HELP! what to do! I try and wait it out but he just escalates and becomes histerical. I have to actually get up out of bed and go to the crib where he's sitting up crying and pick him up and console him. I try to put him back to bed but he starts all over again when I've gotten back into bed.
I end up putting him into bed with me but he kicks and shifts around so much I get no sleep and sometimes he even cries in my bed and we end up on the den floor where we watch tv. What can I do???
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in the last 2 months to a day care school, previously (since 4 months old) at a home with no outdoor activities, more of a sitter-atmosphere.
he does cry many times when i leave him in the morning there but is otherwise happy when i pick him up. the teachers say he's a happy kid and the other children run to him to greet him when he comes into class in the morning.
i just started feeding him soy milk since the pediatrician had recommended full fat milk (he's a bit slender but tall) i was feeding him that (organic)
and I felt it was too heavy because he had a lot of diaper messes that seemed to come after. personally i never liked milk so i thought he had my preference. he was nursed for 6-7 months after birth.
he seemed to get over the milk after that so i introduced the soy milk and he seems to love it and ask more for milk now whereas he was turning it away before. can this be causing tummy troubles?
My Daughter woke every night until 2 years...now she sleeps through the night. I gave her water bottles to sleep and when she woke I gave her water...she soon realized it wasn't worth waking up for water. It takes time...every kid is different...don't jump, PLEASE:)
It could be as simple as him cutting his molars. My son is almost 16 months and just went through it. It was much harder for him (and more drama for us) than the front teeth. He had 4 come in at once! Hope this helps.
how old is your son?
I would take a good look at food- night wakings can be a classic sign of a food intolerance. have you introduced anything new?
yogurt? dairy? soy?
maybe keep a food journal and try & track it down...
Hi M.: I have raised four children and my last one is still needing me to lay down with him so that he can fall asleep (he is very afraid of the dark). I would ask myself has he been crying since you put him in day care or has it just started? Two months is a long time if its since day care. Are you feeding him before he goes to bed? Sounds like he is hungry to me. Rule of thumb is hungry, wet or doesn't feel well those are reasons for crying. Do you read to him before he goes to sleep? Hope this helps if not trying a machine with a soothing noise. Blessings to you, E.
hi this could be age appropriate behavior if he is learning a new skill, or if things have changed in the home. go fresh and organic with the diet and remove all processed foods. could also be an overactive mind or nightmares which is also a diet or environmental issue. there are lots of homeopathic remedies for calming. for your sanity, find what makes him most comfortable and do it. if he sleeps better in your bed or with the light on or music on, do it. a dark crib can be very scary for a toddler who is starting to understand their surroundings and your proximity to them. hold him close, make him feel safe. he is trying to tell you something.
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There could be a few reasons why your son is doing this. #1, if the pediatrician recommends whole milk, I would feed him that, not soy milk. Unless your son is allergic to cow's milk, you really don't have a reason to switch. Don't worry about him making more poop. As he gets older, he will eat more, and therefore, he will poop more. And the more different kinds of food he eats, the stinkier his poop will be. That's just part of life with a baby. Don't worry about it.
Some people, including babies, do not digest soy milk very well. Soy can give anyone a lot of gas, and your son may be waking up with terrible stomach pains because of this. Also, soy milk does not stay in the stomach as long as cow's milk does, so he might get hungry more quickly between feedings if all he's getting is soy milk.
A change in daycare might be a factor if the problem is actually sleep terrors. These are like nightmares, only worse. These sometimes start around age 2, so he's at the right age for it. If he's having sleep terrors, it will be hard to get him back to sleep once he wakes up screaming, so I'm not surprised that he doesn't want to so back to sleep, even though he's curled up next to you.
I would put him back on the whole milk and see if this helps him sleep more soundly and longer through the night. If he's having stomach cramps, this could be causing the sleep terrors because he's in pain and doesn't know how to handle it. All he knows at that age is that he goes to sleep just fine but wakes up in pain, so he could be associating sleep with pain -- and you definately want to put an end to that.
All kids his age have some amount of separation anxiety. They don't want you to leave them with anyone else, but once you're gone, they soon stop crying and enjoy themselves. As long as he's happy to see you when you pick him up, he's fine.
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That is tough. Maybe try a white noise machine. It may be that you are snoring recently around that time and it is scaring him fully awake. Also make sure he is not sleeping too much at school.
Hi,
It's possible he's thirsty. ...Do you have a bottle of water in his crib? Also once you pick him up and have conversation with him you lost...of course he will start over again. After 10 minutes of crtying ifhe doesn't fall back asleep you should go in and comfort him by singing, laying him back down and wispering to him that its ok your in the next room sleeping, its still nigh time and he needs to sleep. While whispering to him rub his head to relax him. Once he realizes ( and this could take weeks) that you're not taking him out of the crib him will learn to go back to sleep.
I hope this helps.
J.
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I would take him to the doctor and make sure everything is ok that same thing happended with my daughter and it turned out to be that she could not breathe properly and I was clueless. Keep us posted. Take care, M.
You mentioned no outdoor activities. Perhaps he needs more runa nd playing so he can sleep better - more like a rock - through the night. Milk probably could be the cause try to keep him full on heartier foods like grains at bedtime so he'll keep satisfied. I definitely wouldn't do TV with him, he'll just continue to take advantage and think it's okay to wake in the middle of the night. Bottom line, he's not tired enough. I'd try taking him out in the sun - that always takes it out of them. Hang in there. He won't do tis to you forever, I'm sure. My son just stopped when I got a mattress pad for his bed since the mattress he has is a bunk bed mattress and it's a little harder than mine- he loves to come in my bed at night. But - like you - I can't get any sleep that way. the mattress pad seemed to help. So far, at least. Hope this helps. - A.
It sounds to me like your son is in a growth spurt. He is wanting and needing mommy time and has figured out how it can work for him. A behavior and pattern has developed. Are you able to read to him before bedtime so he gets his mommy fix?
Try not to put him in bed with you. Yikes, you need your rest. You are a single working mom. He can learn the rule.
Also, a suggestion. Are you able to watch him at his new preschool. Do you think he could be experiencing seperation anxiety. Maybe, he is having nightmares about his new school experience?
I remember, my son waking up like your son. I would talk it out and rub his back. If you hear him wake, do not let his cry escalate. I think it is harder for him to cool down after a hard cry. With my son, it took six nights to break the pattern.
This too shall pass. They go through so many passages and stages.
P.s. what is his sleep schedule at his preschool? Also, have you discussed this with your pediatrician?
I have the same problem with my 19 months old and we dont know what to do anymore so you let me know what the girls reply to you. We just feel bad for her because she has diabetes so we dont know if she feels bad and or she is having nightmares so dont worry your not alone.God Bless
