https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:38:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-376300 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:33:19 +0000 Nskillet 376300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lags we have blow dried her since birth! She would cry as a newborn out of the bath and as soon as she heard the warm air she would calm down!</p> <p>I recommend it to anyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375990 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:10:00 +0000 LAGS 375990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry it's been so rough :( Do you think it's more of a needing to learn how to fall asleep on her own thing, or a confusing night and day thing? When she's up at night how low stim do you keep things?</p> <p>I really have no good advice. We're in the trenches with you and doing our first night of CIO. Our LO lost the ability to fall asleep on her own and I'm finally desperate enough to give this stuff a go!</p> <p>@Nskillet: I love that you blow-dry your baby! lol Sounds hilarious but makes good sense for cooler nights post-bath! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375965 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:53:09 +0000 Springtime 375965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: like others have suggested... could she be teething? My LO turned into a horrible sleeper once he started teething. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375952 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:44:59 +0000 pastemoo 375952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: Yes. We switched from a lovey to a little bear because he started freaking out with the blankety part of the lovey.</p> <p>I'm so sorry. We dealt with this for a month and I have no idea what fixed it. We had 5 good days and then last night was bad again... so I don't know. I hope you both get better sleep tonight! Speaking of.... good night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375748 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:53:04 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 375748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bluebonnet: we have a bedtime routine that hasnt changed since she was ten weeks old. And we have tried early bedtimes, but EVERY SINGLE TIME she wakes up an hour later thinking it was a nap and it ends up pushing her bedtime even later! Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375439 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:03:45 +0000 enjollah 375439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going through a very similar thing with my 8 month old. A month ago we had family come in that wiped his routine out and then he had pneumonia for 2 weeks. I'm trying to get his schedule an normal routine back but it's so hard! He's also learning to pull himself up to stand so that'a the position he is in when he's CIO too! For the past few nights, my LO has woken up 3-4x a night, whereas he was sleeping through the night before his routine got messed up. Just keep at it and know you're not going through it alone! Like what the other mamas said, limit the stimulation and go back to the basics of looking for you LO's sleepy cues. It will take some time but they will get tired eventually :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375407 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:50:41 +0000 Bluebonnet 375407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try to establish a bedtime routine, that might help LO know its bed time. </p> <p>This sounds counterintuitive, but try to put LO to bed earlier. If she's overtired, she will fight sleep and it will take her longer to get to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375333 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:35:59 +0000 Nskillet 375333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: same here! Plus doesn't matter the time! If we give her her bath she knows its bed time. She has been needy because her teeth are breaking through but teething tablets have been our savior. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375188 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:59:49 +0000 winniebee 375188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Nskillet: Agree - Tyler loves loves loves bathtime and snuggle time. We are really strict with the routine since 14 weeks and have had very few struggles getting him down at night since since about 18 weeks (I forget how many weeks he is now...maybe 24). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375162 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:51:42 +0000 Nskillet 375162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried a routine like bath breast bed? I know our LO cries in the evenings and it means she wants her bath. The warm water really really relaxes her. Then she gets blow dried (more nice warm air) her PJS and a snuggled up bottle from mama with lots of back and butt pats (her fav). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375129 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:39:34 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 375129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: Sad... I don't have terrific advice except to keep the environment as non-stimulating as possible even when she's up and awake. You'll get through this mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375103 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:25:21 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 375103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: we co-Bedded the first couple months of her life but once she started nursing less during the night she did great in her crib. Now, when I try and pull her in with me she seems to do worse! I have no problem bed sharing full time if it made her sleep better, but it doesn't seem to help her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375059 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:02:05 +0000 winniebee 375059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Blind leading the blind here, but perhaps it's teething....</p> <p>Tyler did this recently (up over 2 hours in middle of night...) but I think it was b/c of his cold. Brutal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375025 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:44:58 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 375025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What happens when you pull her into bed at night? Will she snuggle with you and sleep. Our difficult sleeper wasn't difficult as long as she was in our bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375012 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:39:39 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 375012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: transition object = lovey? She does have a blanket she associates with sleep, she rubs her face in it when she is tired. it hasn't been helping too much these days though.</p> <p>I will try carrying her today! Havent done that since the moby days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-375004 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:36:13 +0000 pastemoo 375004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When everything falls apart,<br /> 1. Carry to sleep. OR .... sleep on couch while baby is awake but safely strapped to me.<br /> 2. I have to adjust his schedule sometimes.<br /> 3. I highly recommend a transition object. It helps (but it isn't magic).<br /> and yes, should could be teething. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374967 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:23:49 +0000 jennylynn 374967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could she be teething? I'm pretty much the opposite of a baby sleep expert, but LO had that same night sleep behavior when she was getting her first tooth. She was very restless when it was bedtime, was waking frequently, and was very difficult to get back to sleep. Her naps didn't improve like your LO's, but she was definitely more tired in the daytime than usual. I'm thinking she's needing longer daytime naps to make up for the crappy night time sleep, which may be caused by teething??? She right at the same age when my LO got her first tooth... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374950 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:19:33 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 374950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I sometimes use the ergo at home.<br /> and in regards to her bedtime, she did have a very strict bedtime. Not because I pushed it but because she was obviously ready at that time. Now, however, she never seems "ready" for bedtime and so I have tried changing bedtime around, even made it as late as 1030 once. That was an epic fail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374919 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:04:22 +0000 Freckles 374919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO went through this around the 5 month mark. Every time i put her down she would scream bloody murder. I agree with ms.wagon...keep going in at intervals until he falls asleep. You may want to try it for a few days if nothing else works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374918 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:04:12 +0000 pastemoo 374918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. Do you use your Ergo at home?<br /> 2. How important is her sleep schedule (ETA: I mean specific time for bedtime)? I sometimes have to move G's bedtime to get him a good night's sleep. This does affect his wakeup time some days though.<br /> 3. Does she have a "transition object?" G has a new little bear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374902 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:55:02 +0000 mrs. wagon 374902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: hmm. In your case I think the next thing I would try is to go back in after 5 minutes to reassure her that you're trying to help her go to sleep. Comfort her for a bit, then leave again even if she's crying. Go back in after 5 more minutes (or 10 minutes).. and just keep doing that until she exhausts herself enough to fall asleep. Definitely sounds like she's fighting sleep. That way you don't feel like you're really letting her cry it out... rather, you are there for her, and you are helping her to learn how to fall asleep (and fall back asleep if she wakes up). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374899 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:54:18 +0000 Honeybee 374899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: Can your DH switch off on the night wakings? It makes a big difference when DH is able to switch off in the middle of the night with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374889 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:50:11 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 374889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: Man, baby sleep is hard. I usually have so much patience for her but it is starting to wear very thin. I am tired! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374874 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:45:28 +0000 Honeybee 374874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: Hmmm, it sounds like she is tired, but fighting sleep, in that case. Sorry, I'm not much help! DS isn't cranky when he wakes up; he just wants to play. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374860 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:43:21 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 374860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: She always went down wide awake until recently. She has no interest in a pacifier or sucking on her thumb or fingers. So I usually just walk around with her and her "cuddle blanket" until she is super drowsy and then put her down.</p> <p>@Honeybee: She is definitely crying if I set her down! I have tried to put her down in her crib and have let her scream bloody murder for 1 hour... and she still wasn't even a lick "tired" once I got her out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374852 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:40:50 +0000 Honeybee 374852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not much help, but DS has been doing something similar about waking up in the middle of the night and refusing to go to sleep, no matter what I try! He's usually up for 2.5 hours after his bottle. It's killing me!</p> <p>I'm not into CIO, so what I do is feed him and then put him back in his crib and I go back to bed. When he's finally ready to go back to sleep, he'll cry and I'll go in an rock him to sleep. It's not helping him, but at least I get to rest during his nighttime wake period. If your DD isn't crying, I'd leave her in her crib and go back to sleep, even if she's wide awake in her crib! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374843 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:39:03 +0000 mrs. wagon 374843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am sure @Mrs. Bee will have much to say on this topic... I consider her my personal expert on baby sleep!</p> <p>How is she going down for daytime naps? Are you soothing her to sleep then as well? It sounds like she needs a way to self-soothe. Once Wagon Jr. was able to self-soothe, he would still have night wakings, but he'd fall back asleep on his own after self-soothing. His method was sucking on a pacifier (dropped as soon as he found his fingers, then he sucked on his fingers) and cuddling with a lovey. During sleep training he basically learned how to use these techniques to get back to sleep when he awoke at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-sleep-experts-baby-sleep-emergency#post-374828 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:33:43 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 374828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 5.5 months old and the last three weeks have been the worst sleep of her life. Worse than when she was a newborn even!</p> <p>LO used to be great at night sleep. She would sleep for 7 to 9 hours at a time, and usually have 1, sometimes 2 night wakings. Her naps, on the other hand, were terrible. She never napped longer than 45 minutes, but they were usually 20 minutes or so. I tried to not make a big deal about it because she was doing so well at night!</p> <p>However, things have seriously flip flopped. She is now a great napper! She has been taking three one-hour naps a day, although every couple days one of her naps is two hours. This changed out of the blue! BUT as soon as this shift happened, her night sleep went to crap. And crap is an understatement.</p> <p>LO now takes HOURS to get to bed at night. I am pretty anti CIO, but I have actually let her cry for up to an hour because I am so desperate to get her to sleep. Once she is down, she can't sleep longer than two hours. Throughout the night she wakes every 45 minutes to 2 hours. And the worst part of it all is that she has pretty much lost her ability to go back to sleep after a wakeup. She can't be nursed back to sleep, rocked back to sleep, driven back to sleep, or even swung to sleep in her baby swing. CIO doesn't work either. </p> <p>This means that she is awake for an hour or so during every single wakeup she has. She basically isn't sleeping AT ALL at night time. And of course I am exhausted. I spend the night hours walking up and down the hallway with her, singing, and softly talking to her trying to get her to calm down so she can fall back asleep.</p> <p>I usually try to refrain from making sleep posts but this has been going on so long that I just am at my wit's end!</p> <p>Could she be hurting? She doesn't seem to be gassy/she doesn't spit up. What could I possibly do to change this?</p> <p>It seems odd to me that terrible naps = good night sleep and great naps = bad night sleep. This is the only correlation I can make since the changes happened simultaneously. </p> <p>PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE! I AM SO TIRED! </p>