Friday, February 24, 2006
Got Advice?
Coffee. I need coffee. I think Ryken got us up 5 times last night? Who knows, it's all a blur. When he was about 6 weeks old, he started sleeping through the night. We were getting a good 9-10 hours each night... until we moved. The first few nights, we expected it to happen. New house, new room, the stress of moving; we knew he wouldn't sleep as well. We've been at our house for two months now. He should be used to it right? I guess it could be all sorts of things. A growth spurt, a phase he's going through, teething, all of the above. I've tried "dream feeding" ( where you wake him up between 10-11pm, to get in one last feeding) and it didn't really make a difference. My sister-in-law suggested I feed him something with protein, like tofu, right before bed. That worked one night, but the next two were awful. When he wakes up in the middle of the night, all he wants is his soother. He just can't find it on his own! Frustrating! For him and me! Any advice on sleeping throught the night?
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It's too bad he won't take a bottle of formla at night. That's whats worked for Brody. Have you tried the soother on a leash? Or letting him cry at night? I stopped using the soother at night for the same reason. He'd cry when it fell out, and couldn't put it back in. So I kiboshed the nitetime soother.
Don't forget that "this too shall pass," and you are a good Mummy.
The same thing happened with Keeran after we moved back from NY. New home, new time zone etc. I'll just tell you what worked for us, and you can decide for yourself if it's something you want to do. It was the good old fashioned 'let him cry it out' as hard as it was nothing else was working!He just kept waking up because he knew were going to come in.So we were at the end of our ropes.But I have to say as hard as it was it really worked. After a couple of nights of crying, he was sleeping 12 hours again!
Anyways different things work for different people, but I just thought I'd share.
Hmmm, I'm not sure I have any good advice for you. Micah's been a bad sleeper his whole life! Dream-feeding didn't work for us at all, either. He stopped liking the bottle or formula, so we couldn't use that. He just would wake up wanting his soother and would usually go right back to sleep once we gave it to him. We've tried letting him cry but it was hard to be consistent with that. Plus, I just knew he wouldn't sleep without that nuk in his mouth! I love the soother, but it has come back to bite me in the butt on several occasions! Now, Micah needs TWO soothers for bed - one in his mouth and one in his hand. I think we have a problem here...
There are a few important things for the proper development of children. One, they must learn how to self soothe. It is important that they distinguish times of needing comfort from someone or something (a prop), versus times when they just must settle themselves. Secondly, you are a mother with incredible intution regarding your child. You know his cries and his limits. Now HE needs to learn them. As a general rule of thumb: everything in moderation (ie: don't let him scream his gutts out for 3 hours straight.) Trust your judgement. If you sense it's right then do it, if not, then don't. Also, educate yourself on the importance of self soothing. Honest, it's not some crazy right-winged view. I was taught it in nursing school! But remember that ultimately you will make the best descision for Ryken. Take everyone's view with a grain of salt and pick whatever you like out of the advice you get......because EVERYONE has some! Good luck.
Hi Lisa,
Wow it been a while. Your married and have a beautiful little boy.It's nice having a boy, enjoy every moment because they grow up so fast.
It is hard to make the transition from boob to bottle. Keep up the good work.
hey Leah, thanks for getting me all set up here blogging rocks!
..the name of the book with excellent tools for moms new and experienced is ..secrets of the baby whisperer by Tracy Hogg...
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