7 Month Old Wont Sleep. We have tried everything ( late night baths,feeds,dozol,teedex,calpol.Help goin mad?

Question

Probably should mention he is lactose & dairy intolerant, which is well under control after 5 months of torture.Any advise greatly appreciated. Someone must have an answer. PLEA........SEEEEEEEEE HELP. Need to get some ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ,s

Car does not do the trick either, what now please help. hate the thoughts of bed time now. Help me please........

Answer 1

i take it the problem is only at night?

if so then restrict his daytime naps. at 7 mos the baby should be sleeping through the night. also make sure he doesn't have colic when your having this trouble. talk with your pedi and they may want to consider hycosamine drops, it soothes the tummy and causes drowsiness. if this works then you might want to consider a g.i. workup. may just be lactose intolerance/sensitivity or other.

Answer 2

Poor you. It will get better, please hold onto that thought. Babies are so flipping sweet but they can drive you round the bend if you are sleep deprived. I baby sat my grandson a while back and at 1 am he was still wide awake. I pushed him outside in the stroller while I had a much needed cigarette and he was fine watching the late night traffic. Hang in there. Baby will adjust soon. The baths don't really help. We did all that. Tried medications while he had a chest problem, that helped but you can't keep the child on it forever. Maybe there's a problem in the crib? Too hot or cold? needs a little elevation? a small pillow. If there's already a pillow in the crib try taking it out. Launder the crib sheets and bumper frequently as maybe baby has allergies. Breathing problems? Use the karvol capsules (menthol) and baby snuffly to open nasal passages. These suggestions are if you've already ruled out the obvious e.g. pain from teeth, gas pain, wet diaper etc etc. Try changing the position of the crib. Head to direction north to line up with the magnetic pole is best. If all else fails check some other Moms that you know personally and/or the baby's pediatrician. Good luck!

Answer 3

There are so many things that it could be that you will just have to try everything one by one and hope that you hit on the right one. After 4 kids and 8 grandkids, I have a few I can give you to start you off.

1. The number one thing that I would do is to make sure that the baby doesn't have an ear infection from teeth coming through. They don't always have the fever, runny nose symptoms. My one granddaughter was plagued with that. They never knew when more teeth were coming they just thought she was getting cranky, it took them 5 teeth to figure it out.

2. Being hungrey is a really good possibility. Being lactose intolerant, can cause an imbalance in the system. So, try oatmeal or something that is heavy about 1/2 to 1 hour before bedtime.

3. Does the baby have days and nights mixed up? This sometimes happens as they are getting bigger. The amount of sleep they get is so small (so we think) but they sleep more during the day and get slept out so when night time comes sleeping is not an option.

4. Are the babies play objects close to it's bed? One grandson would wake up in the middle of the night, spot his toys and thought playing was a better idea than sleeping.

5. Have you tried putting a radio near the bed? I had three grandkids that would panic when they woke up at night because it was dark and quiet and it scared them. Once the radio was in the room they figured mom was in the other room and went right back to sleep.

6. Is it possible that the babies back is out of alignment? My son had to take his daughter in because they never got any sleep. He heard from a friend of his about what they did and he tried it...it worked.
They say that with some of the deliveries the baby gets into wierd positions at birth. With some it shows up right away and with others it doesn't show up until they are older and have more weight to their body to carry around.
He took her in, they adjusted her back (no pain, she was laughing, grandma was there in case I had to kill my son for hurting my granddaughter). It took about 3 minutes and she slept through the night every night after that.

I know it isn't much, but I hope it helps.

Answer 4

First, make sure he doesn't have a medical condition that doesn't allow him to sleep...that aside, here is what I found on many advice sites as well as drs and even super nanny...ha ha
it may sound extreme, but it works. I have four girls and numerous nieces and nephews this worked with.
Stop all of the late night tactics. Put him in his crib after making sure he is fed, changed and overall comfortable. Leave him in bed to cry or play. Check on him every five minutes, but do not talk to him and do not pick him up. Make sure the room is dark, nightlights are ok. When you are sure he is not hurt etc, leave the room again. Check on him again five minutes later. Do the same thing every night and he will learn the routine. Being lactose and dairy intolerant does not have anything to do with this as my oldest daughter is lactose and dairy intollerant and was just as any other baby, but I had to do this with all of my children.
Good Luck!

Answer 5

Have you tried that new stuff out by Johnsons? It is a special bed time bubble bath and body lotion. My friend went through torture with her baby, to the point I would get phone calls at 11pm asking for help because my friend was at the end of her rope. We brought all the special bedtime bits and we tried sitting in a quiet room with her for half an hour before bedtime and turned the light down low. We also a bottle of lavender oil and put that on babe's favourite teddy to help her sleep.
When mine were little and wouldn't sleep, i usedthis infalation stuff designed for babies (I can't remember what they are called but they were in little capsule and you broke off the top and but the liquid on the mattress. We found that they all had a problem with getting bunged up at night and this helped them to breath easier. Other than that, we just went threw a few heartbreaking nights of letting them scream. When they kicked off the covers we would go and pull the covers over again, without making eye contact, and walk back out.
It was heartbreaking but after a few nights they soon learnt.

Answer 6

I am having the same problems as you, only his a year old. The last thing I tried, and because. One late night on weekend, I was over my parents in law having dinner. We got home around 11 or so, I gave him a lavender soothing bath, he wanted it a bottle I gave it to him, he felt asleep until 8 am, I was surprised, so I lay him down every day at 11 or so. He still sleeping until 8 am. During days he will be awesome, we play, we eat, and still have the same hours, some people will say laying down a baby at that time its not healthy, well you need some rest too to take care of your baby. Good Luck Hope this help for you.

Answer 7

It may depend whether you are looking to fix an attachement sleep issue or you yourself wants a one day break from him not sleeping so you can feel better. Then you could tackle the sleep problem if you know what I mean.

What about letting him chill out to a story tape or a music cd. Or a kids tv show. We used the Jellikins! Maybe a magic lantern lamp, one that creates patterns on the wall and ceiling could help relax him.

Or does he have a minor cold that keeps him awake. Medication wise - we used Medised? It contains an antihistamine which helps with the sniffles. (read up on their website 1st ) ...((might be similar to the Dozol you mentioned))

It still works for my 9 year old when she's getting a cold. Ten minutes later she's asleep!

Have you sought help from a health professional?

Best of luck anyway.

Answer 8

Try putting him in a swing in a dark room with soft music and a very dim night light. Worked for me. Good luck! My daughter is also lactose intolerant and when she got onto allementum she was a lot better.

Answer 9

Are you breastfeeding? Milk allergy is often accompanied by egg and soy allergy, these and cow (and goat) milk protein can pass through breast milk, though I note you say intolerant rather than allergic.
But if on soy or goat formula maybe try Nutramigen or Pepti Junior, (on prescription) even if he's okay during the day at night could be more of a problem
Top tip: turn the clock so you can't see the time, its less upsetting when he wakes and you don't know its only 2am or 4am, its just in the night if you see what I mean

Answer 10

I had the same problem with my son. Car rides didn't work. Baths didn't help. Holding, rocking, radio, darkness, pepermint, warm water bottle on his tummy, letting him cry himself out and all other recomendations failed. It was only when I began to feed him some rice cereal at night that he began to sleep. The kid was hungry. The doctor had said not to add cereal, but when he responded to it so well, Doc said it was the correct move.
Good luck, I know how difficult it is.

Addition:
Could it be that he has just become used to crying and not sleeping at night? Sometimes you have to teach them new cycles as thier little systems don't always just adjust to new circumstances like an older child would.
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