Sleep help!

Destined_4_3 wrote: Hi! I've been reading, but never had a reason to post. Now I do!

I'm Michelle, 27, from Michigan. I have a 1 year old son, Bruce.

He's always been a rough sleeper, but lately, but he went from sleeping through the night for a few short weeks to getting up 4-5 times. now we've settled him down to 2 times or if we're lucky 1 time.

DH thinks its gas (we can tell when it's teething). He hasn't had gas problems since he was a newborn so i don't get it. any suggestions? I'm at my wits end here!

amynicole21 replied: Could it be teeth?

Oh, and welcome!

moped replied: Waking up from habit?

Destined_4_3 replied: i honestly don't think it is teeth. i mean, the 4-5 times per night thing was likely, but not now. We're in a "drooling break" so I think the teeth aren't it. It might be habit, but for a few weeks, his habit was to sleep through the night!

thanks!

moped replied: I do not personally think at 1 year old they should wake up.........please don't throw things at me for saying that

MoonMama replied: I don't really have any advice but just wanted you to know your not alone. My son Braedin is 13 months and still does not sleep through the night. He is up once or twice at night. However he usually goes back to sleep pretty quickly now. But it was a rough road.

Are you giving him a bottle when he wakes up?
How long is it taking him to get back to sleep?

I ask because at this age if he's getting a bottle its most likely out of habbit like said above.

Good luck and hang in there.

Welcome BTW.

Destined_4_3 replied: I don't think he should be getting up either! I just wonder if something changed, since he was sleeping very well before. we did go on a trip, so maybe that did it? But it's been over a month since the trip, so i just don't know!

we give him something to drink and bounce him. That usually how we know it's gas, since he is a bit gassy when being bounced. Some days he goes right back down, others it takes nearly an hour!

Thanks for the advice!

Calimama replied: No idea, just wanted to say welcome!

bawoodsmall replied: Can you try the cio method?

moped replied:
what time is bedtime?

bawoodsmall replied:
lol. you are such a stickler.

moped replied:
Oh I know.........

I think I already know the answer.

bawoodsmall replied: Worked for Aiden even though I still cant get him to sleep much later than 6:30.

moped replied:
Ya know - Jack either.....but he still has to stay there til we get him up

bawoodsmall replied: I dont do that all the time but will when he is old enough to actually play or whatever.

Farelle replied: My oldest didn't sleep thru the night until he was well over 18 months! But I usually find when they start waking up that it's either teeth or their coming down with something. He was tough to get back to sleep too. We found that he liked "white noise" one night when we couldn't get him back to sleep or to stop crying I turned on the hair dryer in desperation and it worked!! He seemed to sleep better when he was younger with either a fan on or the humidifier in the winter. Have you tried music? My little one falls asleep every night to the Beatles Lullabies, it's GREAT!

Destined_4_3 replied: His bedtime is 9pm. He usually sleeps till around 6:30 am or 7 am before all this happened, that is. he takes two naps during the day too.

CIO just doesn't work for us. i mean i can tell the difference between when he's just whining and tired and when he needs to be comforted. When he gets up now, it's to be comforted.

amynicole21 replied: Have you been adding more solids to his diet lately? Or switched to whole milk very recently? Maybe his tummy hurts him? I know that both of my kids would have periods of bad sleep (or, worse than usual... they aren't great sleepers still at 2 and 5) whenever a milestone was coming.

Destined_4_3 replied: I did worry about the diet but it is still the same! He's had the same diet for at least 3 months and I even wondered if eating more of our table foods was causing it but i haven't tried anything new lately!

hmmmmmm.

maybe it's the walking milestone? he's getting closer and closer to walking! someone just mentioned that one to me.

Thankyou!

moped replied:
Try at 7 bedtime.......

Boo&BugsMom replied:
I think you answered your own question, IMO. At 1, he knows you will give him a drink when he wakes up so it has become a habit now. And at his age he should be able to sooth himself to sleep, not needing any rocking/bouncing, etc. JMO. Even with full blown tears, he's playing you. Again, JMO.

ETA: IMO, if it was gas, diet, allergies, teeth, etc. this would be more than just a nighttime problem. When a child teeths, they don't just hurt at night.

Destined_4_3 replied: i will definitely give it a shot, thank you!