Baby sleeping

[Pollyanna]

Yay for sleep!!!! Way to go mama!!!

The only vax that ever really bothered my infants was the rotovirus vax and it was the one that only requires two doses, the three dose vax is much better tolerated in my experience.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Going to ask on reflux at appt on Thurs. it's only at night that she cries like that though so I'm still unsure.

I'm starting to think a more consistent bedtime is the key. Her natural cues suggest 8 PMish is the right time since she goes from happy baby to howler monkey instantly.

[alison]

You'd have the reflux symptoms 24-7 in my experience with M.

Try hitting bedtime before she gets to howler monkey... I know it's hard, beside you want to be with her during all the times when she's cheerful, but M would fall asleep a lot easier and before letting her get too overtired.

You're doing great!!

[Pollyanna]

Yep, if howler monkey starts at 8pm then bedtime should be 7pm.

[Thirteen]

Also, if you're worried about shots fallout on Thursday, just make sure you have some infant tylenol already in house, should she spike a fever/loose her cool.
We found out the hard way that DS reacts about 10-12 hours later...

You're a great mom!!!

[ladymoreta]

Also, if you're worried about shots fallout on Thursday, just make sure you have some infant tylenol already in house, should she spike a fever/loose her cool.

Yes! My pediatrician gave me the okay to give her a dose before the shots to help make them better. I'd ask if you could do that for your DD.

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Yes! My pediatrician gave me the okay to give her a dose before the shots to help make them better. I'd ask if you could do that for your DD.

That's funny because our ped specifically said not to Gotta love parenting!

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Also, if you're worried about shots fallout on Thursday, just make sure you have some infant tylenol already in house, should she spike a fever/loose her cool.
We found out the hard way that DS reacts about 10-12 hours later...

You're a great mom!!!

Yes, yes, yes!! (Although A starts 2 hours after).

[ladymoreta]

That's funny because our ped specifically said not to Gotta love parenting!

Yeah, he said some don't want you to because they can't give the shots if they have a fever, and Tylenol can mask that, so definitely check with your pediatrician on his or her recommendation!

[SoonerTexan]

Now it's my turn!

My amazing sleeper still isn't awful, but things are definitely going downhill. Not surprising since we've lived in 3 different places in the past month, went on vacation, and transitioned from the co-sleeper.

She's nursing to sleep sometime between 9:30-10:30 and going down in her crib, but is up crying around midnight. I've tried putting her back to sleep in the pack n play in our room or her crib again but she wakes up. She just.wants.to.cuddle. We've created a cuddle monster. So she ends up sleeping the rest of the night with me and half waking up from 4:30-7ish rooting and screaming. Pretty sure the last part is due to teething because it doesn't happen so badly when we give her Tylenol.

I'm not ready for cry it out (we'll start at 1 year) and I don't mind her being in bed with us, but I prefer that it not be until later in the morning--it used to be 4-5 am and that was great. We love cuddling with her in the morning and it means I can nurse while we both sleep instead of having to do it during the "getting ready rush" but I have a hard time falling asleep with her in my arms and prefer to cuddle with DH then!

Any ideas? I think were just going to have to suck it up for a few days and put her back to sleep in her crib/pack n play repeatedly until she gets used to it. She actually sleeps very well in the crib for naps, but I honestly think it is the lack of anything touching her that wakes her up.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

What about giving her a lovey that she can cuddle? I think she's old enough to be sleeping with something small in her PnP or crib.

I have no other advice, DD still wakes every 3 hours and heaven forbid I don't immediately present my nipple for her snacking convenience. I tried to cuddle and soothe her the other night and you would have thought I had stabbed her with how angry she got. I stopped posting my questions bc I think I just have a crappy sleeper...but maybe I'm just pessimistic. I'll be watching this thread closely!

[ladymoreta]

You're probably right about the moving being a big part of it. I was shocked that DD handled our move terribly, and DS didn't have any problems at all! She's gotten into DS (as a baby) levels of ridiculousness with the night wakings. We had to get serious with the sleep training (not CIO) fast.

What time does she get up in the morning? I would start with making her bedtime a little earlier, so she's getting closer to 11 hours overnight. How are her naps? If 11 hours overnight isn't a good fit (you don't want her to go straight to bed when you get home!) aim for a total of 14 hours of sleep per day including naps.

Have you been feeding her solids? DD sleeps much better if we give her solids a couple times per day and right before we start bedtime routine. I think part of her wakings were her needing extra calories.

Another problem at this age is developmental milestones - is she crawling, or about to crawl? Is she trying to pull up on the crib rail? She'll wake up doing those as her brain tries to figure them out. Unfortunately you just have to wait those out.

Let me know if you're interested in no-cry sleep training. I think I remember you mentioning those before, so I don't want to tell you stuff you already know/have tried!

[SoonerTexan]

What about giving her a lovey that she can cuddle? I think she's old enough to be sleeping with something small in her PnP or crib.

We've tried a lovey...doesn't help too much. What does help is tucking a blanket around her but after a few nights I'm just not comfortable with it until she is older. Heaven forbid something happen...I'd rather just get less sleep. I think I'm going to try a sleep sack again...so hard in Hot as Hell Texas, though.

I have no other advice, DD still wakes every 3 hours and heaven forbid I don't immediately present my nipple for her snacking convenience

Exactly. Thank goodness for the paci or I would be the paci all night!

[ladymoreta]

Ooh, good thinking T&S! We have an Aden & Anais security blanket for DD. it's very thin, so I don't worry about it as much as I would a regular blanket or a stuffed animal.

Also, big hugs T&S! I understand completely! If you're interested, I could send you the info I got from my sleep consultant. It was tailored to DS, but your DD sounds a lot like him, so some of it might help.

[SoonerTexan]

Let me know if you're interested in no-cry sleep training. I think I remember you mentioning those before, so I don't want to tell you stuff you already know/have tried!

What is the jist of this?

We do need to do bedtime earlier. Bad mommy. We have started solids--another change she's dealing with.

As far as naps, she takes one about 1.5 hours after she wakes up (weird) and 1-2 in the afternoon. Length is really random, though (ask vgirl). We've been getting 1-1.5 hours now that she takes them in a quiet dark room in her crib, but if anything wakes her up...BAM...she's instantly awake and not going back down.