https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 04:13:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-question#post-1213230 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:09:45 +0000 MsLipGloss 1213230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The mo sleep the mo bettah. Seriously. I would choose whatever option results in the most sleep for you and your LO. I am totally Team Mama in this scenario! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-question#post-1213126 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:37:47 +0000 septca 1213126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It could also be the change in weather. Is the temperature in his room warm enough? You might try the old heating pad trick to keep his crib toasty while you are feeding - this *really* helped get my daughter back to sleep at that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-question#post-1212967 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:52:13 +0000 NovBaby1112 1212967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personally, I think baby sleep, especially at that age, goes in phases and one week sleep might be awful but the next week it gets better. I would just do whatever I could to maximize sleep during that time, and try again in a week to put him in the crib. Even after my LO was sleep trained, she had days where she would scream going into her crib and wake at random hours- I just figured it would pass and sure enough it did. Do whatever you can for both of you to sleep :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-question#post-1212557 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 02:00:25 +0000 birdofafeather 1212557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With teething, all bets are off for me! Also, at 5 months, things were changing so rapidly that I never felt like habits were sticking. If DH doesn't want to try to put LO down in he crib in the MOTN, then I say do what you have to do to get sleep! 2 hours is a long time!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-question#post-1212297 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:24:08 +0000 Ra 1212297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B recently started having night wakings. I believe it is because he just cut his second tooth. When he wakes, he has a shriek-like cry that is different than his usual fussy cry. </p> <p>We did CIO when we transferred him to the crib a couple of weeks ago. It went really smoothly and he never cried for more than 10 mins. Since then, he has woke multiple times in the middle of the night and just played himself to sleep. So, he is capable of self-soothing.</p> <p>These recent wake ups have us stumped though. I can't let him cry in his crib if I think he is hurting or hungry so I have been going to get him. I feed him and give him Tylenol and try to get him back to sleep. This is where it gets complicated.</p> <p>It has been taking me upwards of 2 hours to get him back to sleep after these wakings. I can get him back to sleep in my arms but he wakes during the crib transfer and screams again. Twice, out of exhaustion, I have brought him into our room and put him in his RnP. When I put him in the RnP he goes right to sleep. DH is against this. Our pediatrician told him we need to keep him in his crib during the night or he will start manipulating us to get back in our room. For one, he is 5 months old so I don't really think he is capable of manipulation yet. Two, he isn't protesting the crib when we put him down in the beginning of the night, just after his night waking.</p> <p>I am exhausted. These two hour nighttime fights have us both miserable. Is there really any harm in just bringing him in our room? Or is my husband right and I just need to suck it up and do what needs to be done to keep him in his crib?</p> <p>I don't want to start bad habits, I just want LO and I to get some sleep! </p>