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KELLYLYNN · 09-05-2007, 09:32 AM

Ok Mom's... i am a new mother here and i am having a hard time getting my son Micah ( 6 months old) back on his sleeping schedule... need help... he was doing so good until Labor Day weekend is when i think i messed up his sleeping pattern, when i get home from work around 3 p.m. he would take a bottle and go to bed for about hour, and get up and have some solid food/ play for a while and then back to bed around 8-9 pm. then back up with us around 4:30 am, now he takes his nap and he doesn't want to get up, we even woke him up yesterday from his nap ( which he wasn't to happy with us

) and back to bed around 8pm which was ok, but now he's getting back up at midnight and didn't want to go back to sleep until 3am... second night in a row... i can't keep going to work on 4 hours of sleep, i am living on coffee here,,,any help from experienced mom's out here???

TammyJM · 09-05-2007, 09:45 AM

There is a great book called,The Baby Whisperer. At 6 months, he is starting to learn that his actions do control mommy and daddy. I'm not saying that this is what is going on,but it is possible that he has learned (beause you guys have allowed it) that he gets to get out of bed if he cries at midnight. Maybe try comforting him,without picking him up....try rubbing his back,face,rub some Aveeno Calming Comfort Baby Lotion (lavender&vanilla scent) on his tummy and sweet baby face.

All of this done while sushing him quietly with some light relaxing music going. These things all worked for my babies. If I knew that my babies were truly hungry,then I would nurse them while I rocked with them....otherwise,I would just try the other soothing methods. It may take a few nights for this to work because he may get upset that he is not being picked up....be strong and do what your mommy instinct tells you to do. If you think that you just can't stand seeing him cry and you want to pick him up,then go for it....there will be other nights to work on the method. I know there were plenty of nights that I just wanted to hold my babies when they cried.

Good luck with your precious baby!!!

Tammy

KELLYLYNN · 09-05-2007, 10:01 AM

i think that is my problem, i can't stand to see him cry, it drives me nuts, sometimes i think i just work and live in my house, and my child and my two fur babies rule my home..... they tell me i could eat and sleep - i need to tuffin up some i'm such a softy when it comes to my baby and fur babies....
i do give him nightly messages when he's done with his bath, that is kinda mommy and Micah time.. that by far is my favorite time of the day... i think it relaxes me more than the baby..... just to see him smile at me melts my heart...

Tillys_mom · 09-05-2007, 10:10 AM

When my son was 6 months (now going on 8 months) he would wake up just like that. He would just scream until he got out of his bed. We would give into him cause we hated to see him cry. He finally realized that he was doing that because he was cutting two teeth. Poor guy! He has his two bottom teeth now and he no longer wakes up like that. He did that for awhile though, boy it was rough! I feel your pain! There were many mornings I looked at him wondering how he was awake on that amount of sleep and I was about to pass out. We also leave music on for him. It's by no means calming music but it's just what he got use to. It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cd.

I have no clue how he sleeps through it, but he knows it's bedtime when he hears Mickeys voice in the bedroom. LOL Just as much as you can stick to your routine, even on holidays and weekends. Sometimes it's hard to do. My son gets bath around 8:00 then plays and eats and is in bed by 9-9:30. Sometimes if he is really fighting sleep we take him on a short drive. Works every time! Good luck!

KELLYLYNN · 09-05-2007, 10:18 AM

he is cutting teeth on the bottom, there white and swollen, i try and rub them with oragel good and give him some tylenol when he's really cranky, i just think i messed up his schedule when we took him to the zoo on Saturday.. but you may also be right, maybe he is in pain with his bottom teeth coming in and that's why he is waking up.. i just hope i get some sleep tonight... but if not i'll be drinking alot of coffee again tomorrow....

TammyJM · 09-05-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by KELLYLYNN

he is cutting teeth on the bottom, there white and swollen, i try and rub them with oragel good and give him some tylenol when he's really cranky, i just think i messed up his schedule when we took him to the zoo on Saturday.. but you may also be right, maybe he is in pain with his bottom teeth coming in and that's why he is waking up.. i just hope i get some sleep tonight... but if not i'll be drinking alot of coffee again tomorrow....

It could definitely be his teeth. My son had a very hard time with his. You can buy something that works even better than Oragel and it's also over the counter. It is called,Hurricane Gel and we just had to ask our pharmacist for it because it was kept behind the pharmacy counter.

Tammy

KELLYLYNN · 09-05-2007, 10:28 AM

who carry's that gel? i'm going to try it.... thank you

TammyJM · 09-05-2007, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by KELLYLYNN

who carry's that gel? i'm going to try it.... thank you

Here is a goole search for Hurricane Gel....you read about it this way.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...l+%2B+teething

Tammy

Yorkiekids · 09-05-2007, 10:49 AM

You need to be consistent with him even if it means leaving him cry for a little while. The more you pick him up the more he'll have you trained to his schedule, and it obviously not working for you.

sweetheartsok · 09-05-2007, 04:49 PM

Also sometimes when they are teething they get extra fluid in their ears that can sometimes bother them. Try Motrin instead of Tylenol it last for 8 hours rather then 4 hours. It might be the pain meds wearing off at midnight. Good luck and I hope you get some sleep soon.

TootiesMom · 09-05-2007, 06:33 PM

I cant really help you except to say.. Bless You! My 16 year old daughter never slept. We spent many night in the recliner... LOL.. she had chronic ear infections and after a while, her "routine" was to sleep with me in the chair...
it was a very tough road for the first 18 months or so but we survived.. we are VERY close and I know this had alot to do with it... the way I saw it was, she was only a baby once and now that she is on her own more now, it is a very special memory.... I hope you have better luck than I did but if you dont, dont get discouraged.... just share lots of love...
Good Luck!
d

MissPinkBarbie · 09-05-2007, 06:45 PM

My daughter is 6 months too.. Everything has been beyond smooth for us since day 1.

Basically, she has been sleeping through the night around 3 months (last feed, 8-9pm)-ALWAYS..Around 5 months, she began to wake throughout the night, I thought it was teething. Turns out, it is due to a few things - mainly growth spurt (at 6 months, they are VERY aware of their surroundings, including manipulating us tend to their every cry).

Starting last week, I had to stop the night feedings so she didn;t get used to it. When she did wake up, I'd give her absolutly no stimulation. Babies may make noise in "light sleep" -which does not mean he's awake. Pat him then before he's full blown screaming.

Consistancy is the key! They only know routine. I usually give her a bath around 7pm. Last feeding is always around 8-9pm and I put her down at 9pm. ALWAYS! She may fuss a bit, but she will drift off. (she also sucks her thumb now, which helps). If she wakes up in the middle of the night now, she'll usually go back to sleep on her own. If she cries for more than 5 mintes, then she might genuinely be uncomfortable (poop/wet diaper, sick, etc)

This way might take a few weeks to master for you..but start now!

BamaFan121s · 09-05-2007, 07:05 PM

Funny how it only takes one day to get a baby off schedule and weeks to get them back on it.

All I can suggest it that you don't try to change it back overnight. Try to readjust it gradually...10 min per day. Go ahead and start working towards the upcoming time change too. Plus, understand that his patterns will continue to change--the routine schedule you were used to will probably not remain a constant. I remember that my daughter didn't relaly get with a set routine and stick with if for more than a month or so until she was about 2!

Most importantly, just hang in there and when you feel like you can't...come here and complain and let it out and we'll all help you!

KELLYLYNN · 09-06-2007, 03:09 AM

thanks for all the help, but im a mother that just can't let my child cry, i believe a baby cries for a reason... so i will always pick him up when he cries.. im a softy but, i just can't let him cry, it's like taking a knife a sticking it thru my heart..
as for last night, he did very well, i got home at 3pm, and he was tired, so instead of giving him a bottle, i put water and juice in it, he took about 1/2 power nap, got up, i fed him solids, got him a nice bath, messaged him with lotion, took a little walk in the yard and he was starting to get tired, i kept him up until about 7:30 gave him a bottle and put just a little bit of cereal in it, and he slept until 4:30 this morning which is perfect.... i got some sleep, i know everynight he's not going to sleep like this, due to teething, growth spurts, or even when he gets a cold, i just got to deal with it and get thru it, with lots of coffee, and sometimes it is nice falling asleep in the recliner with him, it's nice to feel him breath on my neck... that's what mommy's are here for right????

sweetheartsok · 09-06-2007, 03:21 AM

Absolutely Kelly. You will get through it like the rest of us. No one ever warns you that you feel like you are going to die from sleep depravation when you have a baby. I will never forget that feeling and my kids are now 6 & 9. It's brutal. Get your naps when you can.

Hugs to you and baby

09-05-2007, 09:32 AM	#1
KELLYLYNN Harley, Haley & Micah Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pa Posts: 686	Calling all Mother's - Help !!!!!!!!! Ok Mom's... i am a new mother here and i am having a hard time getting my son Micah ( 6 months old) back on his sleeping schedule... need help... he was doing so good until Labor Day weekend is when i think i messed up his sleeping pattern, when i get home from work around 3 p.m. he would take a bottle and go to bed for about hour, and get up and have some solid food/ play for a while and then back to bed around 8-9 pm. then back up with us around 4:30 am, now he takes his nap and he doesn't want to get up, we even woke him up yesterday from his nap ( which he wasn't to happy with us ) and back to bed around 8pm which was ok, but now he's getting back up at midnight and didn't want to go back to sleep until 3am... second night in a row... i can't keep going to work on 4 hours of sleep, i am living on coffee here,,,any help from experienced mom's out here??? __________________ KELLY, HARLEY & HALEY

09-05-2007, 09:45 AM	#2
TammyJM No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: With My Beautiful Fur Babies! Posts: 5,525	There is a great book called,The Baby Whisperer. At 6 months, he is starting to learn that his actions do control mommy and daddy. I'm not saying that this is what is going on,but it is possible that he has learned (beause you guys have allowed it) that he gets to get out of bed if he cries at midnight. Maybe try comforting him,without picking him up....try rubbing his back,face,rub some Aveeno Calming Comfort Baby Lotion (lavender&vanilla scent) on his tummy and sweet baby face. All of this done while sushing him quietly with some light relaxing music going. These things all worked for my babies. If I knew that my babies were truly hungry,then I would nurse them while I rocked with them....otherwise,I would just try the other soothing methods. It may take a few nights for this to work because he may get upset that he is not being picked up....be strong and do what your mommy instinct tells you to do. If you think that you just can't stand seeing him cry and you want to pick him up,then go for it....there will be other nights to work on the method. I know there were plenty of nights that I just wanted to hold my babies when they cried. Good luck with your precious baby!!! Tammy Last edited by TammyJM; 09-05-2007 at 09:48 AM.

09-05-2007, 10:01 AM	#3
KELLYLYNN Harley, Haley & Micah Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pa Posts: 686	i think that is my problem, i can't stand to see him cry, it drives me nuts, sometimes i think i just work and live in my house, and my child and my two fur babies rule my home..... they tell me i could eat and sleep - i need to tuffin up some i'm such a softy when it comes to my baby and fur babies.... i do give him nightly messages when he's done with his bath, that is kinda mommy and Micah time.. that by far is my favorite time of the day... i think it relaxes me more than the baby..... just to see him smile at me melts my heart... __________________ KELLY, HARLEY & HALEY

09-05-2007, 10:10 AM	#4
Tillys_mom Spoilin' Tilly & Jack Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,227	When my son was 6 months (now going on 8 months) he would wake up just like that. He would just scream until he got out of his bed. We would give into him cause we hated to see him cry. He finally realized that he was doing that because he was cutting two teeth. Poor guy! He has his two bottom teeth now and he no longer wakes up like that. He did that for awhile though, boy it was rough! I feel your pain! There were many mornings I looked at him wondering how he was awake on that amount of sleep and I was about to pass out. We also leave music on for him. It's by no means calming music but it's just what he got use to. It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cd. I have no clue how he sleeps through it, but he knows it's bedtime when he hears Mickeys voice in the bedroom. LOL Just as much as you can stick to your routine, even on holidays and weekends. Sometimes it's hard to do. My son gets bath around 8:00 then plays and eats and is in bed by 9-9:30. Sometimes if he is really fighting sleep we take him on a short drive. Works every time! Good luck! __________________ Momma Tilly Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

09-05-2007, 10:18 AM	#5
KELLYLYNN Harley, Haley & Micah Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pa Posts: 686	he is cutting teeth on the bottom, there white and swollen, i try and rub them with oragel good and give him some tylenol when he's really cranky, i just think i messed up his schedule when we took him to the zoo on Saturday.. but you may also be right, maybe he is in pain with his bottom teeth coming in and that's why he is waking up.. i just hope i get some sleep tonight... but if not i'll be drinking alot of coffee again tomorrow.... __________________ KELLY, HARLEY & HALEY

09-05-2007, 10:28 AM	#7
KELLYLYNN Harley, Haley & Micah Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pa Posts: 686	who carry's that gel? i'm going to try it.... thank you __________________ KELLY, HARLEY & HALEY

09-05-2007, 10:49 AM	#9
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,495	You need to be consistent with him even if it means leaving him cry for a little while. The more you pick him up the more he'll have you trained to his schedule, and it obviously not working for you. __________________ Susan, Piper ,Harley & Suiki

09-05-2007, 04:49 PM	#10
sweetheartsok YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 626	Also sometimes when they are teething they get extra fluid in their ears that can sometimes bother them. Try Motrin instead of Tylenol it last for 8 hours rather then 4 hours. It might be the pain meds wearing off at midnight. Good luck and I hope you get some sleep soon. __________________ ~Mary~ Mommy to Mindy 1 Years Old and Bear I Years Old "Proud Member of the Little Gentlemen's Club "

09-05-2007, 06:33 PM	#11
TootiesMom and Hopeys Mom Too Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 4,109	I cant really help you except to say.. Bless You! My 16 year old daughter never slept. We spent many night in the recliner... LOL.. she had chronic ear infections and after a while, her "routine" was to sleep with me in the chair... it was a very tough road for the first 18 months or so but we survived.. we are VERY close and I know this had alot to do with it... the way I saw it was, she was only a baby once and now that she is on her own more now, it is a very special memory.... I hope you have better luck than I did but if you dont, dont get discouraged.... just share lots of love... Good Luck! d __________________ Donna's little herd.... Tooties Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?271687 Hopeys Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?448723 and Tinker, TBone(RIP) Laci .. OH, and Me-Kitty(RIP)

09-05-2007, 06:45 PM	#12
MissPinkBarbie ~Glamorous Daisy~ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NJ // NYC Posts: 4,010	My daughter is 6 months too.. Everything has been beyond smooth for us since day 1. Basically, she has been sleeping through the night around 3 months (last feed, 8-9pm)-ALWAYS..Around 5 months, she began to wake throughout the night, I thought it was teething. Turns out, it is due to a few things - mainly growth spurt (at 6 months, they are VERY aware of their surroundings, including manipulating us tend to their every cry). Starting last week, I had to stop the night feedings so she didn;t get used to it. When she did wake up, I'd give her absolutly no stimulation. Babies may make noise in "light sleep" -which does not mean he's awake. Pat him then before he's full blown screaming. Consistancy is the key! They only know routine. I usually give her a bath around 7pm. Last feeding is always around 8-9pm and I put her down at 9pm. ALWAYS! She may fuss a bit, but she will drift off. (she also sucks her thumb now, which helps). If she wakes up in the middle of the night now, she'll usually go back to sleep on her own. If she cries for more than 5 mintes, then she might genuinely be uncomfortable (poop/wet diaper, sick, etc) This way might take a few weeks to master for you..but start now! __________________ *MissPinkBarbie* *The PiNK Club Founder*

09-05-2007, 07:05 PM	#13
BamaFan121s Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 11,432	Funny how it only takes one day to get a baby off schedule and weeks to get them back on it. All I can suggest it that you don't try to change it back overnight. Try to readjust it gradually...10 min per day. Go ahead and start working towards the upcoming time change too. Plus, understand that his patterns will continue to change--the routine schedule you were used to will probably not remain a constant. I remember that my daughter didn't relaly get with a set routine and stick with if for more than a month or so until she was about 2! Most importantly, just hang in there and when you feel like you can't...come here and complain and let it out and we'll all help you!

09-06-2007, 03:09 AM	#14
KELLYLYNN Harley, Haley & Micah Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pa Posts: 686	thanks for all the help, but im a mother that just can't let my child cry, i believe a baby cries for a reason... so i will always pick him up when he cries.. im a softy but, i just can't let him cry, it's like taking a knife a sticking it thru my heart.. as for last night, he did very well, i got home at 3pm, and he was tired, so instead of giving him a bottle, i put water and juice in it, he took about 1/2 power nap, got up, i fed him solids, got him a nice bath, messaged him with lotion, took a little walk in the yard and he was starting to get tired, i kept him up until about 7:30 gave him a bottle and put just a little bit of cereal in it, and he slept until 4:30 this morning which is perfect.... i got some sleep, i know everynight he's not going to sleep like this, due to teething, growth spurts, or even when he gets a cold, i just got to deal with it and get thru it, with lots of coffee, and sometimes it is nice falling asleep in the recliner with him, it's nice to feel him breath on my neck... that's what mommy's are here for right???? __________________ KELLY, HARLEY & HALEY

09-06-2007, 03:21 AM	#15
sweetheartsok YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 626	Absolutely Kelly. You will get through it like the rest of us. No one ever warns you that you feel like you are going to die from sleep depravation when you have a baby. I will never forget that feeling and my kids are now 6 & 9. It's brutal. Get your naps when you can. Hugs to you and baby __________________ ~Mary~ Mommy to Mindy 1 Years Old and Bear I Years Old "Proud Member of the Little Gentlemen's Club "