Monday, October 31, 2011
Sleep Issues
Ok. Can somebody please tell me they experienced this and know what to do or can tell me that it will pass??! Marshall pretty much sleeps fine at night, every now and then we have to let him cry a few minutes at bedtime to fall asleep, especially since we've broken him of being dependent on the dryer for naps during the day. He'll go 4, 5, and 6 hours between feedings at night and pretty much go straight to sleep in between. The big problem is naps. One day he'll do great and stay up about an hour to an hour and a half then go down for a nap and fall asleep on his own, sleeping about an hour and a half to two hours. But every other day or so (since not using the dryer) he picks one nap (usually the lunchtime nap or the afternoon nap) to have issues with. He will go down for 30 minutes, then wake up. Instead of going back to sleep on his own like he does on the good days, he cries for several minutes (5 to 10) then falls back asleep for several minutes, then wakes up crying starting the cycle all over. We do this back and forth sleeping, waking up crying for an hour or so until then it's time for a bottle and he basically gets no nap. Typically after that our naps are shot for the day because he's so tired he does the same thing at the next nap (even if I try to put him down earlier because he's so tired). Somebody please help! I know he's miserable on those days because he's not even happy to be up and awake. Is this just his age (almost 8 weeks) or is it something we're doing or not doing? We try to stay on a pretty consistent but flexible schedule, eating every 3 to 3.5 hours and napping after being up every hour to hour and a half. So I don't know that he's getting "off" or anything. Any ideas??
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Hey girl!
Deep breath. Sleeping is very frustrating! Now, I have had one baby that was like clockwork and one who had a mind of her own! You never know what you're gonna get! Ha!
Have you tried researching on Chronicles of a Babywise Mom? She has a LOT of advice/answers.
Otherwise, you are doing the right thing - trying various things. My first guess is that it's a phase. I have learned...everything is in phases. I bet he is back on schedule w/in a few days/week at the most! Both my kids have done things like these...most recently, J wants a 5 a.m. snack. What?! But, it will last two mornings, and he's back to sleeping till 8.
HANG IN THERE. Do what you're doing, and keep letting him cry, try to settle him, leave him, etc. See if you can outlast him!!!
You are doing great...he'll get his sleep. And, sadly, he may be a baby that just doesn't need as much as others. I remember calling the doctor at 6 weeks and telling them that K had slept 11 hrs in 24...UNHEARD of for a baby of that age. Only 11 hrs!!!!? But, it passed, and she is a great sleeper now :-)
Maybe he's not really sleepy sometimes. Put him n the swing & see what he does.
I would be fine with his lack of naps/sleep if he were his normal pleasant self, but he's irritable and fussy when he doesn't sleep the typical 14 or so hours. I really hope you're right and that it's a phase and that he's just mad that we quit using the dryer!
That is a tough one! I always just pick Gray up and rock him...some say NEVER to do that, but usually it works like a charm for us...eeks! I probably shouldn't be giving parenting advice. Miss you dear one!
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