I have a almost 5 month old, getting her to sleep is not a problem, staying asleep is the issue, when she falls asleep her passy falls out of her mouth, after a few hours she realises and wakes up, i can pop it back in before she wakes up properly but it's a pain as it may happen a few times during the night, i've tried to let her cry but then she gets really awake and is harder to get back down, what should i do, she will also roll on her tummy and not be able to roll back again waking her up and i ahve to go in and roll her on her back. Any help greatly accepted.
I know it's hard to let them cry, but my son did this same thing until one night we decided we weren't going to get up and put the paci back in. It took a couple of nights, but he did it and has been a great sleeper ever since.
I know 5 months may seem too old for swaddling, but that's what I did when my baby had the same sleeping issues.
Your baby will not only feel secure, but her movement will also be restricted so that she won't jostle herself awake. This should be done in conjuction with a sleep positioner since you won't want her to rollover while swaddled.
I, however am a softy when it comes to pacifiers, so if you can break your child of that this early, than more power to you! Sounds like you care a lot and are a great mommy - keep it up!
Good luck and don't forget to take a nap or two with her until you get it worked out:)
S.
Try swaddling her, then tuck a small rolled blanket on both sides of her. That she make her feel secure, lessing the need to depend on the passie.
HEY C.,
MY SON IS 13 MONTHS OLD AND HE WAS SLEEPING ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AT ABOUT 4 MONTHS HOWEVER BEFORE THAT HE WASN'T GETTING ANY SLEEP FOR ANY LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND HE HATED PASSIE'S. MY DOC TOLD ME TO PUT A LITTLE RICE CEREAL IN HIS BOTTLES THAT HE WOULD TAKE BEFORE NAPS ( NOT ALL BOTTLES). AND THE BOTTLE BEFORE BED HE TOLD ME TO MIX IT LIKE A MILK SHAKE AND THAT IS WHEN HE STARTED SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT! IT WAS A MIRACLE! HE IS 13 MONTHS NOW AND NOT A OUNCE OF EXTRA FAT SO IT WON'T MAKE THEM FAT LIKE GRANDMA'S WILL TELL YOU.
K.
Hi C., I hate to tell you this, but I have a 2 year old that is just now learning how to get to sleep himself.... It may take awhile for you, just be patient - try to get to sleep as much as you can...
good luck!
L.
we had a device that keep the child from rolling over....yours may be too old for that now, but they sell them at babys r us. basically they are two like cylinders on each side of a piece of cloth and it keeps the baby situated so they do not roll over. as far as the paci? she will realize if you do not come in to get it for her she will either forget about it or put it in herself. it might take a couple of nights, but it is worth it in the long run.
Hi C.,
I have a one year old and a seven year old. The only sure fire way I have found to stop this is to take the baby off the binky all together. It is not easy at first, but after about a week the baby will adjust. Doctors' say that this happens because we all wake a little at different times of the night. We "look" to see that everything is the way it was when we fell asleep. Since the baby fell asleep with a binky, not having one will wake it up. So to stop this from happening the only thing you can do is to stop putting the baby to bed with a binky. That is what I had to do with my seven year old when he was a baby. He didn't stop waking up for his binky till he was off the binky. It takes them a week or two to adjust, and they will pitch a total fit, but once they get adjusted it will end.
C.-
My son went through the same thing with the passy. As soon as it fell out he would wake up. It seemed like every hour some night. I could not let hime cry. For him this was a short phase, lasting only a few weeks. Hopefully this will be the case for you as well.
Visit www.sleeplady.com. I got her book and read it, it changed our lives. I had an 11 month old who had slept with me and never learned to get himself to sleep. As a result, when he woke up at night he had to have my help getting back to sleep. She has a forum on her website too which I found very helpful during my sleep training. It took my about a week to get my son sleeping through the night. Hope that helps.
I have the clip that holds the paci and I attach it to my daughter at night while she sleeps. She can locate it on her own! It has helped a good bit. I am a rule breaker, my daughter has slept on her tummy since she was 6 weeks. She turns 1 Saturday and still sleeps on her tummy. You may want to try leaving her on her tummy, she may sleep longer. My daughter slept in my room so I didn't have a fearb/c I could hear her.. GOOD LUCK!
K.
Hi. I teach a newborn class and one of the things I tell my new parents is to NOT be their baby's pillow. Your baby's pillow is the pacifier. Since the sucking reflex goes away after three months, I recommend you get rid of the pacifier. She doesn't need it and the sooner you do away with it the better. You may loose a few nights of sleep but you're doing that anyway.
If your baby can roll over on her own, there's no need to roll her on her back.
Check out AAP.org and Dr. Harvey Karp's web sites.
Good luck!
C.,
Ok, this is going to sound strange but it worked with my boys. I also had this problem with the pacifiers falling out at night and a lady at my church told me to slip a burpee through the ring of the pacifier! For some reason it works. It could be that the burpee keeps it from falling too far away from their mouth, so that its easier for them to find it. Whatever the case, it wouldn't hurt for you to try it if you're desperate like I was!
Hi C.
I have the same problem with my 11 week old, but I will agree with Kris O on this one with regards to mixing some rice cereal in her bottle - I was worried because I breast feed, and I don't pump milk but at night I have just started mixing about a tablespoon of rice cereal with a little bit of formula and it has been working great, of course I am just starting to do this so I am gradually increasing the amount of formula to cereal because like I said, I am still breastfeeding but according to the doctor there is no harm in mixing.
If she's rolling over, then let her roll over. Just remove blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, etc. My son slept on his tummy from very early on because he'd spit up and choke on it.
Regarding the pacifier, take it away and she'll find her thumb or she'll eventually fall asleep. Our son did that the same thing as your daughter (paci would pop out then mayhem). We finally took it away when he was 4 months and threw them all in the trash so we wouldn't be tempted to give in. I'd do it on a weekend or some other time where if she cries all night, you and your husband at least won't have to go to work the next day. You may have a couple of rough nights but at least it will be over.
