baby awakes a few times during the night

Am bringing the little guy to the peds today so will check to see if he's ok to start the sleep training again. I think maybe he just wasn't ready. I'll also check to see if he's ok to try to sleep on his tummy and get dad to do the 'checks' but i think if he goes longer than 2 hours, i don't know if i can do it that long again....

that's a good point that he could be teething, so let's hope he is so i can get back to getting some sleep. im just worried his night-waking will eventually be a habit. :(

luciamay- thanks for the suggestions. i have not read the gina ford books, but until i bring him to the peds, i worry there may be too many reason as to why he's not sleeping at night (wrong sleep association, teething, separation anxiety, gassiness etc..) and really want to eliminate one by one to see what's going on.

*sigh* i really hope this is just a phase and it'll pass...thanks everyone
 
Hang in there, I have had and still have issues like this and it truely is just a phase and will pass. Eventually your baby will get the hang of it and it will get easier. I remember when my baby was 2 months old I had her in the crib for three hours and she only slept for 20 minutes and cried the rest. About a month later I just put her in the crib and did other things in the room and noticed that she just fell asleep......no crying! (I co slept with her until she was about 4 months old) It was still a struggle getting her to sleep in the crib but not nearly as bad as the month before. I think some babies just take a little longer to sleep by themselves. My baby is great in the crib now but I do notice that she snuggles up to the sides of the crib (I think that reminds her of sleeping with us). It will get better :)
 
sorry, have limited access to internet while on holiday, so haven't read all the posts....

i could never leave such a little one for 4 hours crying.
crying is a baby's voice. they are only able to voice their discontent by crying. to me, not answering the cry is like telling them that their voice is not important. now, i'm not saying that you should respond to every little whimper, but 4 hours is way too long to leave a baby to cry it out.

remember, your baby will only be this small for a very short time. it's ok for them to wake up, it's ok for you to cuddle and hold them and rock them. there will come a time when they won't want this (believe me... my 4 year old doesn't want any of that "baby" stuff!)... a cuddle to a baby is just as important as milk and a clean nappy.

so, personally, i'd say....don't think that because you hear that a baby "should" sleep through the night that it means that ALL babies do it. and that therefore yours should too.

PS> i know how exhausting it can be, but it does end..... eventually.....
 
i *hope* the tides are turning... he slept for a solid period of 4 hours last night! but still was up every 1-2 hours every other time...

i don't really expect him to sleep through the night and am actually quite happy to be up 1-2 times per night.. its was a nice time we spent together, in the dark, with him quietly feeding. it's been over a week that he's been waking up so often, so let's hope from here on out, it gets better and this phase has passed! :)
 
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