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  1. #1
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    Sep 2009
    Brisbane
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    We went through similar but not 5 nights in a row! What a nightmare time that was, went on for several weeks. Could it be his ears - ear aches or fluid in the ear? DS1 has had ear problems that didnt seem to upset him too much when he was awake but disturbed his sleep. Good luck tonight xo

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2009
    605

    My friend used to use a humidifier and said that she started waking up in the middle of the night with an insanely dry mouth.. caused by the humidifier.
    Perhaps he is waking because of a really dry mouth?

    DD has little phases of these night wakings, all cheerful and laughing. I don't know why. I think it's just a baby thing?
    It's so annoying hey, I feel for you! Hope it stops soon.

  3. #3
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    Aug 2008
    Adelaide
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    DD has done this since she was about 5 months old. And it is almost every night. She'll wake about 9:30-10pm and not go back to bed until 1am. Not fun when I have to get up at 5:30am. I wish she would just lie down next to me, even if she was to chat or clap her hands. But no, she has to sit up, stand up (leaning on me) and crawl around the bed and over me even if it means she's going to go headfirst off the bed. She cries if I put her in her cot.

    I'd like to be able to have a room with just a mattress on the floor so that I could lie down and not worry about her hurting herself if I fall asleep, but we just don't have the space (DH is a horder and we have too much crap). I'm hoping that it will settle down when she's able to walk on her own. She did settle down briefly once she learnt to crawl, but she went from crawling to standing very quickly. But it is exhausting in the meantime.