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Dear Mamasource Moms,
My 9 monthsold son had been sleeping thru the night since he was 3 monthsold. But the past week, he woke up in the middle of the night (11pm last night) or very early in the morning (5:30am the past few nights). We let him cried but he only cried harder. We didn't want him to cry to long because that will wake his 2 yearsold siter up. Last night, we put him in our bed which I know it was a mistake. What should I do?
does he seem to be in pain? possible ear infection?
I went through a similar scenario.
Try giving him water instead of regular feeding, if that's what happening. He could also just be having bad dreams, or something is waking him up.
My husband and I had LOTS of problems with our little girl sleeping because we live in an apt and she's a lite sleeper. Any noise no matter how small woke her up. So we have kids on one wall that scream until 10pm (2 hrs past her bedtime); neighbours that treat the stairs as an elephant path; and the ones downstairs who continuously slam their door. So you have a ton of problems.
ENough about my situation though. :) sorry i get side-tracked easily.
For some reason or another, your baby needs you. Until you figure it out, or he stops, try the water to sooth him, or rock him to sleep.
It could be too that he doesn't need his naps during the day anymore and that he's sleeping too much. Just a thought...
Before he gets used to it... NO MORE OF MOMMY & DADDIES BED! I am still having trouble getting my 5yo out of our bed. My 9mo also started waking up earlier too. After his first tooth cut it's been a bit better but I've been trying a couple of things with him. What worked is this routine:
About two hours of physycal playtime
A nice 4oz warm milk
15 minutes in the bath (he has Eczema and needs to soak a bit)
3 more oz of warm milk
And off to bed with all lights out and silence
He usually sleeps till the sun rises (between 6-7am). If his gums are achy, I give a bit of infant tylenol, gentle patting on the back and shh-ing and that does it. Be patient and something will work. Good luck!
It could be his teeth thats cutting in or something that you gave him to eat. I gave my son some seasoned vegetables and I will never do that again. He cried and cried all night long another food that upsets his stomach is spaghetti, he's just not ready. Hope this helps!
I imagine it is a combination of teething distress and the normal sleep disturbances that temporarily come when other big developments are occurring in the baby's life. Above all else I want to emphasize that giving up naps, as someone suggested, at this young age would be a HUGE mistake and mis-diagnosis of the problem. It is very normal, when a baby is becoming more and more mobile, for their sleep patterns to fluxuate....some believe they are more conscious of their dreams at this stage and that this is a factor as well....but cutting out naps before age 3 or so is a huge mistake in every case I've ever seen. Sleep begets sleep and an overtired baby is less apt to sleep through the night, not more. I'd try giving pain relief before bed or when he wakes and if he responds to that, you'll know that was the problem.
Good Luck!
L.
