when will he sleep?

Question

My son just turned 7 months old. He just recently started waking up 5-10 times a night looking for his pacifire! Obviously he cant find it so he starts screaming until my fiance or i go in there and put it in his mouth! This goes on all night. Should i let him cry? I dont know what to do but im going CRAZY!! I know hes not hungry and his diaper is dry! I think he is just so used to us going in there! What should i do? Any suggestions would be great! Thanks so much!

Answer 1

Let him cry and use this time to start weaning him off the pacifier. I took the bottle and pacifier away from my son when he turned 1. I weaned him from the pacey for the last month before I took it away for good.

Crying is good for their lungs. It strengthens them and helps aide in their growth. Let him cry for 5 minutes the 1st time, then 7 mins the next, then 10 mins that next. Each time he cries (if it's for the pacey) just add a few mintues. Soon he will learn that he isn't getting what he wants and he will learn to put himself back to sleep. Trust me, this works! And when you do check on him, don't spent more than a few seconds in there. Don't let him see you and become dependent on you for getting himself to sleep. Nighttime is an important time for learning for a baby. In a few nights he may only cry once or twice for the pacey then just give up and sleep through the night.

Good luck!

Answer 2

My daughter was never a big pacifier baby, and still isn't for the most part, but she has recently started to do some major teething. She is 9 months and got all of her four top teeth almost all at once and has another top tooth coming in right now. I've noticed that at night she has been doing what you described. She isn't completely awake but she is talking and fussing so I go in a plug in hte binky and then she goes right back to sleep. She also recently had an ear infection as well. You should rule out the ear infection. I think sucking helps eliviate some of the discomfort from ear infections and teething.

Answer 3

He may be teething, he's the right age. There's a lot of sleep disturbances during teething. Ask your pediatrician about giving some tylenol at night, orajel works fine on the front teeth but not so much on the molars (saliva tends to wash it away back there).

He is probably a bit used to having you go in there, but really he needs you still at this age. If he's teething, he hurts and doesn't know why. The tylenol if it's ok can give you a few hour break, but you'll probably need to redose later.

They will return to their regular sleeping schedule eventually, it just takes a while. Adjusting your bedtime to "ridiculously early" is probably the nicest thing you can do for yourself right now.

Good luck, hang in there and keep taking turns so no one person gets too worn out.

Answer 4

Yeah, that pacifier thing will go on FOREVER....my daughter is 15 months old and still sometimes wakes up 3 or more times a night, crying....then we are stumbling in the dark, trying to find her pacifier under the crib.

Best thing to do? Get a BUNCH of pacifiers. When he starts crying, get one, and put it in his mouth, then find all the lost ones the next day.

Don't let him cry. Babies need pacifiers. He isn't doing it to make anyone mad. Just help him out and give him another.

Answer 5

How do you know he isn't hungry? He could be going through a growth spurt and will need to eat. Also, teething could definitely be causing him to wake so often. He's NOT crying to manipulate you--he definitely needs you and it's your job to respond. Don't let him cry; babies who are left to cry have astronomical levels of stress hormones in their blood--not a good thing at all. I know it's hard, but have compassion for the little guy and know that this too shall pass...

Answer 6

Cute baby. He looks almost exactly like my cousin when he was the same age (he's almost 28 now). How about creating some white noise for him by running a fan? What also helps my son is a light that we got for him at Ikea called "Blimp" for about $15. It looks like the planet Saturn and it projects stars & planets on the walls & ceiling. He just stares at it contently if he's awake. He is 8.5 months old.

Answer 7

Don't just get a bunch of pacifiers, _put_ a bunch of them in his bed. That way, when he starts looking for it during the night, there's a pretty good chance he'll find at least one of them on his own.

Answer 8

it wouldn't hurt to let him cry.thats why he does it so someone will come in does he have a fav blanket or stuffed animal. as long as it is a fussy cry just let him cry he'll learn to find it himself.i have 5 boys so this is nothing

Answer 9

i would suggest stop using the pacifier..soon he will use his fingers instead and learn how to calm himself...that is exactly what my daughter did...she used to suck on her fingers or twirl her hair or make little sucking noises...it was so cute but she would calm herself if she woke up in the night...