RE: Night crying again

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Karina, in case it is a pain thing, can you try giving him a spoonful of

Calpol everynight? Try it tonight and see if that keeps him from waking up.

I'm sure I've done this before, but I can't remember what for. Usually

though that's why I give it, because I don't know what is hurting enough to

wake them up, but if it works over 2-3 nights, by then they're back in the

habit of sleeping all night. Well that's the theory anyway.....

Hannah

Night crying again

DS is crying in the night again (don't think it's got to do with his

spots or cold).

But I can't work out why he wakes up in the first place - he'll

suddenly scream - so it sounds like pain to me. Are teething pains

like this - I thought that would be more of a dull, continuous pain?

Or has he got ear ache?

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Karina

on 23/10/01 11:21 AM, kbholm@... at kbholm@... wrote:

> DS is crying in the night again (don't think it's got to do with his

> spots or cold).

are you sure it's not to do with that?

> I am dreading to bring him into the surgery, because they just don't know how

> to assess baby ears

if you're not confident in the surgery would it be possible to change?

> I'm now a zoombie... and I am really terrified of what will happen in

> January when I am going to stay at home with them.

try not to worry that far ahead - easier said than done I know

> Help!

> Everyone says be hard on him, but what more can I do?

I think that you are doing all that you can do and I disagree with the 'be

hard on him' attitude, for whatever reason he's waking up and needs

comforting, you're not allowing him to turn night into day - there isn't

anymore that you can do.

Mari went through a period like this, she stopped after we moved her cot

away from the window and left a night light on - don't know if she would

have stopped anyway or if these things made a difference. I couldn't leave

her to cry like people told me I should.

Sorry I don't have anything useful to contribute, hope you get some sound

sleep soon, I'm sure it's a phase that will pass

Jenni

( & Gethyn)

17yrs; Mari 3yrs Home Birth; Nia 5 wks Home Water Birth

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