Please help- my 10m old baby is suddenly waking up in night?wont settle to sleep?any tips!Desperate?

Question

For some reason since Tuesday night my baby doesnt seem to settle for sleep, she is also waking up in the night which she NEVER does not since she was at least 2 months. but she is now 10 months and usually ALWAYS sleeps the night through!

Strange thing is she seems afraid of the dark, everytime i put the light off she screams, when i turn it on she stops crying but this is affecting her sleep and i have no idea what to do. Does anyone else have this problem and what do you do to try settle your baby to sleep?

The frustrating thing is I rang the NHS on the night she seemed unable to sleep at all who asked me lots of questions and said she seemed perfectly healthy as she isnt vomitting, or has fever, they suggested she is probably teething which yes is a possibiilty but she already has 7 teeth and shes never been bad with teething before

Is it ok to give juice at night? this is what ive been doing to try settle her.

please please help, its gettin really frustrating :(

Answer 1

Just because she has 7 teeth and wasn't bothered doesn't mean she isn't bothered this time. Back teeth hurt a lot more than the front ones. I would give her calpol regularly (every 4 hours, 5ml) and see if that helps settle her.

It IS ok to give her some juice, but never give juice in a bottle, it'll damage her teeth.

My son used to do this from 5 months to 12 months when he was teething just about permanently, after having him sleep through 7-7 at 9 weeks it was a bit of a shock!! I used to give him some milk and put him back down and he was happy enough.

I don't think it's the dark she's scared of though, more the fact that she associates the light going off with you going out of the room.

EDIT: Also, I found that the teething powders were brilliant too, they just go straight on the tongue dry, were a godsend!!

Answer 2

try a night light with a gentle glow that dimly lights the room. rock her to sleep in the room gently lit and a box fan running on low. it may take her a while to settle down but a little crying won't hurt her, it may wear them out and help them sleep better. i tried the fan with my two kids and it blocked out all outside noises and worked after a couple nights. don't get stressed out, makes things worse. good luck

Answer 3

My son is fourteen months old and he is just gotten his back teeth through and oh my goodness it has been utter h**l.  I so know what you are going through right now.  It might be that she is in pain and everytime you turn the light out she knows that you are going to go away and that she wont be comforted.  

My son has been like this for the last few days and it has been really bad trying to put him to bed even with the calpol.  The only thing i can suggest is if her cheeks are red then take her for a walk before bed.  The air tends to cool my sons cheeks down and he can get off to sleep.  I also use dentinox teething gel which is very good.  Good luck, i'm in the same boat!!

Answer 4

I don't know how you feel about giving any kind of medications to your child, but I did find a Wonderful homeopathic tablet that I gave to my daughter when she went through the same thing. It's called "Calms Forte 4 Kids" and it's made by Hyland's. You can find it in most health food stores and some drugstores. Worked like a dream for my daughter!

Answer 5

dont give juice at night just water or warm milk, try a lavender room sent from Boots or bath her in lavender babybath, get some nurse harveys for the teething.  

Answer 6

That is weird, I hit submit with my answer, but it didn't register, so here goes one more time.

Firstly don't give her juice at night as the sugar will sit in her mouth and rot her teeth. Try just giving her water if she needs the liquid. But I have a lamp and a nite lite in my daughter's room and I leave both on near her crib while she sleeps. It is far enough away that she can't reach them, but eases her so that she can fall asleep. Good Luck.