Infant Who Is a Restless Sleeper

Have you tried laying him on his back? I really do think that you should lay him on his back and see what happens from there. If he still is moving around in his then you should see a doctor about that.

Have you tried the little cushions that are baby safe that keep them from rolling around? They work pretty WELL

He's looking for a corner. Start him out in a corner with his head gently resting against the bed & see if this works. It worked for me. It's like they feel alone in the middle of the bed.

I would be cautious of putting anything in the crib for positioning as this makes a suffocation hazard. Most likely cause is normal development, your little guy is starting to move and certainly easier to wiggle around on his belly. Since it is better for him to sleep that way, try placing him sideways in the crib instead of the typical way. That way when he wiggles side to side..he has a much wider area. Unless of course he is already to long..my girls were shorties:) Otherwise, this too will pass. Continue with the quiet, minimal interuption you are doing...sneak in, fix him, and leave. IF he goes back to sleep, then it's just a hassle for you and dad, but will get better.

I agree with Rizzo--no baby is ready to sleep all night wighout eating at on;y 3 months--even if one is bottle feeding it is best to try to follow nature's way as closely as possible. Smaller feedings more frequently and always holding baby as if nursing so they gets the physical closeness they need. I nursed my girls whenever they needed it until 4 months then at least once per night for a couple more months. My second two slept through the night at about 6 months--howcver my oldest did not sleep all night until I found that she was allergic to cow protein and I quit eating it and giving it to her--she was 18 months old! She was the most restless--so allergies could have a lot to do with it.

Personally, I think that 2-3 months is way too early to give up nighttime feeding.

Your baby might very well be restless because of an upset tummy or a hungry tummy.

Are you breastfeeding or formual feeding?

You havent added solid food yet, have you?

Hi K., congrats on your new baby!! First I would say that there is nothing wrong with your baby as all babies/toddlers/kids/adults move around in bed so that is quite normal. My 2.5 year old son was always up and down in his crib, banging his head on the rails but it never bothered him, he just kept on sleeping. My 10 months old daughter however, is also a mover and shaker in bed but every little knock and we heard about it. When she was your babies age, she was also a tummy sleeper and I found myself going into her handfuls of time during the night to move her away from the rails or eventually flip her back onto her tummy when she started rolling over. What a nightmare. The thing I could suggest that worked for a good couple of months is wedge your baby into bed with rolled up towels!! I would roll up 2-3 on each side of my daughter and she was snug as a bug! I always made sure to put her feet close to the end of the crib so she couldn't move down and suffocate in the towels and I would wedge them only up to under her arms and she never moved!! Slept like a 'baby'!! good luck :)

At the age of three months you might want to try a bassinet until he is too big for it. This way there is little room him to move and they like to feel snug still at this age. If he is too big for a bassinet I would put back in your bumpers. Why did you take them out? My son always wanders over the corners and edge of the crib and with out the bumpers he would be very upset. I put him his crib (leaving the bassinet) at about 3.5 - 4 mos and have always had the bumper in there. Ultimately I would say put back in your bumper, there is no reason not to have it in there. Good luck.

I've had my baby sleeping in a pack-n-play with a foam mattress on the bottom. She pushes into the mesh, but she can easily breathe. Of course, now that she just turned 1, it's getting a little cozier.

I have a little one, who i now almost 1, that had horrible reflux as an infant. We ended up getting the AR wedge pillow (Acid reflux). It has a "harness" that you can strap your baby into so they are not able to move so much-you can still place them on their tummy as long as he doesn't like to be swaddled much. We are actually done with the pillow now and would be willing to sell it to you, if you're interested. If so, please email me at ____@____.com luck!
J.

I would suggest getting sleep positioners. They make them for infants and can buy them at Babies R Us. Helps position baby as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Cradles baby in comfort while sleeping or resting. Hope this helps.
L. mother of a 6 yr old girl, 4 yr old boy, and 17 month old boy.

As a mom of a 4 year old and a 14 month old, I remember well those days. Babies are restless and noisy sleepers (at least mine were LOL) We left the crib bubpers on mainly because I didn't want them to hurt themselves on the wood slats on the crib. It worked for us, and both my kids slept with some sort of white noise (mainly a fan) in their rooms at night and at nap time. It soothed them and blocked some of the screaming when they woke up at night.

M. mom of two

I have a mesh bumper in my daughter's crib so that she can breathe if she gets up against it, but it is a lot softer to bump than the crib slats. Have you tried a sleep wedge? That may keep him more in the middle. The bumper I got online (sorry don't remember where) and the sleep wedge is at Target or Babies R Us. Good luck!

I have also heard that poeple do not reccomend the sleep positioners. We took the bumper out of our son's crib very early becasue he could roll on to his side, but at about 5 months, he kept gettng his arm or leg stuck out of the slats and waking up screaming, so we put it back on and there it still is at 1 year. I am sure once he starts learning to use it to climb, it will leave again.

have you thought of a breathable bumper. I have not seen one up close, but it is a mesh like material that fits like a bumper, but if they put their face against it, they will not suffocate. I am sure they have them at Babies R Us.

Your child may be restless because he is hungry. Try offering him (I'm assuming your bottle-feeding) a bottle during the night and see if he is able to sleep more soundly. Some children, particularly those who have grown accustomed to not being fed, i.e. those who have been "trained" to sleep, become very restless when they're hungry. Also, babies with reflux fare better with smaller, more frequent feeds.

http://www.ambybaby.com/ This may be an option worth considering.

If your pediatrician recommended that your then 2 month old child should be passing the night without a feeding, you may want to seriously consider finding a new pediatrician.

My pediatrician suggested to us not to give up the nighttime feeding until at least 4 months old. He may be hungry and that's why he's so restless. She also said that if he can pick up his head and has good neck control, the bumper is ok, as long as it not so flimsy. Of course, he's almost 8 months now and we still haven't given up the nighttime feeding, nor the bumper pad. Personal choice.
Good luck.

HI. Im 40 and, a mom of 3, 21 years old, 5 yrs old, and a 3 year old. My 5 yr. old had acid refux, his pediatrician gave him zantac liquid which helped. u might try bathing him, then feeding him alittle cereal w/some formula. that might help too. Good luck!

I didn't read the other responses yet... Do you have firm stand up kind of bumper pads? I still keep mine in - it does give a little cushion when they bump into the sides. I got rid of the fancy soft bumperpads because they were floppy. My bumper pads are vinyl actually.

Perhap

Our 7 month old is a wriggler too and wakes up from bumping her head. If you find that he has a "favorite" place in the crib, you may try putting him there to begin with instead of in the middle.

We were deadset against bumpers until we found our DDs leg poking out of the crib. We were worried she would break her leg, so we bought a breathable bumper pad from Babies R Us. It's made of a couple layers of mesh, similar to a mesh football jersey.

Go with your gut instinct and what your DS is telling you about the night feedings. Some can go for a 6 hour span early on (our's did), other's can't. If he is "sleeping through the night" and his growth is on track, I wouldn't worry about a dropped feeding.

It's a lot of trial and error to find what you, as parents, and your son are comfortable with.

Hi there. I've had bumper pads in all 4 of my boys' cribs. I wasn't worried about it being a suffocating hazard after they were old enough to move their head and move around in the crib a bit by themselves. That would not be comfy to wake up with his head against wood slats.

Have you tried swaddling him tightly in a blanket to sleep? I know some moms don't like doing it but if you can just try it, you will see a huge differnce in his sleeping pattern. He may even struggle with it at first but he will love it. Swaddling makes infants feel more secure and they sleep so much better. Just a suggestion from a mother of 3.

Roll up some blankets and put them on either side of him so he can't wriggle around, or buy some "Wedges" at Babies r Us. They velcro to this pad that comes with it so you can adjust the width he needs to sleep in, and it's less dangerous then the rolled up blankets. Hope this helps!

My little one was a restless sleeper from day 1. We bought one of those sleep positioners and she still managed to scoot down in it. That positioner didn't last long...and soon after that we started sleeping her on her tummy. This worked well for us. However, she's a crazy sleeper...she moves around like crazy. You never know what side of the crib she'll be on in the morning.

For her first 4 months she slept in a bassinet in our room and then we moved her to a crib with bumper pads. When she was in our room, it was easy to readjust her in the bassinet when she scooted too far up or down. Since she's been in her crib we haven't had to readjust her...she has plenty of room to move around. In fact, for a while, we started placing her in the bottom of the crib and that worked...it took her the whole night to scoot to the top of the crib.

Now, she's going on 18 months and she's still a crazy sleeper but it's ok because she can move around enough to reposition herself as needed.

I would suggest positioning him at the foot of the crib and see if it takes him the whole night to scoot up to the top of it...but be sure to have your bumper pads in there and nothing else other than a blanket or something like that.

try using two foam pads on each side of him. I know how you feel because my husband has that same problem and he uses extra pillows under his head. Also try giving him a drop of gas medicine for babies and see if that helps.

I have three children myself and they are 14,8, and 5 years old. So I have tried all the remedies that is out their. Also look on webmd.com for suggestions too.

sounds familiar. Is he on any reflux meds? His reflux could be bothering him. My twins had it really bad and I could always tell when they needed an increase in their med dosage because they would become more fussy, irritable, and not sleep as well. Goodluck!!

We used one of the sleep positioners that you can purchase at Babies R Us or Burlington, Target I think has them also. It kept our little one from moving around too much and he slept much better.

I think the little one is looking for something or someone to snuggle up to. First off I would put the bumper pads back in place. You don't want the little one to get its head, leg etc. caught between the wood slats. I would purchase a medium size soft teddy bear and put it in the crib with the baby and have it around the baby as much as you can and want. Then when you put the baby in its crib to sleep, put the teddy bear beside the baby. The baby may cuddle next to the teddy bear and not be so restless. However, if the baby has reflux as you call it, the baby may be moving trying to releave itself of the gas. Make sure you burp the baby before you lay him down to help remove any gas buildup. also, make sure the baby is warm. If babies are warm and comfy they will sleep well.