1 year old wakening in the night - help?
I tried leaving him to it last night and he cried on and off for ages until I gave in, gave him a bottle and he went right back to sleep.
What should I do?
Answers:
Do what ever works for you.
You will probably get a whole load of people telling you to let him 'cry it out'. but to be honest, I do think that this is an awful thing to do. If he is crying, he is obviously getting more and more stressed. Giving him what he needs relaxes him. I know that I sleep a lot better when I am relaxed, so why should a baby be any different?
This is why I still breastfeed my 18 month old when she wakes in the night. She is MY daughter, and I know what works for US.
YOU need to do what YOU know works for your family, and ignore all those people tut-tutting you for 'giving in' to a babies demands.
The way I see it is that they are only this small and demanding once, they are years you are never going to get back, and we should do what we can to enjoy them.
Could be teething - maybe try some tempra before bed.
When he wakes during the night try giving him hot water. He'll soon realise that it's not worth getting up for this. I was advised of this a few years ago by my g.p
Sounds like one year molars. They hurt, and he wants to be comforted. Try tylenol, and remember -- "This too shall pass." :)
i have a 2 yr old son and he still wakes during the night. i give him a bottle and change him an hes usualy fine. try putting him to bed slightly later than normal and make sure hes well fed befor bed i find that helps. a night light is a good idea. and a lulaby toy of some sort.
have you tried controlled crying? basically you go in once, calm little one, then go in 10 mins later. then 15 mins then 20 ect. it'll take a couple of nights. good luck x
Hi, children usually sleep as long as their fuel tank remains full, at one year old your baby should be able to go through the night. it would seem that something else is responsible for the disturbance and, as others have suggested, that might me teeth breaking through ginger a very uncomfortable process for a baby. Run your fingers along the ginger and see if you can feel any teeth pushing through, if so go and get any of the proprietary remedies on sale at your pharmacy. good luck.
he's definately hungry.try increasing his fed.good luck
i give my little one a 9oz bottle before bed and this seems to settle him
i had the same problem with my son and i put a ticking clock near his cot and found that or soft music on very low helps.its just a comfort thing, the clock should act as a distraction for his need for his bottle, the ticking is supposed to sound similar to a heart beat and the rhythmic sound should relax him. hope it works out
Before trying to offer him a bottle try just comforting him and helping him to settle back down .. lay him in his sleeping position, rub his back a bit, cover him up with his favorite lovey in view.
If you must give him a bottle, make it a bottle of water.
I know you're gonna hate this answer but you will just have to let him cry until he goes back to sleep, because each and every time you give him the bottle YOU are rewarding him for waking up.I know it will be hard to do but it does work my baby did the same thing and after about 2 nights she quit..good luck
Ours did this, if she isnt sick or teething etc, leave her. They soon get fed up
Could be teething. Hyland's teething tablets work terrific and calm them down even if they're not teething (it's camomile - really safe).
You'll find he'll have many, many mini-patterns of sleep disturbances throughout his first few years. You think you've got a great rhythm going and all of a sudden he's waking up at 3am every night. Some of that can be teething, but I think some of it is just par for the course.
Keep up the good habits and let him fall asleep on his own as much as possible.
I have a question was he breastfeed at once or are you pregnat or have you just started going to work caue he might be experiencing seperation anxiety .
play with him intil he get tired then put him to sleep
Has something happened in the last few weeks? Seems like he's backsliding for a reason. My one year old still wakes up but she always has- if he hasn't been doing it then there's a reason. How are his naps? Maybe you should cut them shorter and stimulate him more at the end of the day and play with him really hard and he'll sleep better. Is he hungry/thirsty? I always just put a cup of water in the crib with my daughter and she handles herself pretty well.
I had the same problem with my eldest when I was pregnant with my twins & it was killing me, I had no energy for that day then it was the same the following night etc!
You need to give your son water instead of milk when he wakes & yes he will cry because he was expecting his milk & all he got was nasty water but you have to stick with it & let him cry it out, he will eventually go back to sleep but it takes time, it's not an instant cure! It took my daughter a week but your son may need longer or not even need a week, good luck!
I recnetly had this question up, and within a day i had it cracked again and sleepful nights. I found it was his teething even tho he didnt seem in pain during the day. When it gets to bed time and he isnt busy running about he seems to get agitated and chews so i gave him ashton and parsons teething powder and then a bottle and thats the last i hear of him till the morning hope its the same problem for you and that you get it sorted
My question is what do you want to do? Who says having a drink at night is a bad habit? If I wake at night I have water beside my bed. Is he in another room, does he want to know you are close by, maybe he is teething. Do what makes you, your partner and your son happy. and do not worry about what other people think. Enjoy your son .Childhood really is short
Sounds dumb but I swear by Dr. Phil's advice on most things. If you go to his website you will find a lot of helpful parenting tips not only by him but other qualified people as well. You don't have to agree with him but just get another point of view as well. Good luck. http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/5.
Generally a child this age will wake during the night because its hungry. Try putting some baby cereal in his last bottle. You may have to cut the teat to enable the cereal to be sucked thru. This works like a charm. I started this with my son at about 8mth and continued until after he was a year old. Good luck
try giving him cool boiled water instead of milk or give him a good feed before bed this worked for me jus be patient it will work out
Just make sure that he is comfortable, not too hot or cold. I would give him a bottle just before bed. If he wakes up, a cool bottle of boiling water and a night lamp with musice to comfort him. I had the same problem with my son but he was slightly older. I found that I could not function due broken sleep. I asked advice from the midwife and other mothers and this seemed to help. The only problem is that you will need to be prepare for the crying and having the will power of not giving in. Eventually it will pay off.
Maybe he is teething, i'm sure he'll settle down again soon
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