Co-sleeping with a boobaholic teether - I'm just quite tired...
Well, our DS is about 9 1/2 mths and still has no teeth, however, I know he's having teething rumbles and that's just shot any chance of a decent sleep out of the water lately.
We co-sleep with him and he seemed to have "matured" in his sleep in the last month (have a boob and then roll over and fall asleep for approx 2hrs before another one). Last weekend he was definately in toothy pain and since then has reverted to hardly being able to sleep without the boob in his mouth - and I'm so tired (and SORE) - my arms and shoulders are aching from having them angled above my head or from him lying on them (I feed lying down). He's waking up every 45min - 1hr each night and it's exhausting. I'm no longer feeling refreshed by sleep and am starting to not look forward to my nights! I think he's stopped the teething rumbles now, but the frequent waking pattern and need for boob has remained.
Did any co-sleepers out there find that teething rumbles changed your baby's sleep patterns and/or how you slept with your baby? Any suggestions for what I can do?
He's also on the cusp of walking and I have to remember that, although he has increased his physical activity, he is still a baby and does not yet understand that he doesn't need a boob....
Melody no earth shattering advice from me. Both my kids went through a similar unsettled sleep time when they were teething. But just wanted to say well done... he's obviously feeling very safe and secure with Mum and BBs so close by. I hope his teeth settle down for him real soon.
I know the feeling of waking up and your whole right/left side is stiff and asleep! Ds is 10 months and he is like this some nights still! I find that by just offering him the boob we both get more sleep!
I cant offer any real advice just that i know exactly what your going through and can offer lots of sympathy! I hope your son settles for you soon.
Hi Melody
The same sort of thing is happening here to atm. I just find its sooooo much easier to let DS have my boob so we can both get some sleep. Hope things improve soon for you
Oh wow, Melody I could so have written that post almost word for work over the past month. Big, big hugs.
We seem to be over the worst of it now that tooth #6 has just cut through, but for the past month on and off I've had exactly what you described. And I feel your pain, literally. I woke up quite a few times with the sorest shoulder/upper arm area because obviously I had slept on it funny. I've also got bruises all over my upper thighs because DD would also kick out in frustration and discomfort. It looks like someone has taken to my legs with a rubber hose...
I too feed lying down, and and went through the being asleep while attached - brings a WHOLE new meaning to 'attachment parenting" Did the 45 minute wakings too... by the end of it all I was a walking zombie...
When I knew it wasn't a teething thing anymore, and more a habit (gee it forms quick doesn't it?) I just started removing the boob as she was drifting off. A technique I learned from the No Cry Sleep Solution Book. It talks about how to remove when falling asleep, etc. A few nights of that and she got back into the habit of feed - roll over and sleep.
No real advice for you I'm sorry though. Like the above posters, I just let her have the boob so we both got at least some sleep. That way, the only real waking I had was to change sides when needed. I found that helped the shoulder and arm pains a bit too....
Thanks so much for your encouragment - it's just so helpful to know there are others going through the same thing!
Bubba still has no teeth, however the super-frequent wakings have eased in the last week. I'm trying the "Pantley Pull-Off" and it works early in the evening, however, DS still wants to frequently feed in the morning hours (well, it feels that way - I haven't managed to see the time on the clock!).
We'd love another bubba at some stage, however I don't want to wean DS just yet so I'm feeling a bit in a rock and a hard place atm (lots of night feeds = no AF = no baby #2!).
Well, he'll be 1 soon so perhaps after that I'll gently ease him off some of the night feeds.
Does anyone co-sleeping manage to just sleep with bubba without feeding? (Elizabeth Pantley said she did). Love some tips if anyone has any!
Co-sleeping with a boobaholic teether - I'm just quite tired...
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no earth shattering advice from me. Both my kids went through a similar unsettled sleep time when they were teething. But just wanted to say well done... he's obviously feeling very safe and secure with Mum and BBs so close by. I hope his teeth settle down for him real soon.
Did the 45 minute wakings too... by the end of it all I was a walking zombie...
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