What do you do to get them back to sleep?(CIO, feed, hold and soothe, soothe without picking up etc.): I just nurse him and he goes back to sleep. We don't use a monitor so I am sure he wakes up but it only wakes us up if he's really loud. As our pedi said (after telling us we don't need a monitor), if he needs you, you'll wake up! (We still bought a monitor, we just don't leave it on overnight).
Post by humpforfree on Apr 4, 2014 20:58:44 GMT -5
How old is your LO?: 7.5 weeks What time is bedtime?: literally just week started a bedtime- up until now he was just in an awake/sleep cycle, but he started melting down around 8:30 every night this week- so bed time is now 8:30/9 after nursing What time are they awake for the day?: usually 6 or 6:30 and then we nap again around 8 Do they STTN? No- usually one wake up around 2 or 3 If not, how many times do they wake? Once, sometimes twice What do you do to get them back to sleep?(CIO, feed, hold and soothe, soothe without picking up etc.): nurse, burp and then lay him back down and he settles to sleep
How old is your LO?:almost 12 months What time is bedtime?: 8pm What time are they awake for the day?: 5:30am - 7 am Do they STTN? Usually unless sick like she has been lately If not, how many times do they wake? 1 or 2 What do you do to get them back to sleep? CIO and if horrible crying rock for a little bit.
Post by everafter07 on Apr 5, 2014 19:59:22 GMT -5
How old is your LO?: 9 mo What time is bedtime?: 6:30-7pm What time are they awake for the day?: 6-6:30am Do they STTN? Yes, 95% of the time If not, how many times do they wake? 1-2 times, very rarely (sick/teething) What do you do to get them back to sleep?(CIO, feed, hold and soothe, soothe without picking up etc.): pick up and rock for a few minutes and turn on her lullaby bear, put her down awake. Will feed or give meds if she doesn't go back down or wakes again.
How old is your LO?: 8 months What time is bedtime?: Between 7:30 and 8 What time are they awake for the day?: Lately between 7 and 7:30 Do they STTN? *knocking on wood* yes, lately If not, how many times do they wake? If he wakes up, it's usually only once What do you do to get them back to sleep?(CIO, feed, hold and soothe, soothe without picking up etc.):Soothe without picking up. We will usually give him his pacifier. He will quiet himself down most of the time.
He STTN more often than not. Sometimes we have a bad night - like two nights ago he was up again after 45 minutes, then again at 2am (for 90 minutes), 4:30am, and up for the day at 6:30.
Normally if there's a wake-up, it's around 4:30am, then he goes back down until 7:30 or 8am.
I nurse back to sleep every time, even if it's only been a couple of hours. The most we've let him CIO is 20 minutes, but usually we go and get him as soon as fussing turns into cries.