Worse at night then when she was first born!

Anne - posted on 06/12/2009

Thanks everyone! It seems to have gotten just the tiniest better in the past couple nights, though she is still reluctant to the binky. Tried putting her in her crib in our room when she is dead asleep, but she wakes up only minutes later. I dont have the heart for the CIO method, tried that once before and she became hysterical and only got worse and worse. Just started putting the binky in her mouth anyways and soothing her back to sleep, which she fights like a demon for a few minutes then just passes back out (most of the time).

Jenn - posted on 06/08/2009

I have twins and one of mine has decided he can't sleep if he is not in our bed. We were wondering if he is not comfortable in his crib or if he needs a blankie to sleep with (is that safe now?). He sleeps fine even if we are not in bed with hi, it is more the bed than the companionship. The other one is teething (5 at once right now) and sleeps all night every night in his own bed.

Anna-Marie - posted on 06/08/2009

you may just have to put her in her own crib and let her cry it out for a night. Baby's at this age do not need a night feed. My son has been in his own crib since 1 week old. He hasn't had a night feed since he was 3-4 months and has slept through the night since then. We let him cry it out at 3 months and after a few rough nights he got the hint. It sounds harsh but it worked for us

Melissa - posted on 06/07/2009

It sounds like what my son is going through...separation anxiety. I put him down in the living room to play and if I don't lay on the floor with him, he freaks out and starts whining and crying and crawls over to me to be held. Same with naptime. Luckily, bedtime he does ok with. We don't co-sleep. He has always slept in his crib. He is also teething and in lots of pain so I am sure that is making things worse, too.

Rebekah - posted on 06/07/2009

I'd try ending the co-sleeping and see if that works. Smelling you might be why she wants to suck for comfort. To help ease the transition, sleep with her blankie one night and put it in the crib with her to give her comfort of mama's smell being nearby. And after awhile you can quit that and see if it helps.

Jenifer - posted on 06/07/2009

My son is also breastfed and we co-sleep. We've had issues similar to the ones you've described, but I don't know that I'd say the co-sleeping is the problem for sure. What I've found is that sometimes my son sleeps better away from me, and other times he doesn't. There are just so many other things that could be causing the problem - growth spurt, teething, illness, new developmental milestones, upset tummy from new foods.... I'd say give it a try with putting her in her own space - maybe a crib in your room. If it doesn't work, you can go back to the co-sleeping. Around 7 months, my son was sleeping better if I gave him his own space, so that's what we did. Now he's sleeping better again cuddled up with me. Giving it a try for a night or two definitely won't hurt!