Absolutely horrible night! Yes, if the time is correct on the blogger screen- it is 3 stinkin am. Cason has been up every hour since 10:30 wanting nana (milk). And stupid me keeps giving it to him. He has probably been through about half a gallon already. This kid doesn't just cry or whimper -he screams bloody murder. And will not stop. He has been absolutely horrible for the last week. I can handle once a night, but three and four is pushing it and only makes me want to pull both his and my hair out! I cannot get back to sleep. I am an emotional wreck at the moment, seriously no good. Completely stressed out. I am wondering what the heck is going on with him and wondering at this exact moment why we signed up for another one. Sheesh. I, unfortunately do not posses the talent to drown out a babies cry. I cannot sleep with even the least amount of whimper spewing from my children's mouths. I think Brett wonders why I feel like I need a nap every day.....like a 3 hour nap at least.
So, let's hear the advice people. I have vented and strangely feel a little more calm so thats good...
Cold Turkey is not my favorite answer but I will resort to it if needs be and it will probably be the closest thing to heck on Earth I can imagine at the moment. Oh and no Bourbon...as much as my grandmother will tell me it works like a charm every time, I just don't think I can do it. Unless I am the one getting to drink it.
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Oh, I was up then too, just no screaming baby, screaming body. Sorry for you. You know Alaria used to always scream or cry for her la la milk, chocolate milk. We finally had to say they don't make it anymore, but where he is waking it may be because he truly is hungry. Maybe you can ask if there is some kind of baby protein stuff you can put in the milk to keep him full longer, then you'll know he just wants it when he wants it, and then, yes, you will have to wear headphones, earmuffs and let him cry it out. I could never sleep through a sniffle or sneeze, still can't. Tyler could and probably would sleep through an atomic bomb, but then I guess we all would haha. Congrats on the new beautiful place, when can we move in:) hugs
Instead of just letting him cry it out cold turkey, try letting him cry for 5 minutes, if he's still crying, get up and comfort him, but no milk! then let him cry for another 5 minutes, etc. After a while he will realize that he doesn't get milk at night, and you don't have to let him cry for hours and hours. I did that with Joshua when he fell back into waking up screaming multiple times per night for some reason. After a few times he stopped waking up even. I know every kid is different though, so good luck! (Is he maybe getting some teeth? Molars?)
I'd do the same thing that Sally Lou said except I would go in to comfort him every 15-20 minutes. That way it will give him time to fall asleep-eventually. Good luck! Sounds like a nightmare!
That sounds horrible! I hate listening to my babies cry, but Michael put his foot down when they were old enough to sleep through the night and so they ended up screaming it out-And now sleep wonderfully. I guess I don't have any advice-but good luck! Oh we did get a big box fan for me to drown out the screaming during that time. It worked for me.
if it was me i would just keep telling myself "it's only a phase... it all ends eventually." BUT if that's not the direction you want to take, and you're on your way to letting him cry it out, consider letting your sweet husband take that job. one of my friends in california just couldn't handle listening to her baby scream so she slept at a friend's house for a few nights. just an idea.
love you lots and good luck!
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