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starting pacifier for one year old
My daughter is almost 13 months old and still is waking every hour
most nights wanting to nurse. She has some nights a good stretch of up to 5 hours of sleep and then wakes every hour or so afterwards. She never did take a pacifier but I don't see an end to this, and I so need it to change! I bought one of the Avent pacifiers and another brand that is supposedly "just like mother's", I tried them both last night and she just whimpered so I gave her the boob back. Has anyone tried giving a pacifier at so late an age and had any luck? I am not worried about nipple confusion at this point lol...I know it seems ridiculous to start yet another habit that could be avoided but I need to sleep. I have done without for over a year now (not even counting those sleepless nights of pregnancy) and the state of mind it puts me in has had negative effects on my life and relationship with dh and the older kids. It is depressing to know that it's possible for this to go on another year or so...from what I've read about high needs babies that is common. I am willing to try almost anything. (not CIO) Marie |
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starting pacifier for one year old
Do you co-sleep? Perhaps that will work... at that age, if she wants a
feed, she could probably do it without you waking up very much at all... if she just wants the comfort, perhaps having you right there will be enough? Jo Marie wrote: My daughter is almost 13 months old and still is waking every hour most nights wanting to nurse. She has some nights a good stretch of up to 5 hours of sleep and then wakes every hour or so afterwards. She never did take a pacifier but I don't see an end to this, and I so need it to change! I bought one of the Avent pacifiers and another brand that is supposedly "just like mother's", I tried them both last night and she just whimpered so I gave her the boob back. Has anyone tried giving a pacifier at so late an age and had any luck? I am not worried about nipple confusion at this point lol...I know it seems ridiculous to start yet another habit that could be avoided but I need to sleep. I have done without for over a year now (not even counting those sleepless nights of pregnancy) and the state of mind it puts me in has had negative effects on my life and relationship with dh and the older kids. It is depressing to know that it's possible for this to go on another year or so...from what I've read about high needs babies that is common. I am willing to try almost anything. (not CIO) Marie -- -- Babies are Born... Pizzas are delivered. |
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Marie wrote:
Has anyone tried giving a pacifier at so late an age and had any luck? I tried, and for the same reasons. I didn't work for us either. He refused it. He was around 16 months old at that time. I know it seems ridiculous to start yet another habit that could be avoided but I need to sleep. Well I did eventually night wean mine rather suddenly and while there was crying I was right there with him and it was only for a couple nights. Suprisingly easier then I thought. But there was a rather drastic down side. He wanted to nurse every 20 minutes all day long! So, it wasn't very successful for us. I night weaned my other child more gradually by shortening each feed by a few minutes every 3-4 nights and when they were only a couple minutes long I started eliminating them one by one. He continued to wake up and ask to nurse for quite some time but would generally go back to sleep with little distress. This wasn't perfect but we co-slept so it was bearable. He was older (18mos) but still wasn't ready so it wasn't as easy as some kids. He didn't completely quit with the asking to nurse at night until he was completely weaned at 26 months but it did get better. My kids and I seem to be on different planets when it comes to nursing schedules so that has caused some significant stress and I can empathize. Wish I could be of more help. -- Nikki Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2) |
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starting pacifier for one year old
On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:31:46 +0800, "JoFromOz"
wrote: Do you co-sleep? Perhaps that will work... at that age, if she wants a feed, she could probably do it without you waking up very much at all... if she just wants the comfort, perhaps having you right there will be enough? Jo We do co-sleep, and that is a large part of the problem. She still is waking and also wakes me up. I have not been able to sleep through her nursing (I slept through my older daughter's nursing but I am not able to with Bethany, it has always felt uncomfortable with her). I think she just has a very strong need to suck...if I could sleep through her sucking all night I wouldn't complain. Marie |
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starting pacifier for one year old
Allison didn't start sucking on a pacifer until she was three years old when
I brought Jenny home. Jenny started sucking on a pacifer when she was 18 months old when I brought Kara home. Kara has never sucked anything until now at age 6, she is sucking and biting her fingers. So there ya go. It's possible and at that age, I was able to have the only at bedtime use of the pacifer. Both Jenny and Allison stopped sucking on the pacifer about two years later. Kara is stressed out so she is chewing on her fingers, hopefully that will pass. -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... Marie wrote in message ... My daughter is almost 13 months old and still is waking every hour most nights wanting to nurse. She has some nights a good stretch of up to 5 hours of sleep and then wakes every hour or so afterwards. She never did take a pacifier but I don't see an end to this, and I so need it to change! I bought one of the Avent pacifiers and another brand that is supposedly "just like mother's", I tried them both last night and she just whimpered so I gave her the boob back. Has anyone tried giving a pacifier at so late an age and had any luck? I am not worried about nipple confusion at this point lol...I know it seems ridiculous to start yet another habit that could be avoided but I need to sleep. I have done without for over a year now (not even counting those sleepless nights of pregnancy) and the state of mind it puts me in has had negative effects on my life and relationship with dh and the older kids. It is depressing to know that it's possible for this to go on another year or so...from what I've read about high needs babies that is common. I am willing to try almost anything. (not CIO) Marie |
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Marie wrote:
We do co-sleep, and that is a large part of the problem. She still is waking and also wakes me up. So, have you tried setting up a bed for her elsewhere, nursing her to sleep there, and then going to your bed? That would not have worked with Noah, but I was able to do that with Rebekah some time around 16 months or so, maybe even earlier, and there were nights when I could have had 4 or 5 hours of solid sleep with her in her bed, before she woke up and needed me. Just a thought, Emily |
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starting pacifier for one year old
On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:34:34 GMT, Emily Roysdon
wrote: So, have you tried setting up a bed for her elsewhere, nursing her to sleep there, and then going to your bed? That would not have worked with Noah, but I was able to do that with Rebekah some time around 16 months or so, maybe even earlier, and there were nights when I could have had 4 or 5 hours of solid sleep with her in her bed, before she woke up and needed me. Yes, she starts the night alone and once she wakes up I bring her to our bed. I have tried several times laying with her and nursing her to sleep during the night, but the frequent waking is a huge problem. By the time I am almost asleep she wakes up. I need something to get her to either sleep longer or carry her through the times she does wake up, whether she is in our bed or hers(actually she sleeps on a pallet on the floor if not with us) I was hoping if she took a pacifier it would satisfy her sucking need. No luck yet though. Marie |
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starting pacifier for one year old
Marie wrote:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:34:34 GMT, Emily Roysdon wrote: So, have you tried setting up a bed for her elsewhere, nursing her to sleep there, and then going to your bed? That would not have worked with Noah, but I was able to do that with Rebekah some time around 16 months or so, maybe even earlier, and there were nights when I could have had 4 or 5 hours of solid sleep with her in her bed, before she woke up and needed me. Yes, she starts the night alone and once she wakes up I bring her to our bed. Ah, ok. You probably said that in your original post, but I didn't get it, sorry. How old is she, exactly? If she's closer to age two than just barely one, I'd be looking at ways to get a protein snack into her just before bed. My kids sleep sooo much better when they have a slice of cheese or some yogurt--something with protein in it--just before bed. When I forget, we have much more wakeful nights. I have tried several times laying with her and nursing her to sleep during the night, but the frequent waking is a huge problem. By the time I am almost asleep she wakes up. I need something to get her to either sleep longer or carry her through the times she does wake up, whether she is in our bed or hers(actually she sleeps on a pallet on the floor if not with us) I was hoping if she took a pacifier it would satisfy her sucking need. No luck yet though. She may actually need that milk; I know my two kids did at that young age. If I had a third child who was eating solids and could handle dairy between age one and two, I'd probably put the protein theory to work. Also, could she be waking up because it's cold, or some noise startles her? My kids had to be dressed warmly at night, and sometimes I had music playing to cover any household noises that might disturb them, but time was the best fix of all. As it was, I hung in there, and can look back at it as a brief time. I know that's of little help now, but I've been there, and so have others, and we came out okay :-) HTH, Emily |
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starting pacifier for one year old
Hi, Marie. I actually did do this with my one year old DD knowing that I
would be introducing something I would have to break her out of soon. If you are doing it to get more sleep keep in mind, that if she does get attached to it, you will be woken up to find the pacifier under the covers in the middle of the night My DD finally started to sleep without waking when we bit the bullet and never replaced the "lost" binky. It was tears for a couple of nights but than solid sleep from then on. HTH. Amy "Marie" wrote in message ... My daughter is almost 13 months old and still is waking every hour most nights wanting to nurse. She has some nights a good stretch of up to 5 hours of sleep and then wakes every hour or so afterwards. She never did take a pacifier but I don't see an end to this, and I so need it to change! I bought one of the Avent pacifiers and another brand that is supposedly "just like mother's", I tried them both last night and she just whimpered so I gave her the boob back. Has anyone tried giving a pacifier at so late an age and had any luck? I am not worried about nipple confusion at this point lol...I know it seems ridiculous to start yet another habit that could be avoided but I need to sleep. I have done without for over a year now (not even counting those sleepless nights of pregnancy) and the state of mind it puts me in has had negative effects on my life and relationship with dh and the older kids. It is depressing to know that it's possible for this to go on another year or so...from what I've read about high needs babies that is common. I am willing to try almost anything. (not CIO) Marie |
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