so out of the blue, my 10mth old Boy has started not sleeping well, routine is the same, food, bath (if required) bottle, bed.
previously a good sleeper, now he's taking 1-2 hours to fall asleep, and waking up after about 3 for about 4 hours then crashing finally around 4am
i get up at 5.....
i very seriously considered sticking my hand in a 3 phase board today.
missus and I are beyond shattered.....
please help.
The Cry It Out thing does not work.
3 hours of him screaming and showing no signs of stopping.
Only falls asleep with holding and rocking, if you stop, he wakes, if you try to put him down, he wakes.....
please help.
" Why does it smell of bum?" Mrs Professorben.
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Is it teething?
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
If I had good advice on this I'd write a book and make a fortune, we had that with our first and it was hell, second is 6 months and was a great sleeper up until this last week and now we're back in the land of teething and sleepless nights. We have friends where both kids were terrible sleepers and up every hour until they were well past a year. I have no idea how they coped.
It was at the third time of trying the controlled crying (Ferber method) our eldest girl started sleeping the night which she has done since, I don't know whether it was something we did wrong or something in her temperament but it was almost as if she didn't know how to fall asleep. She'd get so tired and frustrated and that seemed to keep her up longer. Controlled crying is pretty horrible but it did eventually pay off. Her being able to fall asleep by herself and get good sleep was a revelation not just for us but her too.
Or the old wive's way, of slipping a drop of brandy in his bedtime milk?
Mine did the same used to sleep on his back turned him over onto his front and everyone was happy again. So you could try turning them over from whatever the norm is for yours. I seem to remember officially you should only put them on there stomach when they can hold there heads up but quiet frankly years before that advice it was never let them sleep on there backs etc... That's just my experience of what worked I wish you luck.
It could well be teething problems, but as has been mentioned above, all kids are different, so the following is the routine we ended up following, and it worked well for us.
My Daughter is a few months off of being 3 years old now, but she has been sleeping through the night since she was 1. The first thing we did was to cut out the day time nap, and made a conscious effort to take her outside more in the fresh air. We increased the amount of activities she did, and generally just kept her entertained. Im not sure what was more knackering to be honest, waking up every couple of hours during the night or running around like a nutter to keep her happy during the day So, basically, we just completely tired her out. Even 30-45mins outside in the fresh air in the afternoon helps. Now she spends her days with either the child minder or at nursery, and the stimulation she is getting from all the activities means that we really don't need to do much in the evenings as shes pretty much ready for bed before shes even had dinner.
It does get better, trust me. Before she came along I didn't know how I would cope (I bloody love my sleep), but you just do. You survive, and come out the other end qualified to tell new Dads that it gets better, and not to worry
Gallons of coffee during the day.
As soon as we got to the point where we thought we couldn't take anymore, things would change, so hopefully you're nearly there.
He is teething yes, but doesn't seem bothered by it. He's cut 4 on top 2 on lower and few on the way but still a bit of a way off.
No rash or obvious mouth discomfort.
I have been on the sofa last week and a bit, but he's so loud it wakes me up anyway.
Fraid not that didn't happen for us.