Whys he so restless at night

[missjacey44]

Tye has been a good sleeper untill recently. He goes off to sleep no problems every night around 6-7pm in his cot but now...

Hes so restless and does not stop moving in his sleep throughout the night. Rolling.. turning.. arms in the air.. legs in the air.. even scratching the sheet with his hands. Crying out in his sleep and allsorts. And because he rolls onto his tummy he wakes up from squashing his face and screams and screams untill i turn him back (although in the day time he has no problem rolling back over but because hes still half asleep i dont think he realises what to do) I tryed having him in bed with me but he does the same thing.

Anyone else ever had this problem? and know why hes being like this? have i done something wrong?

 

[Rachiebaby24]

I dont know...i didnt want to read and run.....

Maley used to be quite restless in the night and used to grab the sheets.....turns out she wants something over her face....!! If she had her way she would have something over her whole head but it panicks me so now i give her one of those teddy things that has a sort of blanket attached and she puts that over her face....

Has he been in his cot long?? Maybe he needs something supporting him at the sides to make him feel snuggled in and secure...?

 

[missjacey44]

Yeah Tye likes something over his face too! He also has one of those small comfort blankies with a little teddy attacted! Hes been in his cot about 2months now but this has been going on for the past 2-3weeks. I ended up putting the cot bumper along one whole side of the cot instead of where it was before at the top around one end of the cot, because he would hit the wooden bars and make to much noise and wake me up! Now he just hits the cot bumper and doesnt make a noise untill he crys..!

 

[princess_bump]

oh sweetie i don't no what to suggest! maddi does move alot at night, but not too that extent! big hugs x

 

[missjacey44]

I have a feeling it may be to do with his constipation. Hes been very bad with constipation ever since i stopped breastfeeding. He has juice everyday and easy digest milk but nothing seems to help him go! He doesnt like his tummy being touched.. I do baby massage and he screams when i try to massage his tummy and i think this is why he crys so much when he rolls onto his tummy when hes trying to sleep

 

[Rachiebaby24]

He hasnt been well recently has he? Do you think it may be that?

Really scares me with the cover over the face thing.....maley is still in a moses basket and she pulled the cover right over her face...i woke up and seriously my heart stopped when i looked into the basket and couldnt see her cos she pulled it right up and there she was fast asleep!!

 

[missjacey44]

Yeah i thought it might have been to do with him being unwell but thinking about it he started doing this before he was unwell and hes recovered now (He didnt have chickenpox it was a viral rash infection!) and hes still doing it. Last night was the worst night so far thats why i thought id post!

& yeah i know what you mean about the cover thing! Tye has done this many times its so scary!

 

[missjacey44]

I left Tye crying in his cot this evening to go to sleep and he eventually fell asleep on his tummy (he usually sleeps on his back) and since then he has not woken or moved once. I guess he was so restless and kept trying to roll over because he wanted to sleep on his tummy?!!! If he has a good night tonight on his tummy i think i will put him to sleep on his tummy instead.

 

[Ema]

Jacob always prefers to sleep on his tummy or sides he HATES it on his back so i never put him on it XxX

 

[polo_princess]

Brooke is a very restless sleeper, always wriggling and moaning out in her sleep ... i dont really know why but i think it has something to do with her tummy giving her a bit of grief.

 

[emma_27]

Ellies like that when shes constipated too!! I massage her feet (something to do with reflexology) and it does seem to help and i also give her lots of water in the day. On a day shes had a poo she sleeps on the days she doesnt she seems to wake up!

 

[missjacey44]

Jacob always prefers to sleep on his tummy or sides he HATES it on his back so i never put him on it XxX

Do you not worry about him sleeping on his tummy? I know hes abit older than Tye but now im worrying about him sleeping on his tummy! Like if he squashes his face and cant breath!!!

 

[Rachiebaby24]

Maley has slept on her tummy since birth......i did used to get scared but once i actually moved her head when she was asleep and put her face down to see if she would move if she couldnt breathe and she did so that eased the worry.....now she is older, she will sleep on her back but only for half an hour tops and she sleeps all night on her belly....

oh and for her constipation, i dip her dummy in pure OJ a few times (she only gets a drop)....does the trick...

 

[missjacey44]

Maley has slept on her tummy since birth......i did used to get scared but once i actually moved her head when she was asleep and put her face down to see if she would move if she couldnt breathe and she did so that eased the worry.....now she is older, she will sleep on her back but only for half an hour tops and she sleeps all night on her belly....

oh and for her constipation, i dip her dummy in pure OJ a few times (she only gets a drop)....does the trick...

I guess just because its the first time hes slept on his tummy im obviously going to worry! But he slept all night on his tummy and he was fine so i feel better after last night!

Yeah i give Tye juice and allsorts for his constipation but nothing helps Im going back to the doctor soon about it!