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HELP why will my baby not stop screaming?
My 15 month old has slept through the night for several months. All of a sudden she is no longer sleeping through the night. I think she is cutting her molars but the sleep issue has been going on for about 8 days now. We recently moved into a vacation home for the summer that is apartment style and I am worried that her crying will annoy our neighbors. I thought maybe the move was the problem but she seems to be adjusting well even taking her normal nap after lunch most days.
Around 8 or 8:30 I rock her to sleep and her general morning wake up time is 7:00. I also have given her a dose of tylenol before bed the past 2 nights.
Last night we were up for over an hour trying to soothe her and finally just gave in and let her sleep with us which we RARELY do. She has been in her own crib since she was about 5 months old.
How long do sleeping problems from teething last and what can you do to help make it better?
PLEASE HELP! if we were not on summer vacation I do not know how I would function at work :-(.
5 Answers
- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
It can be weeks until the teeth come through. If she likes a freeze pop there is nothing wrong with giving her one in the night if it helps (it will not be forever, just while she needs it). I also find that Motrin before bed works better than tylenol for teething pain because it is anti-inflammatory (same reason the ice works). If all that works is sleeping in your bed, at least you get to sleep! Whatever works is sometimes all that works:) You will need to do a little re-training one the teething issue has passed and you want her to go back to her own bed, but it will not be impossible. Good luck!
Source(s): Mom of 5 - 10 years ago
Sometimes it can take months for those pesky molars to come in completely. And until they do, she may keep waking you up in the middle of the night. There is nothing wrong with bringing her to bed with you some nights, as long as it doesn't become a permanent habit. You need to sleep too and sometimes that's the only way to do it.
Feel free to give her something cold in the middle of the night, like a popsicle or an iced teether. Giving her Tylenol is fine too as long as you don't exceed the recommended dose.
Even though she may continue cutting molars for awhile, she will probably not wake up every night. Cherish the nights you get to sleep through and remember that this won't last forever when she wake you.
- 10 years ago
My daughter is 16 months and cutting her back teeth. We gave her tylenol. I had two nights over the past weekend that I let her sleep in bed with us because it makes her more comfortable. She has been sleeping fine for the past week with an occasional dose of tylenol if she needs it. She slept fine the past 2 nights without tylenol.
Source(s): Going through the same thing :) - 10 years ago
First of all you should take your daughter to your Pediatrician just to make sure she's ok, it could be that her molars are cutting but it could be something else. Don't give her medicine is she doesn't have fever unless Doctor says ok. Also, at what time does she usually nap? make sure nap time is not too late in the afternoon and try just an hour for a day or two that way she might be ready to sleep at night and give her a bath before bedtime. Hope this help! :-)
- 10 years ago
I would let her sleep with you if that makes her happy and stop crying..everyone gets to sleep and everyone is happy win win situation!
