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I need some advice and opinions. My DS (almost 14 months) started off as a really sound sleeper. Up until about 9 months old, I could go in his room and put away laundry while he was sleeping and he would not even stir. I would not keep the house super quiet, he slept with his door open with no problems. His schedule: 12-13hour nights, 2 naps total 3-5 hours.In the past couple months, he has become a really light sleeper and I do not know why? I now have to close his door tight at nap times. He wakes at stuff like if someone comes in or out of the house. (2 story and his bedroom is at the top of the stairs above the entrance.) If I tip toe into his room to cover him before I go to bed, he will most likely wake and sit up to look out his door. If he doesn't see anyone, he will lay back down and go to sleep, but if he spots me or a light on, he will start crying.The biggest issue is the early mornings. Normally DS would sleep until 8 or 9 am! (I really loved that!) Alot of people on our street drive deisel trucks. Now that the weather is getting colder, they are starting their trucks earlier and letting them run longer (with all the trucks it is almost steady from 5:45am til about 8:00am) which wakes up DS and keeps him up. I've tried to leave him in his crib and work through it, give him a bottle and put him back down, this morning I put his CD on after his bottle, but he just can't sleep sound. (And we are not a household that really wants to start their day at 6:00am if it can be helped.) This is really messing up our whole day. Because DS is overtired, it is harder to get him to have good sleeps during the day. He's been sleeping only about an hour in the daytime lately. He is sleeping so lightly and not being able to get himself back to sleep. (he used to be great at self soothing)We have a humidifier but have never really used it because we think it is soo loud. I'm not sure if that is a solution or another pacifier, or what?I'm kinda at a loss. Is this a stage? Will he start to sleep more sound again? Is it something I did? or is there something I can do to retrain him to be a good sleeper again? Any help would be appreciated...Oh, I forgot to mention, he has also been waking and crying out during the night but then going back to sleep. (1-3 times a night lately) Also, He has recently cut all 4 one year molars and may be worling on the next set of teeth.Thanks in advance!
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Look at What to Expect, there's a good explanation of night terrors v. nightmares and what to do about them. I noticed H, who is also a good sleeper, having more trouble sleeping well when he was cutting teeth, though the pacifier helps a lot w/ that. See if you can find one of the special teething pacifiers---they're shaped kind of like raspberries, and the nipple has a texture to it. I'd also try the humidifier or some other white noise.
A friend of mine, who does in home daycare, just told me her secret to keeping the youngest ones (12m + 20m) alseep during nap time in a busy house, putting a fan in their room, obviously not where they can reach or not blowing on them, but the sound 'blocks' other sounds. She lives in a all laminate floor house so the sound travels alot....just a thought.
Hi Journey, K sometimes wakes if I tiptoe past her room, other times sleeps through our dog belting out a huge howl at the mailman. Just feet away from her bedroom. I did finally put a small oscilating fan in her room a few months ago for noise to at least muffle other sounds. I also put a blanket at the bottom of her door. I cannot believe I do this, because I always said our baby would sleep with noise, and I wouldn't be tiptoeing around the house. Ha. When you have a baby that wakes, and then thinks she is done with naps for the rest of the day, you do what you can to hold onto that sleep! And now that K is down to one nap, I try to let her sleep! A week ago she slept 20 minutes the whole day, then 30 minutes the next day. Then stayed awake fine until 8 hours later for bedtime.Anyway, the fan did help her. Is DS going through a separation anxiety stage? I read that when that happens, some babies wake at night looking for a parent, even if they were previously good night sleepers. Then like you said, could be teething too.
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redbonec "I cannot believe I do this, because I always said our baby would sleep with noise, and I wouldn't be tiptoeing around the house. Ha."Yep, I said the same thing! Now my Mom gives me a real hard time when I close DS's door tight and 'shhhh' her when we are talking!Things are going better. We didn't like the Humidifier on all the time, it was loud and put out alot of moisture, so I got this conair 'sound therapy' thing from walmart. It has a volumes control and different sounds and works like a charm. The sleeping is much more solid, I can even go in and cover him before I go to bed now. And we are back to 2 naps 2-3 hours each! Yeah! (I know I'm spoiled with that one!) Redbonec - 20mins all day for a 15 month old. You poor thing! lol If yours is anything like mine, busy busy, you've got to be exhausted by the end of that day! You have to post a thread of the endless ideas to keep the babe happy and occupied!lolHe still wakes at night a bit and cries for me. I never even considered the Separation thing. Redbonec, you just may be onto something there! DS has been going through really clingy stages lately, one day it will be all about DH, the next me. He will cry if the other one takes him up to bed. This past weekend DH had 4 days off and DS clung to him the whole time. He had to change, feed, bath and put him to bed. When he woke up crying the one night, he wouldn't stop until I took him into our room so he could see DH. Hmmmm...Your guys thoughts and advice are always so helpful!
I am glad you found something that works! Yeah, I'd love a thread of ideas...need those. ALthough it seems when I try something, she is not particularly interested in it, just likes to be on the go and move from thing to thing. Last night I tried "Magic Carpet" which I think I read a while back that HBV did, put K on a towel and pull her around on the floor. She thought it was fine, but when I slowed she got off and went to something else. Well, it lasted for 15 seconds anyway.