Help 1 year old baby wakes up every hour

amother

OP ↓

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 2:17 am

Please help a super sleep deprived mommy!!!

This is my first baby and she wakes up every hour. The only way to calm her down is by nursing. I can't function at work anymore
My husband wants me to let her cry but I can't do it.
Something gentle pretty please
Thanks

amother

Oleander ↓

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 2:07 pm

amother OP wrote:

Hourly wake ups can indicate something is bothering her. Stomach etc. I wouldn’t train or anything yet until you rule things out. Does she sleep with her mouth open?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 5:06 pm

Thank you
She sleeps really well during the day
She's such a happy baby during the day, so I don't think anything is bothering her. She nurses for a few minutes and goes back into her bed

amother

Mintcream

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 5:08 pm

She sounds like she just loves mom! Oldest children can be spoiled like that.

amother

Amber ↓

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 5:14 pm

You have to send your husband to put her back to sleep, like this she learns that you won't be able to nurse every time.

Also a sleeping coach told me that if they go to sleep when they are too tired and they don't sleep too well.

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 5:35 pm

When my husband goes to her she just screams she screams until I come

And I really don't think she's too tired as she has two naps bh

amother

↑ Oleander ↓

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 5:37 pm

amother OP wrote:

When my husband goes to her she just screams she screams until I come

And I really don't think she's too tired as she has two naps bh

Sometimes also low iron can cause restlessness and a lot of wake ups. Maybe the doctor can check her iron? Waking up is normal. I don’t either sleep train. Hourly wake ups usually is a red flag of some sort

amother

↑ Oleander

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 5:38 pm

[quote="amother OP"]When my husband goes to her she just screams she screams until I come

And I really don't think she's too tired as she has two naps bh[/quote
Maybe she’s ready for one nap then? She is how many months? My child switched to one nap around 14 months

amother

Offwhite

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 5:41 pm

I used the No Cry Sleep Solution (book) when my oldest was one. It took a few days but he stopped waking up as frequently.

amother

↑ Amber

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 5:43 pm

amother OP wrote:

When my husband goes to her she just screams she screams until I come

And I really don't think she's too tired as she has two naps bh

My 10-month-old is now only taking one nap and I put in consistently to sleep every night at 7:00.

About the crying, it's something I really didn't want to do, but BH my baby is very stubborn and he didn't want to go to sleep so I have to let him cry a bit. I went in every few minutes to give him a hug and put him back down and tell him that I love him.

I didn't do an official sleep training, but he literally wouldn't go to sleep. By now he knows that he has to go to sleep.

amother

Babyblue

Wed, Oct 09 2024, 6:03 pm

Op can you nurse her lying down? That way you can just latch her half asleep and go right back to sleep yourself.

My breastfed babies nursed pretty much all night long for comfort until I weaned them at about 2 years.