Crying himself to sleep....

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Not really crying it out.. but, crying til he falls asleep.

I have a three month old daycare baby who stopped sleeping this weekend. Mom was a wreck today when she dropped him off. She even brought me flowers. LOL

Sooo.. he's tiny, and he was sleeping OK last week. (this is only his second week here)

Apparently on Friday night, he decided he wasn't going to sleep. Ever. Again.

But, he's sleepy... so he needs to sleep. But, won't or can't. Instead he cries. He'll eventually cry himself to sleep. But, then only sleeps for a short time, then wakes up all happy then gets crabby within 15 minutes, and cries himself to sleep again... for 15 minutes when he wakes up happy... for 15 minutes.

Yes.. it's a horrible pattern.

During the day, it's not a big deal to me... although, I wouldn't argue at all if he'd just take one long nap. But, this crying has got to stop. If not for me, for mom and dad. Plus, they want to sleep too.

[Bokonon]

Have food sensitivities been considered? Is he breastfed or formula-fed?

[LadyCatherine185]

It sounds like he may have an ear infection or some other sort of sickness to make such a drastic change. Poor thing. Also, reflux or food sensitivities.

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I thought about the reflux. He's been spitting up more than usual today.. and when he spit up. He was crying when he spit up this morning. It seemed like he was in pain.

[LadyCatherine185]

is he on formula? did they recently change his formula?

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Originally Posted by LadyCatherine185

is he on formula? did they recently change his formula?

No, he's exclusively breast fed. Mom is going to look online for info on reflux tonight though.

On a happy note, apparently he loves music from "Zac Brown band" and that kept him happy for about 30 minutes. LOL

[ElliesMomma]

by tiny, do you mean skinny or thin? slow weight gain is a sign of reflux in babies. also if he seems in pain from spitting up. also not sleeping is a sign of it. and not sleeping contributes to not gaining/growing.

so, is this his second week without mom during the day? was she home with him until returning to work at 3 months? if so, perhaps the abrupt change is also quite upsetting to him.

there's exclusively breastfed, and then there's taking a bottle of breastmilk. perhaps he is missing the comfort of mom's breast on top of all of the rest of it.

can you hold him a lot, or maybe try wearing him in a moby wrap or similar?

when my son had reflux (birth through about 6 months old), he was miserable, slow gainer, would not sleep for more than 15 minutes or a half hour at the most.

i brought a list of his symptoms to the ped., who agreed right away that they were all refluxy, and right away prescribed liquid zantac for the reflux.

we got the non-alcohol formulation of the liquid zantac, and it basically solved the problem overnight.

he turned into a very happy baby. around 6 months i ran out of medicine, and before i could get a call in to the doctor to renew the Rx, we went without for a few days, and i found that he really didn't need the medicine anymore.

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Yes, before last week, his mom stayed home with him. He does wonderful here, and she says he's very happy once they get home. Even Friday he was happy, but he just wouldn't sleep. He's so tired now that he just cries til he colllapses.

I do wear him. Most of the day if he's not playing, he's in one carrier or another. I have wraps, slings, pouches and a few babyhawks (haven't tried the BH yet)

By "tiny" I just mean an infant. He's too little for me to just say "Go nite nite". But, rocking him to sleep isn't working either, because he just wakes up a few minutes later.

[Liliana]

Sounds like he's in pain. The only way to rule out ear infection is for a doctor (or someone else trained) to look in his ears. It also could be reflux or a food sensitivity developing.

[blimbrick]

Poor little one!! I say see the pediatrician as well, as soon as possible...something similar happened to me when I came back to work at 3 months. DS stopped sleeping through the night and was waking every 45 mins at night. Even co-sleeping he doesn't sleep through the night excpet on occassion.

[blimbrick]

Is he having the same sleep issues with mom as well? If so it definitely sounds medical to me. If he goes to sleep just fine with mom, and will stay asleep, it's probably because of the separation.

[LadyCatherine185]

He should def be checked out for an ear infection, etc. Especially considering he just started going to daycare.

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Originally Posted by blimbrick

Is he having the same sleep issues with mom as well? If so it definitely sounds medical to me. If he goes to sleep just fine with mom, and will stay asleep, it's probably because of the separation.

It started with mom at home. He was fine on Friday, then Friday night, he wouldn't sleep for more than 15 minutes at a time.

Although, she did tell me yesterday that she started him on rice cereal on the very day he stopped sleeping. I don't know if that could be the culprit... but, I guess having something else in your tummy for the first time ever could make you feel bad.

For some reason though, he's sleeping great for me today. I have to put him to bed awake, then he puts himself to sleep and sleeps for two hours. If I put him to bed asleep he wakes up right away, then it's a vicious cycle. But, If I let him fall asleep he's fine.

He will sleep in a carrier, but not in a carseat or any other baby seat.

[corysmilk]

if he is on pablum he is not exclusively breastfed. 3 months is too early to have food other than breastmilk or formula. could you suggest she stop the rice pablum for a week and see if he is better? my oldest son cryed the first time I tried cereal at 3 months, I never gave it to him untill he was 7 months after that.

[LadyCatherine185]

UM.. YES it is probably the rice cereal. Poor thing.