tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post3832573863497770641..comments2023-08-22T01:59:18.988-06:00Comments on My Baby Sleep Guide | Your sleep problems, solved!: Night Wakings - Causes and SolutionsRachel Rowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-55377936695215643762012-11-26T12:50:53.075-07:002012-11-26T12:50:53.075-07:00Hi Rachel,
I have an 8 month old daughter who wake...Hi Rachel,<br />I have an 8 month old daughter who wakes too early. She wakes between 5 and 5:30am every morning and wants to stay up for the morning. She sleeps well during the day (a 2 hour nap from 9-11am and a 2 hour nap from 1-3pm, sometimes a 20min nap at 5pm). She goes to bed at night at 7pm. Up until 6months she was sleeping from 7am-7pm with one quick night feed a 3am. But at 6 months her pediatrician said she should be sleeping through the night without any night feeds. We got rid of the 3am feeding by soothing her back to sleep without picking her up. We rubbed her back, shhhing, and the use of the pacifier (we have 4 of them in the crib so she can find them when she needs them). But every since we got rid of the 3am feeding she no longer sleeps through the night. <br /><br />I not sure how to fix this,do we let her CIO at 5am? I haven't been consistent with this method in the past since she will cry for 1.5hours where I can't take anymore and I go in and get her up. Any thoughts on what I can do would be extremely helpful. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312859517665678335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-29839780839932549932012-11-11T17:20:54.171-07:002012-11-11T17:20:54.171-07:00Hi Rachel,
I had posted earlier as well on your bl...Hi Rachel,<br />I had posted earlier as well on your blog, about my baby's sleep patterns. I was successful in making her sleep for a long stretch at night by making changes to her sleeptime.. But now she is 9 months old and has started waking up a few times in the night again. Sometimes, she wakes up and is awake for 2+ hours after which she drifts off to sleep if I rock her to sleep or make her sleep next to me... Last night she was waking up 4-5 times. Just cry and wants mommy to put her to sleep again... this is stressful after a few days of blissful sleep :-) She started crawling, sitting at 7 months... <br />Please let me know if you have any thoughts/commentsRoopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13736923592515584635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-63369174634444756212012-10-30T09:30:46.384-06:002012-10-30T09:30:46.384-06:00(cont'd- so sorry!)
The last two nights, I hav...(cont'd- so sorry!)<br />The last two nights, I have given that 10-ish nursing session, and then gone to sleep in the guest room. DH does his best to fend her off when she wakes up, with the hope that we can stretch her to 6 hours between nurses. We feel like it would make more sense to her that he soothes her without milk, than I would only show up when it's time to nurse. Last night, I nursed her at 10:50, then my DH got her back to sleep with just a little patting and the paci at 11:30 and 1:30 But after 3-4 hours she becomes very insistent (the first night, the interval was 10-:1:30 and last night it was 10:50-2:50). All that to say, she CAN get to sleep without nursing (doesn't actually fall asleep from nursing), which makes me wonder if she is, in fact, hungry.<br />I am eager to get more sleep. I have had a very difficult post-partum period (my father passed away unexpectedly), and the sleep deprivation has a major impact on my mood. I am not eager to do it at the expense of DD’s well-being, though. I believe completely that she can make it more than 4 hours without nursing, assuming she does not have a big wake up. However, once she is awake, I would guess that she notices her hunger that can make it very uncomfortable to fall back asleep. I also know that some babies may just "need" three sessions a night, and perhaps my daughter is one of them. <br />I feel like I need to get her on some kind of nursing schedule at night. I hesitate to reinstate the 10 PM nursing session because I want her to stretch that interval, but she can't make it to midnight, and I can't ask my husband to fend her off at 10:30 when she probably feels legitimately hungry. Also, if he can't get her to sleep, then haven't we basically reinforced that if she resists for longer, she will get milk (she is not reading the clock, after all)? Also, how do we do a schedule when he bed time can be somewhat variable (due to nap times)? Do we nurse her 5 hrs from falling asleep, or at 10:30 on the dot? Does that make sense? Also, as long as she is sleeping near us, I do not mind replacing the paci (I know it is kicking the can down the road, but we’ve got a lot of cans on our hands these days) if it helps her fall back asleep. Is it the WORST thing in the world?!<br />I am sorry that this is so long! I hope you’ll be able to help us. My husband has generously offered to keep trying this for five more nights.<br />Again, innumerable thanks for all you do for us mamas.<br />chayah.lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949753509281968458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-89423770935214154492012-10-30T09:29:56.130-06:002012-10-30T09:29:56.130-06:00Hi, Rachel,
My DD just turned 6 mo. Originally, we...Hi, Rachel,<br />My DD just turned 6 mo. Originally, we wanted bed share w/ her. It's what we felt was right for us, and was by far the most convenient because her nursery is on a different floor of the house and is also difficult to heat. So, for the moment, she sleeps in a co-sleeper next to our bed. The major reason that's important is that we can't (and don't want to) depend on a CIO method at night. I have recently started to intervene less getting her down for nap time: this morning I put her down and when she started to cry, I patted her, shushed her and held her hand, but did not pick up or put her into a preferred sleeping position [she just mastered rolling off her tummy so she rolls out of it anyway).As you'll see below though, I am asking my husband to help at night, and I don't feel I can ask him to leave her to cry (we wouldn't anyway), or standby for potentially a very long time while she puts herself to sleep as I do for naps. <br />Other info, she has been EBF, though I just started to introduce solids via the baby-led weaning method. I do not nurse on a schedule during the day, but usually she nurses when she wakes up, and a little right before she goes to sleep. I have always nursed frequently, both because I want to maintain milk supply, and because I'm concerned that when she fusses its from hunger (I had some milk supply problems). This actually leads to my first question as to whether to try to put her on an EWS schedule during the day, or whether to try to "tank her up". She never nurses to sleep during the day or night: she nurses, and then I give her the paci and cuddle her. Sometimes she begins to doze off instantly and I put her down right away to fall asleep, and sometimes I soothe her for a minute before putting her down. Really it is the paci, not the nursing that is the sleep prop, I think. <br />Sleep times: FYI these are estimates because I follow her cues, usually putting her down 2:15 - 2:45 minutes after her previous sleep.<br />Wakes up: 6-6:30<br />First nap ~8:45-10:15 Usually with some shush pat in the middle. I also replace her paci if she has spat it out, but I am going to stop doing that for naps because she often transitions without it when I'm not even there.<br />Second nap 1-3 (this nap is often longer than the AM nap, but is anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hr)<br />Bed: now that she is down to two naps, bed is often as early as 5:30 or 5:45. Sometimes it is as late as 6:30 if naps run later (or yesterday, second nap was over by 2 and she took a short third nap in the car while I ran errands).<br />There is sometimes one or two wake ups in the evening, but my husband is almost always able to get her back down after these. If he can't it is usually a sign that perhaps she is going through a growth spurt, is uncomfortable for some reason, etc.<br />She used to sleep from about 6:30 - 12, but then wake frequently through the rest of the night. At some point, I began dream feeding her around 10 when I would go to bed and she would sleep until 4, at which time I would bring her to bed.<br />NOW, however she frequently wakes around 10 to nurse, and cannot be put to sleep without it. It is sometimes as early as 9:15, though last night it was at 10:50. She then wakes every two to three hrs until I bring her to bed around 4 and then she just badgers me to nurse constantly until we wake up around 6:30.<br />chayah.lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949753509281968458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-17639372737471608492012-10-17T20:13:03.963-06:002012-10-17T20:13:03.963-06:00Randa,
Some kids do cry in their sleep a little bi...Randa,<br />Some kids do cry in their sleep a little bit and this is normal. He sounds more like he woke up not feeling very good (overtired, hungry etc) and cried out for you and was so groggy and sleepy he kept his eyes closed.<br /><br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-19050162540587109512012-10-17T17:38:12.640-06:002012-10-17T17:38:12.640-06:00Hi Rachel,
I really need to ask about my son as h...Hi Rachel,<br /><br />I really need to ask about my son as he got up (while his eyes are closed) crying hysterically in tears. I think he was still sleeping. He didnt sleep back except after he ate also while his eyes are closed. He just turned 9 months old but i got really worried. Could you help me with that please?<br /><br />Thank you,<br />RandaRandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233872086952531463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-79962359608839659602012-10-15T13:32:14.545-06:002012-10-15T13:32:14.545-06:00Sharon,
You might want to consider weaning from on...Sharon,<br />You might want to consider weaning from one feed at a time then seeing if she stops waking (it may take several days after she is weaned). IF she keeps waking, then wean your attention during that time. To stop a feed, if giving less (fully concentrated) or diluting doesn't work, I'd either try to move the feed later every few nights or drop it completely. Wait a few days at least before dropping the next feed to give her body time to adjust and get used to eating during the day instead at night. Yes, she may be upset if she doesn't get a feed, but she is also learning that if she screams enough she will get the feed so she keeps waking for it and expecting it. If you persevere and dont' offer the food, she will eventually get used to not having it and be ok with that. Go ahead and give plenty of snuggles as she is getting used to dropping the feed if you'd like. But try to keep things dark and quiet still.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-18151777754242398662012-10-15T13:28:17.739-06:002012-10-15T13:28:17.739-06:00They seem ok with daytime sleep, but I can't s...They seem ok with daytime sleep, but I can't say 100% they are fine because every child varies. Remember to consider them two different people--what works with Maddex may not work with Jax. You could always try reducing nap time a little with Jax---but, it sounds more like a sleep prop issue to me. It sounds like he is waking and not going back to sleep on his own because he is waking for your company and help. Extra pacifiers in the crib is a good idea, but if he is used to waking and not even trying to find them but instead calling for you to find one for him they aren't much help. So I would work on reducing the attention he gets at night during his wakings in one way or another. Do what you did in the past or look over the sleep training posts.<br /><br />Best of luck. I'd be super duper tired if I were you too!<br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-32611356491495682012-10-15T08:15:42.346-06:002012-10-15T08:15:42.346-06:00Hi Rachel-
I have twin boys who are about to turn ...Hi Rachel-<br />I have twin boys who are about to turn 14 months old. I am having trouble getting my son Jax to stop waking multiple times at night. He has never slept longer then a 4 hour stretch.<br /><br />They go down in their cribs at 6:40pm and put themselves to sleep by 7. the first waking is generally 3-4 hours in and the next could be 2-3hours later. He does use a paci and I have put 4 in his crib.<br /><br />My son Maddex generally sleeps well.<br /><br />Their nap schedule is 9am-11 and then 1-2 or 3pm.<br /><br />Are they getting too much sleep during the day? I am so tired. Help!twinaciousmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561140642524417645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-83912170936132109062012-09-25T02:45:01.063-06:002012-09-25T02:45:01.063-06:00Hi Rachel, I've posted questions here a few ti...Hi Rachel, I've posted questions here a few times before, and tried so many things, but I'm really reaching the end of my tether now! My little girl is now 14 months old and has slept through the night twice. She goes to bed fine, naps well during the day, but is still waking and wanting to be fed at night. Currently she's waking twice (we had got it down to once, but regressed) and literally screams herself hoarse until she's fed. We've tried watering feds down little by little, but she just either won't settle again after, or she wakes again an hour later wanting to be fed again - so we all end up being awake for 2 / 3 hrs every night. We've reached the point where we're considering the hard approach of cold turkey as so many people have told us that it'll be 4/5 days of pain and then problem solved, but if there is another option you'd suggest, I'd rather go there first! I feel like we've tried everything else under the sun and there's just no progress! Help! Sharon.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695477096699772272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-80606340248972046102012-09-16T20:16:25.494-06:002012-09-16T20:16:25.494-06:00Okay, thanks. That is helpful to know. :)Okay, thanks. That is helpful to know. :)dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531938951476160094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-65326639807420764132012-09-14T18:09:50.596-06:002012-09-14T18:09:50.596-06:00Hard question diana because it varies so much. I&#...Hard question diana because it varies so much. I'd say on a routine like this, thye often start around 4-8 months. There are of course the outliers though. Some much later, some very soon. And I'm talking about 12 hours without a dreamfeed.<br /><br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-53371894296344125482012-09-14T17:37:24.813-06:002012-09-14T17:37:24.813-06:00What age would you say is pretty typical for babie...What age would you say is pretty typical for babies to not need a middle of the night feeding? I know some BW babies just start to sleep through on their own. Just curious, thanks.dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531938951476160094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-86808611066737563152012-09-12T12:43:35.236-06:002012-09-12T12:43:35.236-06:00Hi Rachel! My son is four months old by next week...Hi Rachel! My son is four months old by next week. I started sleep train him three week ago and now he would cry for 1-10 mins then soothe himself to sleep. At the beginning he woke up 3-4 times at night. Slowly it cut down to once to twice. But in the past 4 night he woke up many times! :( here is his routine...<br />We put him down in his crib after his 9pm feeding. I would feed him.. Burp him... Change diaper.. Put him down in his crib to watch his mobile.. In the mean time I put him into his sleepers. Then I would read him his bedtime story (sometimes he gets very cranky).. Them I turn off the light rock and sing to him for 2-5 mins till he looks tired (sometimes he cries so I had to soothe him to stop). Once he is drowsy I put him down and he might cry for a bit and sleeps very well till 12am we would wake him up to feed. He usually falls asleep during feeding. He sleeps well till 3ish/4ish then he begins to wake up. When he starts crying I would offer him his soother. He might sleeps for 15-20mins and if I lucky he would sleeps for 30-50mins in between each wake up. Toward 5/6am he would wake up every 5-10mins. Then we would feed him around 6:20am. He is always half sleeping during this feed. And then wild awake after. We put him to bed again with a soother since we think he doesn't get enough sleep. Usually after 5 mins he falls asleep again. Hr usually gets up once or twice and with smoother he sleeps again. Then I would wake him up at 9:45 to feed again. His day starts there and we feed him every almost 3 hrs. He takes naps in between each feeding for at least 30-45 mins and sometimes 1.5 hours. <br /><br />I wonder is there anything wrong with the schedule that makes me waking up so much at night. I hope you have any suggestions for me. I really hope we get some sleep more than 3 hrs at night at a time! Thanks a lot!<br /><br />Elisa<br />mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13736369243372424673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-66562847651546729022012-09-07T15:47:38.160-06:002012-09-07T15:47:38.160-06:00Claire Hartley,
It sounds like she needs to learn ...Claire Hartley,<br />It sounds like she needs to learn to go to sleep and stay asleep on her own. So I'd look over the sleep training section in the index, including the book reviews. See which method sounds right to you and implement it consistently. Look over the sleep environment posts too.<br /><br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-85794375020608724632012-09-03T17:08:01.634-06:002012-09-03T17:08:01.634-06:00Hi Rachel, my soon to be 11 month old used to slee...Hi Rachel, my soon to be 11 month old used to sleep right through the night up to about 5 months.. He then started to sleep with us as we had to visit family and there was no cot. So after we got home, things just weren't the same and he slept with us until about 10 months. I've only recently started putting him back in his cot. Even when he was in our bed though, he would wake up 3-4x a night crying (as if maybe scared or in pain) this only lasts 1 or 2 mins max and he's back to sleep. Not sure if maybe he just needs me next to him or what not. So I just pat him a few times to let him know I'm there. I'd just like him to sleep right through instead of waking me for 2 mins 4x a night! Lol. Suggestions please? Cheers. PaigeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18151930068307009729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-3633990067895720312012-08-31T09:43:13.646-06:002012-08-31T09:43:13.646-06:00hi thanks for all the info just I'm having a n...hi thanks for all the info just I'm having a night time problem with my ten month old, she won't go to sleep in her own cot I have to cuddle her in my bed then transfer her, when she wakes at the same time (3:30) every night she won't go back off unless I take her in with me, the screaming is unbearable to try and let her get herself off to sleep as he used to do no problem in the past. I have changed her cot for a travel cot as she was turning sideways on and it was too small. any suggestions?? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204059843299111809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-65279764872930097512012-08-31T09:42:13.909-06:002012-08-31T09:42:13.909-06:00hi thanks for all the info just I'm having a n...hi thanks for all the info just I'm having a night time problem with my ten month old, she won't go to sleep in her own cot I have to cuddle her in my bed then transfer her, when she wakes at the same time (3:30) every night she won't go back off unless I take her in with me, the screaming is unbearable to try and let her get herself off to sleep as he used to do no problem in the past. I have changed her cot for a travel cot as she was turning sideways on and it was too small. any suggestions?? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204059843299111809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-81690143166727968952012-08-07T20:43:32.397-06:002012-08-07T20:43:32.397-06:00EStrattman,
Most of the time the night wakings are...EStrattman,<br />Most of the time the night wakings aren't due to too much daily sleep. Most kids will his sleep will do ok night wise. So don't totally check that off the list, but put it near the bottom. Likely not keeping to the 'back to sleep' plan caused issues. You have to try real hard to keep with it when things get off (after making sure things are ok, of course)<br />http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2012/04/always-check-on-unexpected.html<br />At five and a half months, he should really be able make it through the night with one feed ok, (not that you have to drop one of them now if you don't want to) so you don't have to worry about something like that being the issue. During ST and rough times with babies the sleep can get a bit off and they can be a bit sleep deprived but there is only so much you can do about it--an early bedtime being one good solution. Just try to be consistent to help the rough time pass as soon as possible. Best of luck,<br /><br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-72914952970546494902012-08-02T07:37:16.837-06:002012-08-02T07:37:16.837-06:00Hi Rachel,
I was curious if you could solve my sle...Hi Rachel,<br />I was curious if you could solve my sleep problems. LO is 5.2 months old. We have been sleep training for 2 weeks now using Modified CIO with checks and PU/PD's. I do 10, 15, 20 minute checks and extinction following the last check. Some nights he takes an hour, but it's roughly about 40 minutes for the last few days. For a while he was doing well with Night Feedings, waking up after 6 hours for the first (my cut off) and 4 for the second. However those times have been creeping up earlier and earlier. I have been going to him after 10-15 minutes to feed because it's usually only about 10-15 minutes earlier then the cut off. However last night he got up 1.5 hours before the cut off. Here is a look at his schedule:<br /><br />5:45 Wake Up<br />7:30-9:30 Nap 1<br />11:30-1:15 Nap 2<br />3:30-4:20 Nap 3<br />7:00 PD for bed, 7:20 asleep<br />10:40 Up, did checks till 11:30 and fed<br />Asleep midnight<br />up 1:20, did checks till 2:45, fed<br />3:30 Asleep<br />5:30 fed, 6am up for the day.<br /><br />Do you think the night wakings are caused by too much sleep during the day? Or is it because of my accidental parenting? I returned to my back to sleep plan last night, but it's hard to let him cry, especially since I know he's not getting enough sleep at night because of the Night Wakings.EStrattmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308513078328554600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-65814164742975263592012-07-25T23:35:59.557-06:002012-07-25T23:35:59.557-06:00Oh Kelly, sorry to not give you any links. I can&#...Oh Kelly, sorry to not give you any links. I can't get the copy and paste to work with my device. Look under sleep-general information in the index for posts on the subjects I mentioned.Rachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-79260530169288777722012-07-25T23:34:21.097-06:002012-07-25T23:34:21.097-06:00Kelly,
Sleep stages /cycles change around this tim...Kelly,<br />Sleep stages /cycles change around this time. Many babies also get more sensitive to their environments at this time. That's my best guess on the changes right now if it isn't pain or illness. <br /><br />You have a point, right now might be a good weaning time. Weigh your options and then be consistent with the decision.<br /><br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-82173769939324822622012-07-25T22:32:16.928-06:002012-07-25T22:32:16.928-06:00Lindsey,
I wouldn't be surprised if the sleep ...Lindsey,<br />I wouldn't be surprised if the sleep at night continues to improve. I sure hope it does! If naps vary each day, I often try to adjust bedtime to makeup for the variations.<br /><br />Good luck<br />RachelRachel Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160855322599826360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-71316835598026605182012-07-21T17:50:31.353-06:002012-07-21T17:50:31.353-06:00Hi Rachel:
I was wondering if you could give us s...Hi Rachel:<br /><br />I was wondering if you could give us some advice. I have an 11 week old son that had a very bad case of colic starting at 3 weeks old. He would scream for hours and was extremely difficult to get to sleep (my husband and I would have to rock, bounce, etc for hours), but once he would finally fall asleep, he would sleep in the Rock n' Play for about 5-6 hours (starting at 3 weeks or so). Which was awesome, but he was still not getting a great amount of sleep, so our DR. suggested we try and use the swing to help us get him to sleep since he seemed to be more stimulated by all of our efforts to sleep, rather than them helping him! It worked wonderfully, we used it (consistently swinging) for about a month, for all of his naps (which were anywhere from 1.5-3 hours long) and night sleep (down at about 7pm, one feed at 2am, one feed at 5am, up at 8am for the day).<br /><br />This was all until two weeks ago, right after his two month shots (not sure if there is a correlation or not). I think it was the night sleep that got wonky first, but he started waking up multiple times at night. Sometimes I would feed him, sometimes settle without feeding. Then his naps dropped to 45 min. This is all in the swing moving. I tried making the room darker and making the room cooler/warmer. Still this persisted.<br /><br />Last night he started SCREAMING when I went to put him down, and I couldn't get him to settle enough to eat for about 45 minutes. Once I got him down, I was only able to put him in the swing non-moving. He slept like that, waking at 9:30pm for his binky, until 12:45am, had a feed, then woke up at 2:30am (settled without a feed), at 4:30am (fed him), and 7:30am (rocked him until 8am). His naps have been the same 45 minutes today, and I think we are getting to the point where he is seriously overtired. "Old colicky baby" is back, and he is generally extremely fussy when he is awake.<br /><br />I feel like something must have happened to make everything go haywire, but I can't figure out what. I also feel like maybe I should use this opportunity to wean off the swing, since his sleeping is a mess right now anyways (I might lose my nerve if things start to get a ton better, you know?) Any ideas on what is going on? Any way to break this cycle of chronic overtiredness?<br /><br />Thanks so much!<br />Kellykellygirlmay2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/04249162298809864284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230077724876087121.post-38765374559434796242012-07-18T06:32:56.171-06:002012-07-18T06:32:56.171-06:00Thank you for your advice. I wondered about molar...Thank you for your advice. I wondered about molars as well. I gave her tylenol when she woke last night at 11:45. She went back to sleep and woke again at 5:45. I left her and she played and whinned until 6:15. Then she went back to sleep until 7:00. However, I think that could mean I let her have a "nap", ugh! Vicious cycle! :) Trying our best to cope with this situation. Have been doing the mini sleep time routine that we always do when I leave. She still cries when I leave, but then goes back to sleep within 5 minutes. <br /><br />We had a break through. She slept 12 hours 4 nights over the last 10 days, and I tried to do that exact schedule, but she doesn't nap for the same length every day so it's hard. I'm still not sure why her nap lengths are different everytime since we lay her down at the same time every day. She has gone back to only being able to stay awake for 2 hours in the morning. My guess is that it is because of poor nighttime sleep. Her nap at this time is only an hour and 15 mins. I know that sounds GREAT, but coming from a child who was always a 2 hour napper,it makes me feel like she isn't getting enough rest. I'm going to try altering the entire schedule early, next if things do not improve. Maybe it will help. <br /><br />Thanks again for all your help.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635013057956630363noreply@blogger.com