My baby girl learnt to sleep through (7 pm to 7am) when she was about 10 weeks old. My husband and I were just thanking our lucky stars when she started waking up at 4 am (for almost 2 weeks now). She's not hungry. She will not stop crying (not even when we carry her) until we lay her beside us in our bed (she sleeps in her own cot). She will then just fall asleep with a satisfied grin within a minute.
2006-07-27 02:27:40 · 14 answers · asked by clueless 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My daughter who is also 10 months old is doing the same thing. I am sooooo tired today. 4 a.m. it's like clockwork. I have been taking her into bed with me. It usually works except last night she would not stop crying so I gave her 4 oz and she was still hungry so I gave her more.
I think it's mostly separation anxiety and I don't think that it's a bad thing to put her in bed with you. I think it's nurturing and comforting as long as it's only through this phase.
2006-07-27 02:43:24 · answer #1 · answered by 10 pts for me? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a proponent of children sleeping in bed with parents .Here are a few things I did when my son was an infant. I bought the Fisher Price Aquarium, it turns on when the baby makes noise and makes soft bubble sounds with a low-'night light'. I would also go in and pat him if he seemed to stir too much but I would never pick him up. Ultimately I think what works is if you know they just want you (not hungry/wet etc.) you have to let them cry it out. That way they learn when to sleep and how to soothe themselves. Both key as they get older. Good luck!
2006-07-27 02:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by tuftedpinkpoppy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like shes hitting a separation anxiety phase. My son was very clingy all day and did not want me to be out of his reach for about a month and then he transitioned out of this phase and was back to himself. Also anytime he wakes screaming,its usually teething too. Does not necessarily sound that way for your daughter, because of the fact that sleeping on the cot will make it better. I would say go with the cot, just as long as she does not push the bed waking earlier and earlier or in multiple times a night for company, attention, etc. If she does (mine always does but then again it took him til 8 mos to get through 9 hours of the night..arrgghh) i would stay in her room with her and comfort her til she falls back asleep and is settled in and then leave.
2006-07-27 02:42:06 · answer #3 · answered by tara t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All it takes is one time for it to become a habit with a baby. So, if he woke up one time in the middle of the night and you got up with him, he thinks that time is now play time. The best thing to do to reset his schedule is when he wakes up, make sure he's ok (dry, etc) but leave him in his crib and let him put himself back to sleep. It may take a little while for him to get used to this (even a couple of weeks), but it works.
2016-03-27 01:13:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has always been a great sleeper, but one time she woke up crying for a couple of nights, and we got her up and she would just lay on the couch with her father for a couple hours, not crying, just laying there awake. Turned out she was getting her first teeth in.
I've also gone through other times when she would wake up and cry and end up sleeping with me. It's been awhile though, I was thinking about that the other day. Don't know the reason for those times. But it happens.
2006-07-27 02:34:30 · answer #5 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like she just has a little seperation anxiety and wants to be with mommy. I would try having her stay up a little later, the older they get the less sleep they need. If she is still taking naps you might want to switch her to just one a day and not let her take a nap after 2pm in the afternoon,this is what i did with my 4 when they all did this same thing,& my dr recommened this,it worked, good luck
2006-07-27 02:34:26 · answer #6 · answered by Wish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she is old enough to realize you aren't there when she is waking up. You make her feel comfortable enough to go back to sleep. My advice to to do whatever works best for the moment because you know if you put her back down in her bed she will cry, and it isn't very healthy to let a baby cry it out.
2006-07-27 02:31:36 · answer #7 · answered by Alyson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teething? Had vacciniation recently? New foods?
DO NOT let the baby sleep with you! You are creating BIG problems as they get older.
Try playing white noise - like static from a radio station all night
2006-07-27 02:31:22 · answer #8 · answered by DesignR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a big possibility she is teething. You are getting to the stage where the molars start to push up-this is very painful and will interupt her sleep. I would put a little orajel on her gums. If you are concerned about doing that without knowing for sure you could contact your pediatrician.
2006-07-27 03:24:55 · answer #9 · answered by Alison 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let your baby sleep with a garment of yours. Not washed, something with your aroma.
Be careful of your choice. She may not give it up. And she may not go anywhere without it.
2006-07-27 02:33:34 · answer #10 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋