My son has kept me and his father up all night for the past 2 weeks. He is 8mths old and dont know what to do! he eatin well inthe day put keepin us up from midnight every night!
2007-01-06 20:37:28 · 14 answers · asked by RACHEL FEV 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Thanks for the advice. In rely to someone...i love being with my kid, just so tired am struggling to enjoy him at the moment.
2007-01-08 01:34:45 · update #1
He is teething and have tried everything. He has a regular bedtime routine, and a routine in the day for naps. Just waking in the night.
2007-01-08 01:39:01 · update #2
I'm going through the same thing right now, and im beging to think that untill he gets this little sod of a tooth its not going to change! i dont think there is any cure just patience and matchsticks for you good luck!
2007-01-08 02:12:13 · answer #1 · answered by emmachampy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have my child :) Is he teething yet? They also start going thru the stage of separation anxiety at this age. So it may be a combination.
When he wakes up does he just scream and cry and when you pick him up seems just fine. If so he may just need reassuring that everything is alright which goes back to the separation anxiety. Now if he is teething then you can use something like the Hylands Teething Tablets to help relieve pain or if its severe enough you can use Infants Tylenol or Infants Motrin according to his weight.
Its also possible that he may becoming too sleepy during the day and is overly tired..Sounds strange but kids do this. My 6 year old is terrible about this. So try not to let them get too tired before giving them a nap during the day. It can make things worse
2007-01-07 04:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by momwhocares 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't give your little boy any drugs to make him sleep. However, if he is teething try rubbing Ashton's teething powder onto his gums. Give him a lovely warm bath with Johnson & Johnsons lavender & chamomile bath foan, have his clothes all warmed up ready give him his usual warm feed (if bottle fed try putting half a farleys rusk in and use a fast flow teet), and then swaddle him in a blanket. Wrap him tight tucking the one side under his right arm then tightly wrap the other side over his right arm and his left holding in place. Cuddle him in on your left side as usual so he can hear your heart beat. This reminds babies of being in the womb - safe and secure. Gently rock back and forth in a quiet dimly lit room. Works like a charm. Also try to have the same routine every night so bathtime and bedtime are constant.
2007-01-07 10:34:50 · answer #3 · answered by torialw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the very best sleep aids, believe it or not, is warm milk. Cold milk doesn't have the effect, but warming it up activates the tryptophan properties, which act on your serotonin levels and make you sleepy. If you drink about 8-12 oz on an empty stomach, it should help you. Warm turkey will do this also, and there are several other foods that when warmed, tryptophan is activated and you get sleepy.
Remember what our moms said, quiet rest is almost as good as sleep. This will pass, just hang in there.
2007-01-07 04:39:23 · answer #4 · answered by Joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's normal. is he feeling fine otherwise? is he teething? often at this age teething is the cause of an othewise healthy baby to suddently start waking up. try using some orajel on his gums and tylenol to help with the pain. and take it easy with the !!!!! it's part of being a parent, you can't let this get to you so much, you're gonna have enough to deal with as he gets older and more mobile. he might just be getting up because his body is doing all of this new and exciting stuff and he's practicing it, and sleeping is just a waste of time when he can be doing cool things. just remind yourself they grow up all too fast and one day you will wish for these days back.
2007-01-07 05:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by cagney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best thing i had to do with my kids when they were young (i'm a grandma now...lol) is when they take their afternoon nap, make sure he does not sleep past 3 pm, or the last 4 o'clock in the afternoon. then keep him awake as late as you can even if you have to go past 10 o'clock. add a couple of teaspoons of cereal in his warm milk, shake it very well and let him go to sleep with his bottle.
also, before you and your husband go to bed, prepare another bottle, heat it up and wrap it with a small towel to keep it warm during the night. just in case he starts moving while he is asleep, get the bottle and put it in his mouth. he will grab it and continue sleeping while he drinks his milk..
don't give him time to wake up completely. give him his second warm bottle when he starts moving or fidgiting around. he may not drink all of it but it will be enough for him to go back to sleep. a time will come when he won't need that second bottle but by that time, he would be sleeping straight throughout the night.
remember, you will not have time to go to the kitchen and prepare this second bottle. that will take too long and he would be awake when you get back to his bedside. that is why i suggest having a prepared one kept warm with a small towel right by his bedside.
in a couple of days, your baby will have changed his sleeping schedule and he will used to sleeping the whole night and less during the day.
your baby may need only a certain amount of sleep and he gets it during the day. not all babies are the same. my eldest (who is now 32 yrs. old) kept me awake till the ungodly hours of the night. to this day, he does not sleep more than 6 hours a night. he stays up late (according to his wife) and wakes up early to go to work.
i have one child who used to sleep most of the night and yet take a morning and an afternoon nap when she was a baby. well, to this day, she would take cat naps whenever she can and stay in bed late on the weekends until her kids come to her room to get her up......lol
2007-01-07 04:53:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey friend
i think u shouldnt have asked this question because when i had a kid then i use to find out the time to be with him , and this time is the best time that we could be with him. look that is a part of u r body so if one part of u r body hurts u then u cant sleep so plz do not assume that angel as a problem to u . remember that moment when u saw him in the hospital ,with that lovely and innocent face he saw u saying papa (in his heart)
2007-01-07 05:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by skhr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The baby needs to take more naps during the day. Its a life saver, even if he does not want to take a nap, you need to put him down and walk away and he will eventually go to sleep. It will pay off.
2007-01-07 04:46:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try a warm bath before bed.
2007-01-07 06:58:46 · answer #9 · answered by silverbabygirl1984 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please ask your own doctor for HIS/HER advise....but our pediatrician recommended implementing a sleep routine for our son and giving him a little Benedryl to make him drousy a 1/2 hour before each time we needed him to sleep. Our son's doctor is wonderful and overly respected in our community, still I was too scared to try it.
2007-01-07 04:55:14 · answer #10 · answered by Eileen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋