We're night waking now. Ace, who was sleeping till between 7 and 8, is now waking up at 5. That boy is TRIPPIN'.
Yesterday, I thought he just got hungry a little early, so I fed him. It threw his schedule off for the whole day - he didn't eat lunch till 3. (And yes, I have my 6-month-old on a pretty good schedule.)
Today, I was all, I don't think so. Drew and I bounced him and walked around the room for a while, and he went back to sleep. He needed some pacifier maintenance - he can't quite find it on his own yet - but he's basically been back to sleep since around 6:15.
I think he might be teething. He's chewing on his hands a lot, drooling, he likes it when I rub his gums even though I can't find anything, and yesterday, he had a runny nose. I know his corrected age is only around 3-4 months, but some babies get teeth early. Maybe he's one of them.
Of course I haven't gone back to sleep because I'm just waiting for him to wake back up. So, here it is, 7:15, and I'm still awake. Reckon I'll go take a shower, and hope he's not hollering by the time I get out.
I read about the Ferber method of baby sleep-training - basically a controlled method of "crying it out." I think that Ferber person was a doofus. I saw a video on the method and a guy says "The baby needs to learn that crying at night doesn't bring mommy into the room." Freakin' a, dude, of course it does. The couple on the video let their kid cry for an hour and a half with no intervention. I can't imagine how that helps. Yeah, after a few days of letting your kid scream his fool head off, he just doesn't trust you anymore and realizes that you don't care if he cries, so he soothes himself back to sleep. Gee, that sounds great. I don't know, I guess the method works for some, but I could never let my kid cry for that long without intervention. If he were older and just being stubborn, yeah. When he's 6 months old and wants mommy to hug him, dangit, he's getting a hug. Sheesh.
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When we helped Big Girl learn to fall asleep alone (at ten months, mind you!), when she'd cry, we'd wait a little bit to see if she could calm down, then go in an soothe her. But we didn't actually pick her up out of bed. LOTS of contact, stroking of the head, leaning REALLY close to her, small kisses, and telling her that it was okay.
We also waited in the beginning of that until she was nearly asleep, so she was ready to drop, but not quite there. It was tough because she really, really, REALLY liked to be held until she fell asleep. As a matter of fact, we had to go through it again when she wa five or six. LOL! She wanted us to snuggle with her until she dropped off. Daddy was the only one who fell for it at that age, and eventually would snuggle a little while and then say good night.
But, no way was I going to ignore my child's crying for any more than a couple of minutes. I absolutely couldn't do it. Too painful to ME, let alone HER!
Who the heck is this Ferber guy? I have never heard of him. When I was trying and I emphasize the word trying to get my children to sleep the night, I would let her cry up to ten minutes and if she did not go to sleep I would go in and talk to her softly and rub her back. Sometimes she would fall asleep and sometimes not. If it did not work I would pick her up and hold her. Not because I spoil them (which I do!), but because I don't ever want my children to feel insecure or feel that their mommy does not love them. It is ok to love your child!!
I am one of those moms that can not stand to hear my kid cry... like most moms I assume. So, who in the world can let ther kid scream till they fall asleep? COuldnt deal with that!~
My short man is 9 months old and he just go this first 2 teeth about a month ago.. the first one was a pain, he wouldnt sleep for days before, didnt want to eat right, was fussy adn irritaed all the time... it was a nightmare! Then that little booger popped through his gums adn life was great again... the secoond one came in days later (they usually come in 2's) and we had no idea... I htink it was the pickle he likes to eat... LOL
come check out that post!http://thekwaitfamily.blogspot.com/2006/11/travs-tooth-2.html
hope things get better for you guys!
Yes, Ferber is a dufus, as you put it. :) Unfortunatley we learned that the hard way, ignoring ouor parental instincts.
If you really want a book for reference, I remember Elizabeth Pantley's The No-Cry Sleep Solution. But if he's just waking up once or twice a night, I'd say that's great! Heck, as adults we still get up like that, right?
And teething...good assumption. My son cut his first two teeth at 4 months. By 8 months old he had 8 teeth. Regardless of what doctors say, it DOES mess up thier sleep! Drs argue that, but every parent I know says it's true.
I've been going through similar things with my baby. If the runny nose does not improve in the next few days you may want to have his ears checked out. About a month ago two of mine had them. The baby had a runny nose, was coughing once in awhile, and was a little fussier than usual. My oldest was about 2 1/2 months early. He was teething early as well. Unfortunately it took about 6 months for his teeth break through.
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