Alright, mommies! I need your help again! :) Jack is not sleeping through the night. We have tried to stop feeding him between 1-4. He wakes up at 1 and we put the paci in. Then, he wakes up at 4....and we put the paci in if he is okay "diaper wise."
Between 3-5, if he won't go to sleep, I feed him. At 7, we start our day feeding.
WELL, the last couple of days, he wants to wake up every 20 minutes from 3-5. In my book, it says that he will realize he is not going to get fed and stop waking up.
We have been giving him the paci for 3 weeks now. From 3-7, we aren't really sleeping. He isn't screaming, but he we think he won't go back to sleep.
I am fine feeding him at 4 still, but 3.....4....5..., he wakes up.
It says in "healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" that they could still get up for one night feeding until 9 months and that is normal. The constant wake up at 1, maybe 3 am is not. :(
Still learning!
Laura, hi! I love reading all the cute things your little guy is doing! I know the lack of sleep during mommyhood is no fun:( Now that I have a 5 year old, a 20 month old, and a 3 week old I find that I am getting about 4 hours a night...put together, lol. That said, I may not be the best person to offer advice on getting kids to stay asleep. From my nursing point of view though, I was thinking that maybe your little guy is going through a growth spurt and needs those extra feedings? That may not be it at all, but that was just the first thing that popped into my head. I wish you the best in this! God bless!
ReplyDeleteHey Laura, I can't say I have any brilliant advice for you BUT I can recommend a resource. (I know you've probably been recommended every baby book under the sun.) I have a friend who is a nurse and has a business called "Moms on Call." They do have a book, but they also have an online baby course that was VERY helpful for me. They also do consultations. I didn't do the home consultation, but my SIL did and said it was invaluable. Books are hard because every baby is so different. I always found myself saying, "But what do I do if/when she does this...?" I emailed my friend at Moms on Call a few times and it was so helpful to have an "expert" to talk to about my unique situation. Anyway, just thought I'd throw it out there. The website is www.momsoncall.com. Facebook me if you have any questions about it! :)
ReplyDelete-Courtney Templeton
You can expect a growth spurt every 6-8 weeks until they are 6 months old, and then it
ReplyDeleteshould taper off This could be his last one.
If Ben is willing, you might have him try giving Jack a bottle of water, formula, or pumped mommy-milk when he wakes up the first time. If he's not interested in the food from Ben, he's not actually hungry.
I also tried to feed my kiddos as late as possible during the day. For instance, our daily schedule at about 5-6 months was nursing at 7am w/food, nap at 9:30, 11:30am nursing w/lunch food, nap, 3:00pm nursing with snack food, 7:00pm nursing with dinner food, nurse right before bed (9-10pm). If he is still on three naps, it's time to drop the last one and push him to stay awake from his afternoon nap to bedtime.
Also, my oldest is the only one who would take a paci and I wound up taking it away when he couldn't keep it in his mouth himself. It basically acts as a fake nipple and when he tries to latch onto it and it's not there, he gets upset. You might try giving him a toy to comfort or a blanket instead of a paci. It may be keeping him up. Noah would wake up every 20 minutes when his paci would fall out. I think I took it after a week. It was making me crazy. He eventually sucked his fingers instead. Not a great alternative, but everyone was sleeping better, including him.
Hang in there! :0)