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Submitted by Tash |
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"My son catnaps during the day and is awake from about 4pm til 11pm. This is the time where im tryin to eat tea and sit down and relax. We have been to sleep school and can you believe it we failed! I have tried to persevere with resettling and it just doesnt work. B is so active and always needs to be stimulated.. and he is only 5 months! In addition he has an irritable tummy and is on prescription formula but he suffers really bad reflux. I would love to hear from any one else who has or had this problem! Please help me, I'm struggling!!"
~ Tash
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My first daughter was VERY much the same except for the prescription formula. We stopped at soy. My big advice is that if your child is that persistant in staying up that those times I would cut out the "cat naps" before then. Not all babys nap. My second is a quiet child but never really slept during the day but slept all through the night. Also I would suggest going back to the doctor because maybe the formula is keeping your child colic or in pain which is keeping him from sleeping? To let you know with my first daughter, I stopped giving her naps during the day (also a very energetic child) I also limited how much the formula intake was. For instance instead of like 7oz 4 times a day I would give like 4 ounces 5-6 times a day. This is just and example not a formula to follow. Try giving a ounce less in a bottle?? My first daughter would suck her bottle down in less than a minute and then want more and would scream til she got it then just spit it all up and be in pain. It does get better with any child in time.........Just remember that its just a "moment" in the big picture. You will get a chance to enjoy it all sooner than later! haha
Good luck and blessings.
P.S...try a classical CD and put it softly on at night on repeat. Softly stroke your childs head or back which ever position you have them in. Its what has always worked for BOTH of my children. Make a routine. My little ones would always have a hot bath soak and massage afterwards followed by a bottle. This works amazingly!
~ Blah
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I have a son who is 4 months old and he has had bad sleeping habits. This is what it was like.. when he was born till he was about 3 and a half months he had bad colic, everyday he was constantly crying. I changed him to soya lactose formula (karicare ) and he has been great since. He no longer has colic, but his sleeping patterns havent been the best lately. He was waking up about 4am sometimes 3am every morning. Now of a night time I keep him up, by bathing him and stuff. And put him to bed about 10pm, then he wakes up about 7am the next day, much better sleep in for me. Have you ever tried Triscillain? There a good advice line. If Nathys struggling to fall asleep, I also put a bit of honey on his dummy. I know everyone says its not good, but it was used on all of me and my brothers and sisters. I found honey is a miracle. Maybe try giving him some, and putting him into bed and closing the door, try control crying, put him to bed..he will cry..go in dont talk or look at him, lay him back down and tuck him in, and after about 3-4 nights he will get the message. My mum just told me that advice, becuase Ii was an unsettled baby. I foudn it hard trying it with nathy but you do need the time out. You poor thing. You must be exhausted. Im only 18, so im not all that experienced, but let me know how it goes. Good Luck! take care. char...xxx
I also think maybe try changin the formula. Maybe talk to you DR. xxx
~ Char
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HI Tash, you could perhaps try to cut out some of his cat naps during the day, but it could back fire, sometimes when there over tired, it takes even longer to settle them.And when will he grow out of it, who knows???, every baby is different, but he is only 5 months old, and some children don't sleep through to well after there 1st birthday, crazy I know! My son started to sleep through consistantly at 10 months. At 5 months old, I was still getting up to him twice during the night. Dummies with honey, is bad, as much as you can say it worked ok for some, if your child has teeth, sucking a dummy with honey on it, means when they fall asleep the residue from the honey will be sitting on there teeth, which will rot them. Babies are very challenging at times, and we all need a break sometimes, but I really wouldn't recommend the honey!!
Good luck Tash, and just try to sleep whenever bubs is,and if you want to give control crying a go, 5 months isnt too young, but never let him cry for too long, if after 10mins of crying, hes not asleep, its not going to work.
~ Lisa |
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Thanks for ur advice i will give it a go.. it cant hurt to try.. I'm only 18 too and this is my first bubs so its hard you understand exactly what I mean.. drs cant change his formula coz we have tried everything and it has made him sicker!! anyway I'll try givin control crying a go but he gets himself sooo worked up and I end up just puttin him in bed with me.. but now he has started rolling out of bed!!! I just get so exhausted after a day or two of trying and we go back to the way things are grrrr!!! dont you wish you could wave a magic wand haha!! Thanks for your help
~ Tash |
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I find that if Isabella is asleep anytime past about 2.30pm she is horrendous to put to bed at a reasonable hour. Maybe try to limit his day sleeps? We always give Bella a lavendar baby bath, rub her with lavendar moisturiser and read her a story while she has her bottle, in a dimly lit room. Then I give her a cuddle and rock her a bit before putting her in her cot. This (usually) works to settle her.
~ Krystal |
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