Baby waking
My son has been constantly waking up throughout the night because he sits up in his sleep and cries and then wakes himself. Sometimes he’ll lay back down and go to sleep, sometimes I have to physically lay him down but that usually results in more crying and then I end up picking him up which I feel like has become such a bad habit. He just melts into me when I pick him up and he plays with my ear and falls asleep (pulling at my heart) then I try to lay him down and he either is fine and goes back to sleep or he cries again. He hasn’t had an overnight bottle in probably 2 weeks and doesn’t seem hungry he just wakes himself up. But I’m also trying to start weaning since he will be 1 next week. So I would love to continue keep that night time bottle out of the equation. Obviously if he’s that hungry I will feed him. But any tips or advice for him constantly waking or is this just a normal thing I have to get through 🥲
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Mine does the exact same thing. I wish I could give advice but I'm searching for answers too.😢
I think maybe that’s baby regression so go through it earlier than others I would change diaper in dark and try to rock back to sleep. I don’t know if you use a white noise machine but it has worked wonders for us.
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I'm so sorry I don't have advice, but I could have written this myself 😭 I talked to my pediatrician at his 9 month appointment about how much he wakes throughout the night and she told me some babies just go through that more than others, that it's normal & is common for them to go through this until even 18 months. I always offer comfort, I know it's exhausting. But I'll never let my little cry it out or be scared & alone. I think what you're doing right now is the right thing to do, just hang in there mama. It won't last forever. Some of the best advice I've gotten is that this is as little as they'll ever be, and is big as they've ever been. They've got a lot going on in their big world & fully rely on us for comfort & safety. I feel blessed that I'm the one who can give that to him ❤️ one day they won't need us like this anymore, and it goes by so fast. Exhausting? Absolutely, but I'll have plenty of sleep full nights in the future. He is worth it 🥰