Night Waking - Mankato,MN

I don't have any great advise, my son is a year and doesn't sleep threw the night. we made the mistake of putting him in bed with us when around 5 months he started not sleeping threw the night. One day turned to weeks and then months. We have just started using a toddler bed instead of a crib and that seems to work 50% of the time. Your son is to young, but my advise is to resist putting him in bed with you no matter how tired you are cause it then becaomes a habit for him like it has for my son. We are learning that the hard way. Good luck

It is very possible that he is teething. My 9 month old has been up constantly the last few weeks and in the last 3 or 4 days both of his top two front teeth have popped out. Also, he might be getting ready to start crawling or standing or another new skill. My son is a mover, and he is usually sitting or standing by the time I get in to check him when he wakes at night. Half the time he isn't really even awake, but he is sitting up so I try to lay him back down and pat him to get him back to sleep. This works about 25% of the time. The rest of the time I rock him or nurse him back to sleep.

Something to think about, I remember with my first it seemed like he would NEVER sleep through the night. He was up every 2-3 hours until he was 14 months old. But, once we reached that point, and I weaned him, he has been a great sleeper. In hindsight, it wasn't so bad, and it seems like a very long time ago (he is 2 1/2). I have been reminding myself that a lot lately as I am pretty tired from getting up with #2. This is a phase and it will pass. Do what works for you to get the sleep you need. They are only little once. They need you, that is why they cry.

Good luck to you.
J.
SAHM to 2 1/2 year old Charlie and 9 month old Joey

My son did the same thing when he was around that age, and we ended up bringing him to bed with us too - now he is 2 1/2 and still coming to bed with us after just a few hours in his own bed. It's a really hard habit to break! Now we have a 7 month old daughter and she normally sleeps pretty good at night but on the nights that she wakes up several times I just make myself get up every time and don't bring her into our bed... it's not easy but it won't be for forever!

My son has generally been a good sleeper. However, there were times in the first couple years when that sleep cycle of sleeping through the night was been broken. It is usually because of teething, a cold, or the start of nightmares. If he is suddenly waking up frequently then I would look to a physical reason first. If it is something temporary like a cold, then do what you have to in order to help him sleep, then get in back into the habit of putting himself back to sleep. You don't say whether he is just waking and fussing a bit or whether he is waking up screaming and is hard to comfort. It makes a difference. If he isn't crying, just wait a bit and see if he settles himself back down.

Chances are it is just a temporary phase if he is normally a good sleeper.