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Page 6 UPDATE: Baby is 5 months old.. waking up every time we put her down

Posted on 4/7/20 at 12:56 am
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
37613 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 12:56 am
What
The
frick
Do
We do



The last 3 weeks have been a major “schedule” shift with the baby’s mom bring home from work. The last 3 nights, she’s up all hours of the night.

I know we fricked up majority by rocking her to sleep every time she gets fussy, but we are rookies. She goes to sleep at 8, wakes up at 9, we rock her back to sleep, she wakes up when we put her down, repeat x 20. She’s currently sleeping her longest in 5 hours.. and it’s only been 5 minutes of sleep

Seriously, what the hell do we do. Thankfully neither of us have to drive to work with this virus lock down, but coffee and energy drinks can only do so much.

What’s this BabyWise thing? I’ve seen it mentioned a ton. My wife probably won’t be able to handle the cry it out method, but I’m fully on board
This post was edited on 4/19/20 at 6:33 pm
Posted by Nono
Member since Nov 2017
4820 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 12:57 am to
Get a nanny with big boobs
Posted by CrazyJoeDivola
Member since Jan 2013
592 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 1:03 am to
Check for acid reflux, we had to let ours sleep in a car seat for a while to help with this.
Posted by Tigerbait337
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2008
20535 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 1:06 am to
Brother, the cry it out method is the way to go. If the Mrs. thinks it’s cruel, explain to her that if the kid is fed and dry, it needs nothing else. The kid is taking advantage of you and expecting you to come get her. My kids’ pediatrician recommended it.

The kid realizes that you aren’t coming into the room and exhausts itself back to sleep.

Start the crying it out method now. If you don’t, the problem will never end. (Baby will learn that you come running every time it cries and start using it as a tool).
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 1:09 am
Posted by tigergirl10
Member since Jul 2019
10323 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 1:17 am to
Car rides and swaddling help a lot. Be careful about leaving a baby in a car seat not in a car, because they get extra hot and can sometimes cause breathing/suffocation’s issues.
Posted by Lithium
Member since Dec 2004
62099 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 1:20 am to
Congratulations on Parenthood. Looking back this is a very small battle
Posted by Chappy
G-Town
Member since Jul 2007
3407 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 1:22 am to
We had this problem with our second child. We discovered he wanted to be swaddled tight. Your baby likely feels less pressure when you put her down. Try swaddling a little tighter, carefully

Good luck. Mine is 16 now and it feels like yesterday. As odd as it may sound, enjoy this time.
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 1:24 am
Posted by geauxtigers810
baton rouge
Member since Jun 2004
524 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 2:39 am to
White noise app pink noise on full blast
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
31782 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 2:43 am to
Dear god let her cry it out. I made the mistake with my now two year old who sleeps with us every night. We have a 5 month old that will not be getting the same treatment. Her schedule was good but I’m starting to see regression and desire for us to hold her to sleep. Don’t give in. Let them learn to put themselves to sleep
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164342 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 2:44 am to
Put a little whiskey in the bottle before bed.
Posted by rich4pres
Knoxville
Member since Dec 2016
9833 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 4:35 am to
Are you burping the baby regularly? Our baby would never sleep more than a couple of hours at a time and it would turn out the baby was usually either still hungry or wanting to be burped most of the time.
Also, since the baby is five months old the baby may be teething for the first time. If so, call your doctor to see what he recommends.
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 4:37 am
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29432 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 4:53 am to
You aren’t bad parents.

Could be reflux, growth, beginnings of teething, the Devil, etc.

Sleep is overrated as a new parent.
Posted by Bullfrog
Institutionalized but Unevaluated
Member since Jul 2010
56427 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 4:59 am to
Y’all have become pacifiers and it is not the way to raise an independent, self-reliant kid.

Do not be a slave to your kid where they can only fall asleep with you there.

Yeah. They will scream for a few days. A week. Whatever. Go in and pat their back after 10 minutes of screaming. Give them some reassurance.

You should, by now, be able to distinguish different cries if they are hungry, wet, hurting or just bitching and take appropriate action.

But do not become your kids pacifier.
Posted by jscrims
Lost
Member since May 2008
3556 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 5:23 am to
With our three kids, we did a 3,5,10 method where every 3,5,10!minutes we went in and soothed the kid and got them to stop crying and left. Longest any of the kids have gone was 27 minutes.

It gets better. Just ride this wave like all the other ones.
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
51541 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 5:36 am to
quote:

The last 3 weeks have been a major “schedule” shift


How long was she sleeping for before this schedule shift? When my 5mo. old wakes up after an hour its normally bc he has a burp.

You started mixing in solid food yet? Oatmeal, cereal, etc.? That should her sleep longer.
Posted by ksayetiger
Centenary Gents
Member since Jul 2007
68376 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 5:48 am to
google Ferber method.


it works, takes a week or so.

our 3rd was like this, we did ferber and it was life changing. he is almost 2 now, and will NOT fall asleep in my arms- he insists on being in bed. every night, same time I put him in bed and see him 10-11 hours later
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 5:49 am
Posted by mastersoftext
Member since Nov 2019
126 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 5:54 am to
babies cry

Get over it.

You sound like a bitch.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119509 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 5:55 am to
Seems to me from a movie I saw you boil a bunny, but I'm not sure how that helps.
Posted by RouxDog91
Denham Springs
Member since Mar 2014
170 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 5:55 am to
I'll probably catch some flak for this, but we hired a sleep specialist for ours. She was waking up 6-7 times EVERY night. When she turned 6 months old, mom said let's try it. Best investment of my life, as she is now sleeping from 8:00p.m. to at least 7:00a.m. every day.

I think our main problems were keeping her up too late, her not getting adequate naps during the day-causing her to be overtired at night, and rushing into her room everytime we heard her cry.

It's been a breeze since we got some help.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
24065 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 6:01 am to
Our kid didn't sleep thru the night until he was 2.5.

Good luck.

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