Night Waking
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Hi guys, its my first post on here and i need some help!
Our little Jacob is 21 weeks old and still on formula. He used ot sleep very weel, he is having 5 feeds a day as per the Cow & Gate box of about 6-7oz time. He goes to sleep about 8.30pm ish and then I wake him up for his last feed of hte day at 10.30pm. He then used to go through til about 8.00am. However, since the middle of January and for no apparently reason, he has now started waking up 2/3/4 times a night. He sometimes just needs his dummy putting in. THe thing I noticed most though was (he had cradle cap but this has cleared up and just left dry skin now) that he goes for his head and his face, rubbing them with his scratch mits and I think that this is what is waking him up?? I have been to the docs a number of times who have said that all we can do it put olive oil on - I also put sudocream on it as he has baby eczema on a few patches on his body! SOrry yto ramble but I've now gone back to work and on the days my husband has to watch him (he has much less patience than me) he is threatening to feed him if he wakes up so that he goes back to sleep!! I can;t allow him to get back into that routine again!
Not sure what ot do - he is in his cot bed and we have just started sleeping in the other room, so he is on his own, but i sometimes sleep in the same room as him. Often at about 4am I have ot take him into bed with me just so I can get some sleep! Help!
Our little Jacob is 21 weeks old and still on formula. He used ot sleep very weel, he is having 5 feeds a day as per the Cow & Gate box of about 6-7oz time. He goes to sleep about 8.30pm ish and then I wake him up for his last feed of hte day at 10.30pm. He then used to go through til about 8.00am. However, since the middle of January and for no apparently reason, he has now started waking up 2/3/4 times a night. He sometimes just needs his dummy putting in. THe thing I noticed most though was (he had cradle cap but this has cleared up and just left dry skin now) that he goes for his head and his face, rubbing them with his scratch mits and I think that this is what is waking him up?? I have been to the docs a number of times who have said that all we can do it put olive oil on - I also put sudocream on it as he has baby eczema on a few patches on his body! SOrry yto ramble but I've now gone back to work and on the days my husband has to watch him (he has much less patience than me) he is threatening to feed him if he wakes up so that he goes back to sleep!! I can;t allow him to get back into that routine again!
Not sure what ot do - he is in his cot bed and we have just started sleeping in the other room, so he is on his own, but i sometimes sleep in the same room as him. Often at about 4am I have ot take him into bed with me just so I can get some sleep! Help!
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If it is excema itching then perhaps it's the temperature / humidity in his room?
Good Luck x
Hope things get sorted soon.
Beck