11 month old waking up every other hour?

Question

He will not sleep through the night, he used to , but not anymore. Sometimes he wakes up and I get him to sleep right away, but sometimes he wakes up and does not go back to sleep for 2 hours....I've tried the music all night long, night light, letting him cry and go back every five minutes, of course bringing him to my bed, but only as a final resource, I just don't know what to do, this has been going on for 4 months now, every night, and even during nap time. We follow every night the same routine, bath, food, bottle, cuddling. Last night, I couldn't even sit down on a chair as he would start screaming, so I had to stay standing next to him for 3 hours......help!!!!

Answer 1

Mine does that when he's cutting teeth or during a growth spurt or even have tummy troubles (gas, constipated). He's 10 months old and has 8 teeth (4 up & 4 down) and he's starting to get his 1st year molars.

Maybe that's what's going on. Just to be safe though I would recomend bringing him to the doctors for a check up.

Answer 2

I understand where you're at. First off, good job with the routine, it helps...you dont have to do everything to the minute, but a general flow of things helps babies feel confident in the fact that they know what to expect. It could be separation anxiety, teething or something else, but with it going on for 4 months, I would say, if you've been to the doctor about it and they arent worried, its probably the separation anxiety or just being too excited to see everything now that he can do more. I was never one to let my baby cry it out (she is now 17 months old), I just didnt have it in me, but eventually I tried this. You do whatever it is you normally do during the day, make sure they wake up early (im a late sleeper, and it has been hard on me) within a couple of hours or three they're usually ready for a nap. Dont let them sleep longer than 2 or 3 hours, then do the same a little later in the evening. Make sure they are up atleast 2 to 3 hours before you want them to go to sleep. Do your normal routine, then read a book, or just hold them until they look sleepy. DO NOT LET THEM FALL ASLEEP in your arms. I love this, but I had to stop it. Then lay them in the crib, tell them goodnight and leave. The first night they will cry probably about an hour. It is Hell. (sorry for the language). If you have to go back in, go in and talk softly to them for a minute, no more than a few though, do not pick them up again...and leave. The next night they will be well on their way to putting themselves to sleep. Everyone is amazed that when my daughter starts fussing and is sleepy...I pick her up read a book and lay her down and leave. She doesnt even fuss anymore. It worked for me when absolutely nothing else would. I tried everything else besides just ignoring them completely. I hope this helps

Answer 3

My second child is six months old going on seven months and he started doing the same thing, I suggest in buying gas drops and there is a thing called teething tablets and sleep aids that are homiopathic, in the vitamin section at walmart.
With my first child I had to keep him up all day, only an hour of sleep to get him back in the habit of sleeping at night, however I spent months with him and me sleeping in a chair in his room because any sleep was good for me wither in bed or in a chair, it was getting stressful for me.
I also went threw one nite when he was crying and I did everything I could think of to settle him down, in the end he was hungry and after I fed him he went to sleep. really frustrating after about a couple of hours. and I still had to get up and go to work. lol
Remember they are growing and both my boys have had some real bad growning pains, in the legs, arms, and back......my oldest is three going to be four soon and he still wakes in the middle of the night and wakes me to rub his legs when they hurt.
However my youngest can't tell me what is wrong and it will be a quessing game for a while.....
My youngest this time around seems to be a little s and m baby cause there are times when he likes rocked in a chair and there are times when he will fall right to sleep if I pat his diaper, not hard but just patted then he will close his eyes and go right to sleep.
good luck - just remember there will be a time when you will miss the little mid-night calls from your little one. My oldest started sleeping threw the night and I still woke up at night and had to check cause he was too quiet. lol what a thought.

Answer 4

I"m with ya! we went through nearly the same thing. Teething, tummy ache, colic, ear infections,oh boy, at the time everything seems hopeless. Talk to yor doctor.Or even give him half a dose of dimetapp before bedtime,that normally clams them down.Good Luck and don't despair,ours only lasted till she was 13 months.

Answer 5

I had this problem too. This is my first summer with my child...ofcourse I figured I'd dress him in a onesie and he'd be fine...but what I didn't think about is...its still as cold in the house as it was in the winter! (because of air-conditioning) So then I just started dressing him as I did in the winter and now he sleeps all through the night. I hope this helps! Good Luck.

Answer 6

You said this has been going on for a couple of months so my question is is he teething? My son is 7 months and when he is teething he won't sleep for like 2 weeks for each tooth he just cut in his third and is working on his fourth.
If he's teething give him Tylenol at bedtime and put some baby orajel on his gums.
If he's not teething I would talk to your Dr about it and see what they say.

Answer 7

Could be going through seperation anxity.... you have to let him know that it is ok to go to sleep w/out you. Other wise this will go on forever....I would make and appointment with his doctor....just to make sure thats what it is ok good luck. Also agree about givving him another bottel if he wakes up try 2 tblspoons of cereal in it.next time.

Answer 8

let him scream. he does it because he knows that you will come in and hold him ect. the next time he does it check if he needs to be changed. give him a bottle then go back to bed. when he learns that you wont hold him everytime he screams he will go back to sleep on his own.

Answer 9

i have found that when they dont need a diaper change or to be fed, the best thing to do is to let them cry it out. it sounds harsh but it works my son used to scream bloody murder at bedtime but by laying him down telling him goodnight and i love you and walking out and closing the door (he screamed for about an hour) i would tell myself that i would go and check on him when things got quiet. when they got quiet i would crack the door(making as little sound as possible) and he would be asleep. this went on for about a week before he was able to just be put down without a fuss.....hang in there and stick to your guns

Answer 10

talk to your pediatrician because the baby could be colic or just spoiled. The doctor will look over the tyke and see if there is anything else more seriously wrong. Good luck!