Zoee has started not wanting to go back to sleep on her own when she awakes in the middle of the night. I will give her a bottle and she lays back down but as soon as I move away, she is up screaming for me. She is only fine to back to sleep if she is sleeping on me. This is something that she has never done before. She was never a baby to sleep on anyone so I am confused! :? I didn't want to get her started now. I am still working on Hobbes sleeping by himself which he was doing for a month and now has gone back to not sleeping on his own or his bed. So now I am on the couch with two of them!!!! :shock: Help Me, Please!!!! Any advice will be great!!!!

Oh, my! Kaylin went through something similar, when she was about one. But, we always had problems with Kaylin sleeping at night...still do! She'd scream and cry and I'd have to walk the floor with her for hours, then finally, I'd break down and bring her to bed with me. I don't remember how we finally broke her nightwaking habits, but it involved a lot of tears and crying. But, we have always had trouble with Kaylin if she was even slightly sick or uncomfortable at night. A little stuffy nose would cause her to be awake all night, unless she was attached to me in some way. Could Zoee be coming down with something that is making her wake?

Nathan went through a terrible phase where he woke up screaming, wanting mom. And he still does it from time to time. When he wakes up, I go into his room and try to pat his back without picking him up. If that calms him, I leave my hand on his back for a few more minutes and then slowly back away. If it doesn't work, I do something called Pick Up/Put Down (a Baby Whisperer thing :) ) where I calm him when he is crying, but the second he stops crying, I put him down. If he cries again, I comfort again, and repeat. We continue this until he is so tuckered out that he is starts to fall asleep. The good thing is that he is reassured that I am there for him (especially since I know he is crying over attachment issues), but he still learns to sleep on his own.

I hope that things improve for Zoee and that you get some rest!!!

I am wondering if it is the reflux flaring up at night or her ears are bugging her. I have decided that I am going to puther back on her meds this week to see if that stops this from happening and if that is not the case then in a month we will know if it is her ears when she gets the tubes in.

I am sleeping right by her at night. I am on the couch and she in her play pen where she likes to sleep. So when she awakes she can see me and know I am right there. Last night, I tried the rubbing back but it only worked for 20 minutes then she was up screaming again to be picked up and held. So I am going to just try to tell her go back to sleep on her own tonight since Dh doesn't have to get up early to go to work.

Shannon - Good idea about the med trial. I hope you and Zoee get some rest!

(((HUGS))) Shannon! I hope that the meds. do the trick! Have there been some recent changes that Zoee might be feeling? Kids can be pretty sensitive to even the smallest things.

There has been no new changes. I can't understand what is happening with her. I Think that it is a combo of things....maybe teething(her cheeks are rashy looking tonight), reflux flare up and her ears b/c of teething and the reflux. I gave her some tynelol to see that will help her rest better tonight or not.

I gave her some tynelol to see that will help her rest better tonight or not.
I hope that the Tylenol "knocks her out" for the night so that you can get a good sleep, Shannon! If the Tylenol doesn't work, ask the pharmacist about trying Motrin with her. It lasts up to 8 hours.