She is happy and fine when she wakes up. We recently did a modified cry it out as she was waking every hour on the hour looking for her pacifier. It only took two nights and three crying jags and she learned to put herself to sleep. Then she started this waking up thing where she'll sit in her crib and talk to herself for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. It keeps me awake and drives me nuts. I know I shouldn't worry since she's content but I worry she's not getting enough sleep and sometimes I grab her and feed her in bed just to get us both back to sleep. I don't know how to get past this. Any suggestions?
2006-09-14 01:53:28 · 16 answers · asked by Haliamom 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Your baby is just fine. If she isn't crying she doesnt' want anything. The one thing you have to realize is at that age everything for them is instinctual. They will let you know if they need something. If you are getting up and responding to that she will keep doing it. Babies will get enough sleep so dont' worry about that either. Your baby will play herself back to sleep and wake up again when she needs to be changed or is hungry. You will have to learn to sleep again when she is up at theat time and not crying. She will figure out what to do in time but dont' encourage this "playtime" by feeding her to get her to go to sleep she wasnt' crying for that so she didnt' want that.
2006-09-14 02:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anjanette A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is totally normal. Let her be turn down the monitor so that her talking doesnt interfere with your sleep. As long as she isnt screaming her head off let her be. If you stimulate her that early in the morning its going to be even harder to put her to sleep. Leave her be, she'll grow out of it. Hey my daughter used to wake up screaming her head off every 3 hours, be happy she's just talking. As for the amount that she sleeps dont worry about it. She will get her sleep. when she's tired she will go to sleep on her own time.
2006-09-14 02:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by *Bella Reveuse* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It may seem frustrating but my daughter did the same thing. She's 3 now and on occasion she will still wake up and talk to herself or "her friends"as she says. I was worried just like you. But at her last check up I asked the doctor and he said she's just hearing herself talk. She's is trying to explore. The doctors said that a "Friend" might make her feel safe,happy, or just something that she feels is hers and nobody else's. They told me I have nothing to worry about. So unless it gets to the point that she's scared or angry when she wakes up I think she will be ok. As far as you goes, just try and relax and take it all in, you never know when she may do something to surprise you.
2006-09-14 02:00:54 · answer #3 · answered by ljg62905 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be happy you lucky duck!!! If she is happy, let her play, you can go back to sleep and she won't be in distress. I'm sure she's getting enough sleep, or she wouldn't want to play at 3 am. Give her time and she'll be sleeping all night long, for now, just be happy she isn't screaming her head off at such odd hours.
2006-09-14 02:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by momofmany79079 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should make sure she's not sleeping too much during the day. My son used to do the same thing, but I found out the babysitter would just let him sleep whenever he wanted to, instead of trying to stimulate him and keep him woke. I asked her to make sure he only takes one nap while over there, and he's been fine since. I hope it works for you too.
2006-09-14 02:03:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really is what we do, my son is 15 months. i'm getting him very drowsy both by employing rocking or in basic terms snuggling on the settee, then I lay him in his crib. If he fusses, I rub his abdomen or again, searching on how he makes a decision he will sleep, and tell him its ok. As he starts off to bypass to sleep, I again faraway from the crib a pair steps. If he wakes, I enable him recognize i'm there yet that he needs to bypass evening evening. progressively this procedure takes a lot less and a lot less time and there'll be a lot less and a lot less tears. Its not really the cry it out approach and it style of feels to artwork for us. If he cries for more effective than a pair minutes, I in a lot of circumstances %. him up and love on him, yet I enable him cry a touch and love on him, yet i do not %. him up in a lot of circumstances. sturdy success
2016-11-26 22:49:35 · answer #6 · answered by gandarilla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That just sounds too cute, why would you want to stop her? I'd go get the video camera and record it because it wont last forever.
Why don't you try keeping her awake until 9 or so, maybe she'll be more tired and stay asleep.
2006-09-14 02:03:48 · answer #7 · answered by deb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just leave her alone and let her work it out on her own. Do not go in there as you will just give her more stimulation buy going in. If she is still on that pacifier it's past time to get her off of it. Just do your best to ignore her and go back to sleep.
2006-09-14 01:58:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave her alone, enjoy it and go back to sleep. I've been dealing with my daughter having night terrors a few times a night, almost every night...that's a lot worse than her waking up happy!
2006-09-14 02:00:33 · answer #9 · answered by jevic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would just leave her in her crib to babble to herself. she is obviously not in distress. you should think yourself lucky that she is not screaming the house down at that time in the morning as many new mothers will tell you happens.
as far as not getting enough sleep your daughter will catch up on her sleep when it is needed so i would not worry about that.
2006-09-14 01:57:16 · answer #10 · answered by allyh 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋