12 Months and Started Crying Again When Waking Up

Updated on April 16, 2010
F.V. asks from Columbia, SC
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I have 12 month old twins. Thank you to those who responded about the bottle. We are giving them an extra snack before bedtime. HOwever, for the past few days, one of the twins is waking up around 5:30 crying. She will lay back down and then after about 10 minutes cry again. Yesterday morning I fixed her a sippy cup of warm milk (both of them), let them drink, and they went back to sleep for about an hour. Same thing happened today. So I did the same thing. But this time, Leola, the one that wakes up more continued to cry. She finally went back to sleep but I just don' t understand why we are now regressing with this sleep situation. I know when they wake up crying they are no ready to get up. When they have rested enough I usually hear them humming, singing, or laughing at each other. Could this be the separation starting? She is teething but we are doing everything we can to help with that...tylenol, motrin, teething tablets, orajel. I just feel so bad that I am letting her cry but I also want her to know that she needs to sleep some more. What do you think?

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A.M.

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I have a 15 month old. If he wakes too early, as he did also this morning at 5:30, but does not normally, I went to him after waiting a few minutes, held him for a few minutes, gave him some Motrin and about 3oz milk (also teething) then laid him back down and said, "Night night." He went right back to sleep. I like to go to him if he cries out (after waiting a few minutes) but he has to go back to sleep on his own (sounds like yours do too). He always does. I know it is annoying but with the teething sometimes I think they just need some extra comfort at this age. If it becomes a normal routine, maybe talk to your doctor and make sure there isn't an ear infection or something. Maybe hot or cold? Good luck!

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S.B.

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I'm thinking it's just the teething. Even when I helped in all the ways possible with my daughter...she would still randomly wake up and cry. But you might also want to let her CIO for a few minutes to see if she'll go back to sleep on her own...she may make a habit out of this if you don't. Good luck. :)

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J.K.

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Take a look at the timing -- are your teething meds "wearing off" around when she wakes up? If YOU can go back to bed easily (thank goodness I can sleep on bricks!), perhaps you could "slip" her a 1/2 dose/tablet/orajel, around 4:30 and she'll sleep through it and the "happy hour" time.

Of course, could also be "a phase" or the snack's not "kicking in" yet.

Good luck with your wonderful twins!

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S.G.

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Give the snack thing a few more days and just give her some motrin when she wakes up early. Sounds like teething.

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D.W.

answers from Gainesville on

Some sleep regression is very common at around 12 months. They really begin to figure out that the rest of the world is out there while they are supposed to be in their rooms sleeping. But my 22 month old will still do that on some mornings she'll cry for a few minutes and pass back out. But I can tell by the cry that she's really still out of it and not "up" so I don't rush right in there. That's the hardest thing is to know when to go in and when to stay but now I can tell by the way she is crying and if she starts saying "mama, mama" I know that's my cue to go in!

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