My 1 year old little one is crying at night in her sleep almost every hour. She is not awake at all, but keeps moving around in her crib to get confortable I guess???
I get up and pat her back or rub her belly and that seems to caml her down but 1-2 hours
later the same story. I am exhausted every night because as soon as I fall asleep she starts. I am not sure what is going on, I even tried taking her to bed with me out of desperation so I could get some sleep, she seems to sleep better with me, but still cries.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Thank you so much for all you comments and suggestions MOMS!
I appreciate that very much.
Is anything different about her daycare situation? Are things ok there? It sounds like she is almost having nightmares. :(
My daughter does the same thing. I wait a few minutes to see if she goes back to sleep. 9 out of 10 times she does. When I do go in I notice that she is trying to get in a comfortable position. I know that it is hard not to run in but try to wait it out and see if she falls asleep on her own. It's best that you let her calm herself otherwise she will know that mommy is coming in. They have to know that they need to calm themselves and she will fall back to sleep. But like one other post said check for acid reflux. Being that she may be on solid foods her little tummy isn't used to the differant foods and could be causing her to have "heartburn". Also with my daughter she never really slept through the night. She would wake up at 4 in the morning and want to play. So I got to the point where I would let her cry it out and she would go back to sleep. Good luck to you.
I think it could be teething (first molars) or nightmares and will probably pass but you could try a white noise machine (they sell them at babies r us I think). Good luck.
Dear I., Your baby could be teething or maybe a just a bad dream. You sleep is important. I would do whatever it takes. If that means her in your bed for a while then you can rub her back without getting up. Hopefully this will pass. Grandma Mary
My daughter would do that when she had an ear infection. Her ears would not bother her until she was sleeping and then she would wake every hour. It could also be her stomach. She may have reflux which can really disturb her sleep. Teething can also be an issue. I would get her checked out by the doctor to make sure nothing else is going on.
I second Melissa's thought on teething. This sounds just like the way my son acted when he was teething. Homeeopathinc teething tablets with camomile and/or matricaria helped soothe him.
My daughter is doing the same thing !! I try not to go in her room at all and she does settle down. Of course that does not help me in the fact that I am now awake :( The only thing I have noticed is she is cutting 4 teeth at the same time and I think that is what is bothering her. I have tried giving her Tylenol before bed and it helps for a while but she still wakes around 4am and then again every hour until it is really time for her to get up. It does seem to be getting better so hopefully this phase will be over soon. Stay tough and don't make a habit of going into her room everytime she cries - I did that with my son and he had a horrible time getting himself to sleep and always wanted to be in my bed.
find a cd of music that is soft and calming and play that while she sleeps and see if that makes a difference. i know i sleep much better like that. The other trick that we used was my husband made vanilla milk for the kids and warmed it and they slept peacefully. just a bit of flavoring and sweeten to taste with the sweetener of your choice. then warm it really warm, not hot. it is wonderful.
My daughter would do that when she needed to pee--she absolutely would not pee in her diaper at night. I got into the habit of sitting her on the potty (while she's still sleeping) a couple of hours after she went to bed. I made some "sshh. . ." sounds and she'd let it all out and sleep more soundly the rest of the night. Give it a couple of tries and see if it helps.
My daughter was a very good newborn at two months she was nearly sleeping through the night waking only once to eat. At about 9 months she began waking more frequently and with this crying that was not her normal hungry cry. My Dr said that she had reflux and to try not to feed her immediatly before she is put to bed, or if she eats right before she falls asleep to hold her upright for about half hour before laying her down in her crib. This helped so much, she has time to digest her bottle before she actually is laying flat and does not wake for food or from discomfort.
Could she be teething? My daughter would do that when she had a new tooth coming in. If that is the case, you might want to try baby motrin or tylenol.
Check with her doctor to see if he she has a acid reflux or start some over the counter medication for acid reflux to see if he is getting better, my son was the same but now with medication his fine.
good luck
Hi I.
Oh she must be so cute.
By now you are in sleep deprivation and she is wide awake in the AM. Is she sleeping in your room, so you hear every whimper? if so I suggest you put her in her room if at all possible. If she is screaming and crying out that is different. Whether she is in your room or not it is different. I suggest waiting to see if she settles herself down or wakes herself up. You really do want her to settle herself down when she wakes up so let her figure it out in that whimpering sleep state.
If that doesn't work I am certainly not an authority on getting kids to sleep. Mine were not sleepers.
God bless you
K.
