It's very hard

[Susana]

I can't take it anymore. I swear! :cry:

Omar seems to wake up A LOT A LOT A LOT at night. And this is killing me :cry3:

I tried everything. I changed his pillows, his pijama's material, I thought maybe both were uncomfortable :cry3: I dont plan to bath him at night, because I have dont it and it just felt that he wouldnt sleep as he would mostly think was feeling refreshed?? And that's not good.

He fusses a LOTTT I swear girls, I have tears in my eyes, I want to cry a lot. I slept yesterday bent on his crib. My sister is sleeping on our room, and she always wakes me up once she sees me in a weird position. I feel very tired so I think I am unconscious when I wake up to put his paci on because it would fall down.

He also moves so so much at night, like from being in a vertical position, he goes to being horizontal. WHY!! :(

Once he goes to bed, he turns and sleeps on his tummy. After like an hour, he cries, so I go and turn him thinking maybe his neck was hurting him. He goes to sleep again, but then the drama starts.

Please girls, I am going insane that I am even thinking of CIO! though I dont know if this is the right thing for what he is going thru? Could he be in pain of something? teething? does teething do that? :cry3: I told my sister that maybe we could try CIO tonight but I dont know if I could take it hearing him cry because I am the kind of girl that when I hear my son make a tiny noise, I would jump over and help him feel safe and okay.

Help please? Should I see his doc? Or this is normal? In an average, he wakes up 10 times a night.

[AshleyMommyto2]

Oh Susana! :hug:! Well he is 6months old so he could be teething.. Oh about gas? Is he waking up b/c he is hungry, or is it a more of a pain cry?

[Cindy]

Conner still woke up a lot at that age. He still gets up through the night.

What's his cry's like? Hungry? Pain? He could be teething and that makes them uncomfortable and hard to sleep. It's also normal for him to switch positions a lot. Conner goes to bed at one end of the best and ends up at the other.

:bluehug:

[Ashley]

Every mother has to try what she can for both the baby's sake and for her own sanity. Each kid is different and will respond to different methods their own way. Have you tried the EASY Method? I know Heather has outlined that in a past post for us, and it has been successful for quite a few mommies. Babies tend to do better on a set routine, maybe you could consider trying the Easy method- and a little CIO if that's what you need to do.

Is he cranky all the time or just with bedtime? Could there be something else going on, like teething, or something in his diet he's not tolerating well? His formula or some of his solids? Or has this been ongoing?

I hope you find something that helps! We're here for you :support:

[Jojo]

I have no advice. Matt is a horrid sleeper (he's getting better I think!). I am thinking it could be his teeth or maybe he's hungry? Do you feed him a big bottle at night? That might help. :hug:

[Farah]

Charlie was a horrible sleeper until he was 8 months old. What type of cry is it? Is it fussy? If you hold him does he stop? It could very well be teething, or it could be gas, or it could be he's just being fussy about sleeping! If only they could speak!!

Don't worry about the moving. There have been times where Charlie has flipped around, over, and inside out! I don't know how he moves so much!!!

I would start trying a bedtime routine every night. The same exact thing. See if that helps
:support:

[Elaine]

:bluehug:

Some kids thrive on structure. We went to hell and back with Ben until we tried the EASY routine and it worked like a charm (on the first day we tried it). It doesn't work for every baby but it's worth a shot! It may take a few days for it to work (it may take a few days for anything you try to work) so don't get discouraged.

Good luck! I hope you can find something that works! :support:

[MomHenry918]

I can't chime in much with this, because Annie slept like a dream starting at three months.

I echo the other moms, Susana...listen to his cries and see if you can figure out what it is that he needs.

Something else you may want to try is baby massage...you can get Johnson & Johnson Night-time Massage Gel (it totally absorbs, not greasy at ALL), dim the lights, cover Omar with a towel, put on some soothing music, and go to town. Here is a great video that I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIHNzOQynmQ see if that helps!! Massage is a GREAT way to calm the both of you, and it's an amazing bonding experience. :)

[Elaine]

I forgot to say don't worry about him moving around the bed. Ben is an insane sleeper and always has been. He goes from one end of the bed to the other and back again several times a night. I'm terrified to put him in a big boy bed, even with a guard rail, because he flips around so much.

[Heather]

Ditto to all of the others, and I have one more question. Has he just started waking in the night that many times, or has he always done it? I do swear by EASY, and you can find sample EASY routines at www.babywhisperer.com (http://www.babywhisperer.com) in their forums. I also swear by the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". I really hope you figure something out soon b/c I know how insane you want to go w/ no sleep! Good luck hon.

[MomHenry918]

I forgot to say don't worry about him moving around the bed. Ben is an insane sleeper and always has been. He goes from one end of the bed to the other and back again several times a night. I'm terrified to put him in a big boy bed, even with a guard rail, because he flips around so much.

I STILL wake up to find Annie at the foot of her bed with her feet facing the pillow, and with her totally horizontal in the bed!

[Susana]

Oh Susana! :hug:! Well he is 6months old so he could be teething.. Oh about gas? Is he waking up b/c he is hungry, or is it a more of a pain cry?

I tried to analyze why he would wake up, but still dont know. Since then he has done it less, but still wakes up a lot. It's not technically waking up, its more like whining and then after feeling the paci, he would suck it in hard, and fall asleep again. I tried giving him solids as dinner as well and then a night bottle to see if it helps, so let's see!


What's his cry's like? Hungry? Pain? He could be teething and that makes them uncomfortable and hard to sleep. It's also normal for him to switch positions a lot.

His cry is like a light scream. Sometimes I get freaked out, but it starts loud and then non existent. I have thought of teething as he would start biting his fingers like crazy while whining. Does teething do this? I never read that kids could go thru this at night this long??!

Have you tried the EASY Method?
I have. I have tried bathing him, but as I said, it would look like as if he felt refreshed and wouldnt sleep. I will be honest, I always think of CIO but I never gave it a shot. I think it's a good thing as it helps baby to settle, but when the heart kicks in its feelings, it makes mothers back off from trying it.

I am thinking it could be his teeth or maybe he's hungry? Do you feed him a big bottle at night? That might help. :hug:

I do! And still, dont know why he whines!

Charlie was a horrible sleeper until he was 8 months old. What type of cry is it? Is it fussy? If you hold him does he stop? It could very well be teething, or it could be gas, or it could be he's just being fussy about sleeping! If only they could speak!!

I would start trying a bedtime routine every night. The same exact thing. See if that helps
:support:

The crying type is a light fussy type, more like whining. I dont hold him, I just come in and give him his pacifier. He stops eventually, but then I start counting the minutes of when the paci would fall down bec then he would whine again.

Ditto to all of the others, and I have one more question. Has he just started waking in the night that many times, or has he always done it? I do swear by EASY, and you can find sample

He has always waken up at night. Not open eyed, but would feel whiny. I will have to check on the EASY site, thx!

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Just wanted to add that I have taken off his pillow. In some sites it states that babies at this age dont need a pillow, even though the pillow he has is tiny and flat. I just took it away, and it seems to help a bit. I dont know, maybe I am going insane :lol:

[Heather]

Okay, well from what you have just wrote, I'm thinking it may just be the paci issue. I've read that when babies take a paci, they'll often lose it in the middle of the night and whine for it. When they're too young to put it back in themselves, then that's when they cry for Mama! Now I have no experience with this b/c Cohen would never take a paci, but I know several of the babies on here did, and I'm sure they're Mommies have some great advice. As for CIO, it's definitely NOT fun, and it's extremely hard to do. However, some of us have had success with it. It's really just a parenting decision that is completely up to you. Don't do it if you're not comfortable with it, but if you plan on doing it, the sooner the better. The older the child gets, the harder it is for CIO to work quickly.