I sit here writing this at 8:52pm. My son is in this stage where he doesn’t want his bottle or go to sleep. It is especially getting worse in the evenings. At first I wasn’t sure if it something was wrong, because typically he doesn’t fight sleep. So I would go in a few times and put his soother back in. But the crying would continue.. Is something hurting him? I pick him up and the crying completely stops and he is happy. So conclusion….. he wants to stay awake with mom and dad. But for a 9 month old, that is not an option. Sleep promotes sleep. And plus I really need an evening of rest. So any tips you all might have would be fantastic.
I just walked into his room. His eyes are basically closed, tears streaming down his face. I rub his cheek and he looks at me and smiles from ear to ear. He just wants to be out and about. How long do I let him cry? Between teething and not wanting the bottle and now fighting sleep… I am tired. I don’t want to do anything wrong, as his mother. I have been trying different methods to get milk into him.. straws, sippy cups, regular cup, even a bigger bottle nipple. I manage to get enough into him I think. He still has wet and dirty diapers frequently throughout the day. But according to what I have been reading he should be eating way more.
Just came out of his room again. He is sooooo tired. We tried something new today with his boots. Typically we have him barefoot in his boots, our ortho doc said that is how we should do it.. but we put socks on his feet. Now we took them off to see if it would make a difference. Nope. He is still screaming. Having the boots doesn’t help all that much. He can’t move in his bed. He always has to lay on his back. I don’t want him to grow up so fast, but on the other hand, I can’t wait for him to be three so the boots and bars can be gone! Bent just went in again. I hate hearing him cry like that. This is something completely new to us. We have been blessed with a baby that has been sleeping through the night since he was 8 weeks old. So now at 9 months, Connor and I are both struggling with the not wanting to sleep phase. I will wait a little longer.. and if he still hasn’t given in then I will assume his teeth are bothering him and we will try a bit of Tylenol.
I am literally sitting here typing to just keep myself from going in and soothing every 5 minutes. He knows how to fall asleep on his own. With ho tired he is, I wouldn’t be surprised that his is crying in his sleep. My heart is breaking to hear how sad he is. This whole being a mom thing is emotionally challenging. SHOUTOUT TO EVERY SINGLE MOTHER READING THIS!!!!!
9:25pm…… I think we won…. he stopped crying.
Nevermind 😒 he took a break long enough to almost fall asleep… then he remembered he wasn’t done telling us he isn’t tired.
Ok, he is quiet again. Let’s see how long this will last.
Just to clarify, I am not complaining lol I love motherhood. A long with the challenges, it is so rewarding. He may not like us tonight, but tomorrow morning he will be all smiles. Connor has been an easy baby for the most part. So the that out weighs the challenges by a long shot.
The conversation comes up frequently about a sibling for Connor. If it were up tp Brent… I would probably be pregnant again. But because of our frequent trips to different PT’s, OT’s, Doctors, etc.. I want to wait till he is at least one. Not that I would be disappointed if we did get pregnant now, I’d be over the moon with excitement. 💖
9:34pm… He is asleep. Yay!
What did you do when your baby went through this phase? Please let me know in the comments below. ANY tips would be welcomed at this point!
Have a goodnight!
Signing off – Jolene
