Screaming At Night

[mpwife2007]

I haven't posted on here in I think about a year, but I have a problem and I need some fresh ideas because I am out of them! I don't belong to any other forums so this is the first place I came to!

My son is nine months old. He has been waking up screaming nearly every night since he was five months old. Before, when he was four months, he was sleeping ten hours a night. No screaming, nothing. I was extremely impressed.

He is the best baby during the day. He is so happy. In fact I always get comments on how he is such a good baby everywhere I go. He is just the sweetest thing. It's only at night.

I never have any trouble getting him to go to sleep. We have our bedtime routine and then I lay him down in his crib, give him a binky and a blanket and leave the room. He is out within five minutes of me doing that. He doesn't fuss or anything.

The problem is getting him to STAY asleep.

He has reflux and has been on Zantac since he was two months old. The doctor upped his dosage as she thought that may be the problem. It hasn't helped. I plan on making an appointment with her again later this week if it still is going on. (She said to give it a week which will be tomorrow) What I'm hoping is that someone has some suggestions that I may be able to bring to the table when I go see her again!

I have tried everything. I've tried nightlight on, nightlight off, mylicon, not going in the room, staying in the room with him, rubbing his belly (which is usually hard, I don't know if it's because of the screaming or gas...), nursing (that is mostly the only thing that will get him back to sleep). I've tried feeding him at all different times just in case it is gas. It seems like nothing works. Usually when he nurses back to sleep he will wake up much more during the night because he won't burp in his sleep which then, obviously, causes gas. I didn't start him on any cereal or solids until he was six months old and this started before that.

The other thing that I can think of is around four/five months we went through some big changes. My husband got orders to Korea and at four/five months we moved out of our house and moved in with one of my DH's friends for a few weeks. (I moved in with my parents while he is gone) We then went to my DH's parents to stay until he left for Korea. A week after he left we moved into my parents house. I go see my in-laws about once a month for a week or so. I also was staying the night with my sister a couple nights during the weeks because I watch my nephew sometimes. I don't like the thought of having to wake him up to go to her house, which is why I stay there, but I may start trying to see if it could be the traveling thing.

Is it possible that's too much on him? I keep a steady bedtime/naptime routine with him even though we do all that traveling. He goes to bed between 8 and 830.

He does sleep in my room, partly because I want him in there since he wakes up once to nurse around six in the morning and partly because I don't know where else I could put him.

The screaming is never at the same time during the night. One time last week he was up six times during the night. Sometimes it's only one screaming episode and then wake up to nurse, sometimes it's more. I can tell when he is waking up to nurse because he cries differently. Sometimes putting him in bed with me helps, sometimes it doesn't.

He does nap well, always for an hour to an hour and a half twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. He always wakes up happy from his naps.

Anyway, this is kind of all over the place but if anyone has any suggestions please help! I have no idea what to do anymore.

[iluvmymarine17]

I wish I could help you but Im having the same exact problem!! I hope some ladies in here have some good advice for you. Good luck!

[Becker's wifey]

i'm not a mommy yet...but i am going to tell you something i know they tell adults with reflux...maybe try not laying him down right after he's eaten, give him a little while...also, have you ever tried putting him to sleep in his carseat, or something like that? alot of times sitting up helps with that.
if any of those will work, like i said, i'm not a mommy yet...
good luck tho! i hope you find something that works!