whats the best,safe thing you can give a 7month old baby who is allergic to sleeping?

Question

he goes off to sleep ok, but it gets to about1am and hes awake!! ive tried bum change,bottle calpol and he just wants to get up, ill spend 2 hours trying to get him to reseetle and then get up with him and within minutes hes passed out on sofa and im half way thriugh makin a cuppa!!! i could strangle him somenights!!!! LoL

he goes off to sleep ok, but it gets to about1am and hes awake!! ive tried bum change,bottle and some calpol and he just wants to get up, ill spend 2 hours trying to get him to reseetle and then get up with him and within minutes hes passed out on sofa and im half way thriugh makin a cuppa!!! i could strangle him somenights!!!! LoL

he goes down between 9-10pm doesnt matter what time bed is!!has bath before and bottle. he has only slept through the night for one week about 7weeks ago!

and he has 2 half hour naps during the day if im lucky!

he sleeps in with us so its hard to ignore and we both get woken unless i get up quickly!!!!

Answer 1

If he is waking like that he is probably using it as a nap, as harsh as it sounds I would leave him to settle himself back off to sleep. So long as you know he is dry, well fed and has no wind he just needs to learn that night time is sleep time.
I know this might sound weird but it may be linked to his day time sleeps or lack of them. My little ones night got distrupted when she started nursery a few weeks ago, before that she had always slept through. With my little one during the week at nursery she won't sleep maybe have 30 mins the most then she will wake a few times in the night but she does settle herself back off as she has learnt mummy needs sleep to and isn't going to be at her night time beck and call.
At weekends she has 2 naps one of 30 mins in the morning and a lunch time one of 2 hours even if she wakes up I still leave her there to have quiet time unless she screams obviously. She sleeps more soundly at night for some reason. Your baby may also be overstimulated through the day because he's not sleeping therefore making it difficult to settle into a deep sleep. I have to say though as long as he knows he will get your attention and can get you to come into him he will keep doing it. With my little one right from the start when she used to wake in the night I used to change her nappy and feed her with minimal light, I didn't talk to her and had limited eye contact with her so she learnt that night time meant there was nothing to do but sleep. It does sound harsh but it works.

Answer 2

Well first of all forget what they say about not sleeping with your baby. I personally do bath time early like @ 630 the latest is at 8pm. Then I give her ovaltine with milk of formula depending on the age of the child. Put a calm tape in lie there for a few mins. then leave as the little eyes start to bat. If that doesn't work limit the nap time during the day you might have a cranky child for the first little bit but her or she will get use to it and definately NO afternoon naps!! GOOD LUCK

Answer 3

I would say that your little one is overtire and can't stay asleep. He does not sleep enough during the day and so he does not sleep well at night. I know you already know that! I tried this book and it gave me some great suggestions. If you can get him on a sleep routine, his body will accept sleep a little better! This is what I do with my daughter who's 8 months. First with her daytime schedule. Awake around 7am down for first nap around 9 and second nap around 2 both naps are 1 hr to 1hr and a half and then down for the night between 7:30 and 8pm. Sleep during the day will encourage more sleep at night. Don't ask me how this works, it just does. There are specific sleep windows during the day and if you can get your little one to sleep during these times he'll have a better sleep. Morning between 8 and 10 and afternoon between 12 and 3. A great sleep schedule should help to get him to sleep better during the day and at night as well. Great nutricious meals during the day should also help her tough longer through the night. I give my little one her three meals with two snacks during the day and one bottle or breastfeed in the morning (when she wakes) one before her first nap one feeding before her second nap and again before bed for the night. She's more full durin g the day and I found that helped at night. Best of luck and I hope you catch up on your sleep soon!

Answer 4

what time do you put your baby down? try putting him down later, that should help some. also remember that at that young they likely won't sleep more than 8 hours without an "awake" period. you're generally looking at around 14-16 hours of sleep each day still, with around 8 at night (lucky people get 10, but don't bank on it). when is the last nap before you put him down? making more time between when he wakes up from his last nap and when you put him down for the night should help the most.

i wish you the best!

Answer 5

He is used to you playing with him for 2 hours in the middle of the night, he likes it and so he wakes up every night expecting it. You need to let him cry. At the most, get up stroke him, and then walk away.
You will have a couple of horrible nights when he cries and cries, but after 3 nights he will get bored and sleep through when he learns he won't get played with in the middle of the night.

Answer 6

I agree with Suzie. Also, try an earlier bedtime maybe. If you know he is fed, clean, winded and not in pain then you have to leave him to get the message and let him settle himself back to sleep. It will probably take a few nights and that won't be easy. Be strong..he has to know he is not the boss!! Good luck.

Answer 7

lots and lots of calpol!!only kidding nothing unless there is a genuine reason for them not sleeping,my little girl didnt sleep for 3 years from birth and i tried everything,controlled crying and every other blah blah way the health visitor told me nothing worked but alot of patience,this wont really help much but your not alone and things do get betterx

Answer 8

A nice warm bath and a cup of warm soothing Milo (made with formula, then cuddle up with a good book in a cool room.

Answer 9

maybe your child is teething and needs some extra comfort. You didn't explain when your having a hard time to get your child to sleep, maybe you need to increase the daily activities to help increase his tiredness.

Answer 10

Medised worked for my daughter wish i new about it sooner