Re: Still not sleeping...

[Guest guest]

One thing I found out with my son after he was banded, was that I had

him too cool. I had him in just a onsie and put a fan in his room to

circulate air, and he was getting too cool. I thought I was doing

good for him and in turn was making things too good. After a week of

him waking up more than normal and falling asleep in my arms (how

nice anyway!!) I put light pants on him (s has great ones) and

he has not had a problem since. The fan is also a little more noise

in there to soothe him more. Something else you could try, it works

great with , is to keep a soft lamp on while he goes to sleep. I

found out the hard way that doesn't like to " go to sleep " in the

dark. I keep a regular lamp on in his room until he is sound asleep

and then turn it off. I do have a night light just in case of those

late nights too.

Good luck, I know how those rough nights can be. Hang in there. We

may be getting ready to go through some ourselves, teeth are starting

to show signs of coming soon. Let us know if we can help anymore.

Robyne

mommy to (8 mos, banded 7/04)

> Well, Milan has been in helmet at night for over a week now, and he

> is still not sleeping well. He was up at 12, 2, 4, 5, and 6am...The

> room is cool, he only wears onesie, we have tried him on his side

> (which he likes), and his back...not sure what else to try. He

wakes

> up and is not really hungry, just wants to be comforted. I know

there

> is an adjustment period, but I am worried he is not getting enough

> sleep (does not take good naps during the day all the time). I

swear

> it is like having a newborn again! Hope he gets adjusted soon.

(Good

> thing I work from home office or my co-workers may be scared at the

> looks of me today!)

>

>

> Milan 5mos CranioCap 8/04

[Guest guest]

,

I agree with Robyne. Could he possibly be chilled? We have our A/C

set to 71 (F)day and night, but I do have him in a cotton long

sleeved/footy sleeper at night. When he's still in his sleep I know

he gets cool even with his band on. The only other thing I can think

of is teething pain or separation anxiety (although he seems a bit

young for that one right now.)

Good luck and try to get some sleep.

Crista-Grayslake, IL

Mom to -10 mo old-DOCbanded 5/13 brachy

> Well, Milan has been in helmet at night for over a week now, and he

> is still not sleeping well. He was up at 12, 2, 4, 5, and 6am...The

> room is cool, he only wears onesie, we have tried him on his side

> (which he likes), and his back...not sure what else to try. He

wakes

> up and is not really hungry, just wants to be comforted. I know

there

> is an adjustment period, but I am worried he is not getting enough

> sleep (does not take good naps during the day all the time). I

swear

> it is like having a newborn again! Hope he gets adjusted soon.

(Good

> thing I work from home office or my co-workers may be scared at the

> looks of me today!)

>

>

> Milan 5mos CranioCap 8/04

[Guest guest]

hi ,

I;m so sorry to hear Milan isn't sleeping well. Well it doesn't

sound like he is warm. Does he have any red spots when you take the

cap off? If yes, how long do they last? I saw from his pic he's not

a brachy baby (they take a while to get used to sleeping on a " round "

head sometimes. He's not hungry. How about gas? reflux? Hmm, how

about teething? The teeth actually start moving around well before

you can see or feel the bump where they are about to appear. Have

you tried baby tylenol? At this point you might want to try it for

one night. I don't think he can have motrin until 6 months or is it

2 months now??? When na is fussy for no known reason I give her

motrin. Works well and usually in a wekk or so I feel a new bump in

her mouth. Her teeth seem to take forever to come in. Hopefully

someone will have some more ideas.

mom to na

DOC Grad

> Well, Milan has been in helmet at night for over a week now, and he

> is still not sleeping well. He was up at 12, 2, 4, 5, and 6am...The

> room is cool, he only wears onesie, we have tried him on his side

> (which he likes), and his back...not sure what else to try. He

wakes

> up and is not really hungry, just wants to be comforted. I know

there

> is an adjustment period, but I am worried he is not getting enough

> sleep (does not take good naps during the day all the time). I

swear

> it is like having a newborn again! Hope he gets adjusted soon.

(Good

> thing I work from home office or my co-workers may be scared at the

> looks of me today!)

>

>

> Milan 5mos CranioCap 8/04

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for the advice....

He slept a bit better last night.

We do give him tylenol for teething, but it has not seemed like that

was the issue.

He does have some red marks from helmet by his ear (which is getting

adjusted Friday), but they dont last over the 1/2 hour.

I have to check w/ his ped about motrin, his 6 month appt is just

around the corner.

I think Motrin works much better than tylenol, so hopefully we can

give that a shot!

Thanks!

> > Well, Milan has been in helmet at night for over a week now, and

he

> > is still not sleeping well. He was up at 12, 2, 4, 5, and

6am...The

> > room is cool, he only wears onesie, we have tried him on his side

> > (which he likes), and his back...not sure what else to try. He

> wakes

> > up and is not really hungry, just wants to be comforted. I know

> there

> > is an adjustment period, but I am worried he is not getting

enough

> > sleep (does not take good naps during the day all the time). I

> swear

> > it is like having a newborn again! Hope he gets adjusted soon.

> (Good

> > thing I work from home office or my co-workers may be scared at

the

> > looks of me today!)

> >

> >

> > Milan 5mos CranioCap 8/04