My 11 month old son just started waking up every 2 hours again. he was sleeping for 6 hours wake once and go right back to bed for another 6 hours but now he is up every 2 hours i just dont know what to do to get him back to his old routin. He does not co-sleep with us he is in his own bed, i have tried letting him cry it out but then he wakes my daughter and she wont go back to bed i have no idea what to do any more.
Hi Olga,
My son did the same thing around this age. It could be that he his hitting milestones. I have noticed when my son hits major milestones, he has interuppted sleep. Is he teething? When my son has teeth coming in, he does not sleep well because of the pain. It will pass and he will sleep again!
H.
My son is 12 months old. I just read that around this age changes in sleep routines are normal. It is because they are learning to be more mobile like walking and they want to try it out at night. Could that be it?
Is he learning to walk? Learning new skills? Sometimes when a child is going through a new developmental phase such as walking, he/she will awaken at night--so much excitement at learning new things! If that is the case, it will pass as he masters the new skill. He may also be a little hungry.
Hi there,
Our daughter did the same thing about a month ago (she just turned 1 year old). We were so exhausted and overwhelmed from sleep deprivation and some other pressures in our life at the same time. Because of that we tried the cry-it-out method, which I kind of regret doing, and sounds like that isn't an option for you anyway because of your other child. Since then I've heard that it's typical for babies' sleep to "digress" at about 11 months old. I can't offer another solution for you, but maybe knowing that other babies go through this phase (and presumably grow out of it!), will help! Hopefully he'll get back to his regular pattern soon! I really wish you and your entire family some sleep and sweet dreams.
Take care,
H.
Hi Olga,
Is it possible that he's about to hit a developmental milestone, such as talking, crawling, or walking? Sleep gets disrupted when babies are right about to hit a developmental milestone. Also, is it possible he is teething? That can be a mightmare. With the doc's okay, children's motrin can help for several hours, and a topical prep, such as oragel, can give some immediate relief. In either case, the issue is temporary. Has your son had a recent change to his diet? Is he showing any signs of discomfort? There are several different things that could be happening, but I tried to list some of the more common ones.
This is what we do. Put a fan in the hallway so when your baby starts to cry, it wont wake the older child. Works like a charm.
My daughter is 12 mo. old and has started doing the same thing. I noticed this satrting up again after I left her with her father for a weekend while I took my other daughter on a trip. Around the same time she started pulling herself up. I have noticed she is more clingy during the day and if I try and ignore her crying she cries louder and longer. Her nap schedule seems to even be off as well. She is teething so I have determined all these things are contributing to her night waking. I am tired and sure hope she gets back on schedule soon. Good luck and if you find something that works be sure to post it as it may help those of us stuggling as well.
I feel for you, my 10 month old daughter likes to wake up alot.
Does he co sleep?
Maybe all he needs is a pat on his back.
The other idea is to CIO with him during the day so he gets used to soothing himself.
Make sure that he eats a good solid meal before dinner, so hopeful he wont wake up as hungry. That has helped with my daughter.
I am interested to hear more advice though too, because my daughter is doing the same thing.
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Just some ideas. Growing pains and acid reflux. My daughter spit up alot but acid reflux wasn't heard of for babies six years ago, but a friends baby has it now. And her baby doesn't spit up as often. It took about a week for the meds to really work, its like night and day though. Also my daughters complain only at night or in the middle of the night about growing pains in their legs, so you never know, it could be. Good luck!!
Maybe he's sleeping too much during the day time? He should only get 2 naps which are 2 hours each so a total of 4 hours maximum in the daytime (usually one AM and one PM nap). Your baby needs a schedule for eating, playing and napping.
Here's an example:
8am breakfast
10am nap
12 pm lunch
2 pm nap
4 pm snack
5-6 pm dinner
8pm down for the night
If you stick with the schedule, in a week or so, he should follow it as well. You must be consistent with when you feed him. Whether or not he naps, it won't matter. As long as you try to get him on a schedule of being put down for nap and letting him rest during those two hours. Once you wake him, feed him. Then for the rest of the time, he can play until it's nap time. If he starts falling asleep during his wake time, do your very best to wake him up. Just make sure he's awake when he should be and not falling asleep. Also, no TV or too many things with flashing lights/music. Sometimes toys are too stimulating that it makes it hard for little ones to go down for a nap or for the night.
If he is teething, try Motrin for the pain at night. During the day, give him teething drops or baby orajel. We use Gentle Naturals Teething Drops for our baby. It works, but use it every two hours until the teething is over or as recommended on the label.
Hope everything works out for you. Good luck!
Did your child receive recently an Hep B vaccine?!!! This vaccine can throw off the cycle of sleeping, digestion and muscle tone and creating muscle weakness!!!
Love, G.. :0)
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