I've gradually started putting LO to bed more and more awake, last night she went in wide awake and was asleep in 2 mins. The last few weeks have been great with sleep, usually waking once or twice to feed. However, starting a few nights ago, she has been up 5 times (I am thinking prob the 4 month sleep regression or wonder week 19) so what do you do during a regression? I let her fuss when she wakes, but I would hate to let her cry if she truly needs me to comfort her, so I have just been getting up with her, nursing her, and putting her back down. I had thought that once she was going to sleep by herself, she would have less night wakings, which she did until a few days ago. I guess I just don't want to create bad habits but I also don't want to ignore her if she needs me. If you had an LO that went to bed by herself but still woke multiple times, how did you handle it?
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I also thought that once LO could put himself to sleep he could handle sleep transitions better (like for naps)...unfortunately, it doesn't seem to always be the case. WHen you nurse her in the MOTN does she really eat? Or is it half hearted? If she's really eating, then it seems like she's hungry and needs to eat. Does she take a paci? Can you try using that for some of them?
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Once I realized she wasn't really eating at night wakings, we started letting her go 10 minutes before going to her. If she has a "help me" cry I go in immediately, of course. Usually, it's just a "I'm tired" cry or she is just yelling at us (she recently realized what yelling is...).
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@hilsy85: she eats pretty good for the first feeding, but the others are def half hearted. Baby girl won't take a paci, so unfortunately nursing is really the only thing that comforts her.
I WISH she took a paci!@Weagle: yea, last night I waited about 20 mins for the fussing to stop but then she started crying, whereas she normally can put herself back to sleep. She's not really eating at most of her nightwakings lately, but can't seem to put herself back to sleep like she did before. Maybe this is part of the 4 month regression?
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Ugh, this is so frustrating!
I wish I knew what to do. I usually rock him and sing and sometimes nurse... and I pray, too. -
I wish I knew. I'm struggling with this too. Last night she was up 3x. I would hate to let her cry, but even nursing wasn't comforting her! So frustrating!
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Both my kids learned how to fall asleep on their own easily, but both wake crying / screaming multiple times a night. They both cry for about a minute.. Sometimes as little as a few seconds and sometimes up to 5 or 6 minutes, but as long as they have their loveys they both fall back asleep on their own every time unless something is really wrong. I would say set a time limit for crying, even if it's just 2 mind, to give her a chance to fall back asleep in her own. Sometimes they have a nightmare and just need a second to snap out of it enough to calm down and relax.
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@pastemoo: haha, i hear ya! i pray to the sleep gods...."please let her put herself back to sleep...."
@kml636: ahh that's frustrating nursing wouldn't even comfort her! that is my secret weapon to get her to sleep. do you think your LO could be teething?
@mrs. wagon: i am going to introduce a lovey soon, so maybe this will help. i usually let her fuss a long time, but go in as soon as she starts hard crying, so maybe i will give it a min or two....
I WISH she took a paci!
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