Who's awake??

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Oct 9, 2015 9:10:19 GMT -5 budders said:

Oct 9, 2015 6:56:07 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

I am completely exhausted. It's like I have a newborn again. The past 3 nights she is up every 2 hours. Last night sometimes it was every 1 hour. Is this teething? Please let this pass soon! It's 5am now and I'm determined that she had is not waking for the day even though she is jabbering away and has hiccups. It's pitch black outside. Or at this point should I just get up and make coffee?

This is what we've been dealing with for almost 4 weeks now. I have been assuming sleep regression/illness/teething as the culprits for us. Sorry you're going through this too, hopefully it passes more quickly for you than it has(n't) for us.

4 weeks of this. Oh man. You have my sympathies. I can't imagine 4 more weeks of this.

It's 745pm and she just went down for the night so crossing my fingers I at least get 4 hours straight of sleep. I'm forcing myself to go to bed at 8 to catch up.

[seannemairi]

Someone please tell me the nosefrida was a life saver. My husband just ran out to Walmart for one because my baby pea is so desperately trying to fall asleep but can't figure out mouth breathing very well and has a monster cold. I'm literally in tears because i can't fix it. The bulb and steam aren't even helping a little.

[whoopsadaisy]

Oct 9, 2015 22:04:41 GMT -5 seannemairi said:

Someone please tell me the nosefrida was a life saver. My husband just ran out to Walmart for one because my baby pea is so desperately trying to fall asleep but can't figure out mouth breathing very well and has a monster cold. I'm literally in tears because i can't fix it. The bulb and steam aren't even helping a little.

The nose Frida definitely works better than the bulb for me. Fx for you!

[seannemairi]

Oct 9, 2015 22:29:55 GMT -5 whoopsadaisy said:

Oct 9, 2015 22:04:41 GMT -5 seannemairi said:

Someone please tell me the nosefrida was a life saver. My husband just ran out to Walmart for one because my baby pea is so desperately trying to fall asleep but can't figure out mouth breathing very well and has a monster cold. I'm literally in tears because i can't fix it. The bulb and steam aren't even helping a little.

The nose Frida definitely works better than the bulb for me. Fx for you!

Thank you! No such luck tonight. Walmart is out of stock. Fx target tomorrow!

[littlemissgrump]

Oct 9, 2015 23:18:18 GMT -5 seannemairi said:

Oct 9, 2015 22:29:55 GMT -5 whoopsadaisy said:

The nose Frida definitely works better than the bulb for me. Fx for you!

Thank you! No such luck tonight. Walmart is out of stock. Fx target tomorrow!

Did you try the saline + bulb combo? The saline drops/spray is magical.

I was also reading about the Oogie Bear the other day. I think I'm going to get one of those.

Hopefully your LO starts feeling better soon.

My guy was up at 4 this morning, I fed him and put him back down but he stayed awake. And he has been awake ever since with less than an hour of sleep spread out through the day. He just keeps waking up after a few minutes and refusing to go back down. What the heck!

[erbear]

We stayed out past LO's bedtime because H has family in town and since it was hard to get her to sleep, we skipped the pnp. At this point, LO is going to college still sleeping in her rnp!

[seannemairi]

Oct 10, 2015 1:05:50 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

Oct 9, 2015 23:18:18 GMT -5 seannemairi said:

Thank you! No such luck tonight. Walmart is out of stock. Fx target tomorrow!

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, try steaming. Turn the shower up and let that bathroom fill up.It seriously is just magical. LO coos every time we do it and falls asleep. He loves it so much. Mama does too.

Yeah, we're actually sitting in the bathroom now. Last night was rough on all of us. Walmart was sold out of nosefridas, womp womp. The bulb is doing exactly nothing. Gives her enough clearance for about 10 seconds of eating and it's back to snot city. I think we're just gonna have to ride this one out like cowboys.

[Deleted]

Another rough night. Ali went down at 745 then was up at 9, 945, 1030, 1, 3, 430 and up for day at 5am because I gave up on trying to put her back to sleep. Then DS woke up at 530. Ahhhhhhhh. Ali is finally taking her first nap of day at 7am but in the ergo carrier while I make DS breakfast. Coffee please get me through this!

[carolyngrace]

Oct 10, 2015 8:53:46 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Another rough night. Ali went down at 745 then was up at 9, 945, 1030, 1, 3, 430 and up for day at 5am because I gave up on trying to put her back to sleep. Then DS woke up at 530. Ahhhhhhhh. Ali is finally taking her first nap of day at 7am but in the ergo carrier while I make DS breakfast. Coffee please get me through this!

All my sympathy! Ugh!

[stinybean]

Oct 10, 2015 8:53:46 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Another rough night. Ali went down at 745 then was up at 9, 945, 1030, 1, 3, 430 and up for day at 5am because I gave up on trying to put her back to sleep. Then DS woke up at 530. Ahhhhhhhh. Ali is finally taking her first nap of day at 7am but in the ergo carrier while I make DS breakfast. Coffee please get me through this!

Oh Poppy! I hope this gets better tonight!

[carolyngrace]

Okay I need a transitional swaddle bad... is anyone using the swaddle up (love to dream)? How is it? I like that the arms are detachable unlike the zipadeezip.

[nchauhan]

Oct 10, 2015 10:17:08 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

Okay I need a transitional swaddle bad... is anyone using the swaddle up (love to dream)? How is it? I like that the arms are detachable unlike the zipadeezip.

We use it and T loves it! He can still reach his fists if his paci falls out and can self soothe before crying. Plus they look adorable with their arms up like that hah

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I think I figured out why she is waking every 1-2 hours. I noticed she has a cut in her ear with dried blood around it. Going to the doctor for her 4 month shots this Monday so I'll ask them about it when I'm there.

[jessila]

Oct 9, 2015 19:55:12 GMT -5 stcyct said:

So my little guy is a serious pain to get down at night. We start bath time at around 6 and the whole bed time routine takes about an hour. Then it's two hours of constant soothing and bouncing and nursing and getting him to sleep and waking until he finally goes down for the night. He's nursing and sleeping now and this will probably be the last time. Any thoughts on how to speed this up? Is CIO the only option?

My only thoughts are that he just may not be ready for bed then or that bath time is too stimulating for him. I tried to put O to bed when I thought he should be ready to sleep and it backfired. I started watching his cues and it's going much better now.

I also remember someone found that everything they were doing to soothe their baby (rocking, bouncing, etc.) was over stimulating their baby. When they cut it all out it helped.

[carolyngrace]

Oct 11, 2015 8:01:38 GMT -5 jessila said:

Oct 9, 2015 19:55:12 GMT -5 stcyct said:

So my little guy is a serious pain to get down at night. We start bath time at around 6 and the whole bed time routine takes about an hour. Then it's two hours of constant soothing and bouncing and nursing and getting him to sleep and waking until he finally goes down for the night. He's nursing and sleeping now and this will probably be the last time. Any thoughts on how to speed this up? Is CIO the only option?

My only thoughts are that he just may not be ready for bed then or that bath time is too stimulating for him. I tried to put O to bed when I thought he should be ready to sleep and it backfired. I started watching his cues and it's going much better now.

I also remember someone found that everything they were doing to soothe their baby (rocking, bouncing, etc.) was over stimulating their baby. When they cut it all out it helped.

I believe in the one you're thinking of. Yes, we used to walk/bounce/sing for over an hour and half the time DB cried during this. But we wanted him to fall asleep before going down so he wouldn't cry! Well, we found out that he would fall asleep easily in less than 5 minutes if we just put him down in the crib immediately after bath and nursing. Sometimes he would cry, sometimes not. I definitely think it's worth a try but you do have to be ok with some crying to test it out! IMO this isn't CIO since it's a very short period of time. You don't know if they can do it unless you try.

[jessila]

carolyngrace I thought it was you but didn't want to seem like an internet creeper :-)

[bookninja]

OMG. Whu-? My near perfect little sleeper woke up at 12, 1, 2, 3, 4:30 and 6 last night.
So, how long does the 4 month sleep regression last? I think I was being overly optimistic and thinking it might not happen for us. Yeah. Wrong.

[carolyngrace]

Oct 11, 2015 12:04:45 GMT -5 budders said:

Oct 11, 2015 10:13:41 GMT -5 bookninja said:

OMG. Whu-? My near perfect little sleeper woke up at 12, 1, 2, 3, 4:30 and 6 last night.
So, how long does the 4 month sleep regression last? I think I was being overly optimistic and thinking it might not happen for us. Yeah. Wrong.

We're at a month now, but in fairness V is also teething and sick, though those things only account for the past week. He was such a great sleeper before, which makes this so much harder to deal with, so I know how you feel. Hopefully your LO gets through it much faster!

Going on about 3 weeks here.. but DB does something different every night. I could have 5 wake-ups, or I could have 1. I'm ready for some consistency. 

[wegrowsheep]

Got pesto done by midnight (with ten minutes to spare!). My house reeks of basil and roasted garlic.
Also, SIL gave us their sleep number bed. Unfortunately, the chamber on my side was damaged somehow when they took it apart, and leaks. Like, I'm sleeping on the couch til DH figures out a solution.

[Flick]

Ugh SO just left for work around 4:30, but before he did he made sure the baby was all awake and excited. Now she's crying because she wants to play.

[jessila]

Up at 12 and 445 to nurse which I'll take and be glad. However the poop explosion up to the armpits, soaking through pjs and swaddle up I could have done without. Yay for early morning laundry.
At least I can sleep in some because it's a federal holiday which means no traffic in the DC area. Thanks Columbus!

[txngrl31]

carolyngrace, V is 4 1/2 months and for the past month it has been inconsistent wake ups. Like your LO, she could wake up 5, 10 or no times. My body has grown accustomed to getting choppy sleep these days. She usually goes right back to bed once I put paci in her mouth. I've tried letting her cry it out, but I just can't. I want to, but the incessant crying keeps me up more. However, here I am at almost 6 am and still up from a 5:15 am wake up. Why can't I ever just fall back asleep?!

@imapenguin,My LO moves around so much! I have found her with her head, feet, and hands stuck in between bars, which then proceeds to wake her up.

[littlemissgrump]

My guy's turn for a cold. Poor dude, wish he could figure out how to breathe through his mouth.

[stinybean]

Oct 11, 2015 23:54:45 GMT -5 @imapenguin said:

What even is happening here?

Mesh bumper time! J got her arm stuck in the side of her crib within 2 days of being in it. I really think she was snuggling with the side and that's how it happened. I had hoped it was a fluke, but the next night she did the same thing. So that's why I decided to go that route.

[mrsmonogrammed]

DD was up all sorts of crazy times last night... Just needing her paci replaced but I just fed her super early (4:30am) after she woke up twice in 15minutes...then of course she was super tired and asleep on the boob before I left for work(6:30) because she was tired from her night antics >_<

[erbear]

LO woke up at 6:30 but I never heard her, so she probably would've fallen back asleep. Well, nope, h heard her and came up and woke her up. I only got her to go back to sleep by pulling her in bed and nursing her in bed for the first time. Argh.

[dogmama22]

Oct 12, 2015 10:48:46 GMT -5 @wwprestige said:

DD was up coughing all night. We just got back from the doctor and she has RSV. Noooooooooo! I just had to whine about this somewhere. Thankfully she doesn't have a wheezy sounding cough and I'm hoping the breathing treatments will keep it at bay.

Oh no! I hope she makes a quick recovery.

[nchauhan]

Oct 12, 2015 10:48:46 GMT -5 @wwprestige said:

DD was up coughing all night. We just got back from the doctor and she has RSV. Noooooooooo! I just had to whine about this somewhere. Thankfully she doesn't have a wheezy sounding cough and I'm hoping the breathing treatments will keep it at bay.

Omg no! Poor girl! Hope she gets better very quickly!!

[sabrinaml]

Oct 12, 2015 10:48:46 GMT -5 @wwprestige said:

DD was up coughing all night. We just got back from the doctor and she has RSV. Noooooooooo! I just had to whine about this somewhere. Thankfully she doesn't have a wheezy sounding cough and I'm hoping the breathing treatments will keep it at bay.

Poor baby!!!

[kemdupuis]

Oct 11, 2015 9:04:19 GMT -5 stcyct said:

Oct 11, 2015 8:42:56 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

I believe in the one you're thinking of. Yes, we used to walk/bounce/sing for over an hour and half the time DB cried during this. But we wanted him to fall asleep before going down so he wouldn't cry! Well, we found out that he would fall asleep easily in less than 5 minutes if we just put him down in the crib immediately after bath and nursing. Sometimes he would cry, sometimes not. I definitely think it's worth a try but you do have to be ok with some crying to test it out! IMO this isn't CIO since it's a very short period of time. You don't know if they can do it unless you try.

I'm pretty ready to try. I might try it out tonight in fact since I have tomorrow off and little one goes to daycare so I'd it's a rough night I can just bring him to school then come home and sleep. I'll keep you guys posted. Thanks so much for the advice!

We've also had lots of luck with baby massage. It really seems to calm him down. We originally were only doing it on bath night, but he sleeps so much better I do it every night now. B isn't a perfect sleeper by any means, but it seems to help him calm down