My husband is leaving for Iraq in a week, and I'm packing to move back home. and ever since 3 nights ago my son who is 15 months old, hasn't slept. this may sound odd but he'll sleep for about 15 min and wake up crying. now he's never slept thur the night so I thought at first he just lost his binky, I gave it to him adn he went back to sleep, every 15-30 min its the same thing. for 3 nights now this has been going on. he's also been very fussy lately. my mother in law says he's teething or he's getting upset about moving. can someone please help me. I'm really in need of some sleep now!
I found out my son is getting his molors in and it's painfull from what I've seen. I tried the mix of meds and it didn't work with the origel, so I use teething tables, his Dr said thats fine jsut don't overdose and he's sleeping a little bit better. he gets up at midnight for smoething to drink, like water or milk, and he gets up again at 5ish to say bye to daddy and for a drink! thank you guys for the help!
Tylenol for ear infection or teething. Or advil. If you still cant get him to sleep take him to the doctor. If the baby has never been a sleeper that is a whole different problem but for a child that normally sleeps to stop sleeping and to have such a weird pattern now, there is something wrong.
Hi M., I commend you for being married to an active duty husband. I would go insane I think. The first thing I would think is wrong is it is anew place and your son has not gottne used to. He may be hungry. Rule those things out and I know strep throat is going around and that will keep them up. So talk to the pediatrician and see. I know my son had it about 2 weeks ago and my nephew came down with it yesterday. He should have afever if it is strep throat. Once you know what is wrong, visit the heath food store or homeopathic medicine store to get a non-allergic treatment for it. I like it because they dont have a reaction to it and it works.
We had the same problem. We figured out that it was teething. He ended up sleeping with my husband and I for about 6 months. All of his teeth came in and he wanted to go back to his own bed. What also helped is we converted his bed to the toddler bed. He decided that when he was about 12 months old he didn't like his crib. He would scream and shake everytime we walked near his crib. Once we converted it he hasn't had any problems. Every now and then he will wake up but usually it is because he is thirsty so I now leave a sippy cup with water in it in his bed.
Hope this helps.
could he have a urinary tract infection or ear infection? any fever?
M.,
I would guess that your son might have an ear infection. I say that becuase usually a child with an ear infection cannot stand to be laying down. He may or may not have a fever. I would bring him to your pediatrician to rule it out.
Good luck! It is never fun when a little one is not sleeping.
M.: If your child is teething, try some baby tylonol for the pain and oragel for his gums. This should help sleep more peacefully.
Regarding your son and husband, getting along takes place when the child is old enough to make his own decisions. Right now you might want to leave the house and let your husband spend some one on one with your son. My daughter is 3 1/2 and still prefers me over my husband. I try to let them spend a day or even an overnight occasionally so they can bond without Mommy there to take the glory. He will probably cry at first but your husband will have a memory to take with him to Iraq that will warm his heart.
Lastly, you may want to join a mommy group since you are so alone in GA. A couple to try would be Moms Club Intl or Mommy and Me (just google both). You will find women in the same situation as you to provide support and freindship.
If I were you, I would check with my pediatrician about the teething possibility. His gums should be swollen, but your child's doctor will know other things to look for. If that's the case, then meds can help alot. Once you get settled in from the move, you might also want to remove binky (if that is a pacifier and not a blanket)from the situation. I know that the binky was the key for my daughter. It took about 3 nights of no paci for her to give up, but she finally slept without it and learned to sooth herself. Those 3 nights were hell, but she is 9 months now and sleeps 11 hours a night. I wouldn't try it before you get settled though- he needs extra soothing. The point is, look for what's wrong before taking action- you can go on the offensive, but it won't help your son if you are using him as a guinea pig everytime he doesn't express specifically what's wrong. And that's going to happen alot in his life. So listen to him, be patient, and take time to figure out his needs before jumping in- it'll help you figure him out a little faster next time. good luck!
Hey M. is N.!
Besides the fact Jasper misses his girlfriend Jordan I'd like to reccommend you not to go into his room after you laid him down.
It hard but in the long run they will learn.
Jojo FINALLY started sleeping through the ight around 1 yr old.
Babies learn that if they cry mommy will come and MAYBE take them out of bed.
Good luck girly, try playing some music for him or even buy him a little TV and play baby einsteins for him to sleep to.
-N.
I would take your son to the doctor to get his ears checked. A lot of babies won't sleep when they have ear infections. Lying down makes their ears hurt very badly. Your mother-in-law could be right, as well, but I would still make an appointment just to be sure.
it sounds like your MIL is prob right its prob a combination of things. We are a military family as well, we've lived in 6 different states and have done 2 one year deployments since my daughter was born and shes 5 now. She didn't sleep through the night till she was almost 4 when wed had some stability in our lives for more than 6 months. so I do know what your going through, give him Motrin for teething , Motrin helps with oral pain better than Tylenol its what the dentist recommends when you have a tooth ache. and with the moving Id recommend getting him a lovely or blankie that he can cuddle with and take with him , it will give him something constant, kids need stability and if theres one thing I know the military life dosnt give them that so you have to give it to them some other way.
the reason why he might not get along with daddy is not because he dosnt know him he might feel daddy is taking mommy away from him when he is home.
I am sure you have considered this, but have you taken your son the doc to check for an ear infection? My 15-mo old daughter has a history of ear infections and sleeping patterns like your son's were always a symptom of an upcoming infection. Hopefully this is not the case, but something to consider. GOOD LUCK!
My youngest will be fifteen months tomorrow, and we are going through the same thing. It turned out that it is his molars. His pediatrician recommended what is called a teething cocktail to be given about 30 minutes before bed time. It's Tylenol, Benadryl, and Orajel. Check with your pediatrician for the exact dosage you will need, but I am thankful for his pediatrician recommending it. After I managed to total only 8 hours sleep in three days, and he'd managed little more than that himself, he finally started sleeping with the teething cocktail.
