that he may be testing us the other eve actually! We do use the wonder weeks app as well. I think because we ate so used to him sleeping well that when we get derailed it hits us hard.