The past week or so Hudson has been waking up at least once, if not twice, in the middle of the night. It used to be that when he woke in the middle of the night we could just go in and comfort him for a few minutes and he would go right back to sleep....lately it has taken up to two hours to get him to go back to sleep. I fell like I've tried everything except for medicating him - I've tried the gentle, soothing method (singing, rocking, holding, etc) and I've tried the not so gentle (letting him cry) method. Neither seems to work very well. Last night he would calm down when I was in his room, even if I wasn't holding him, but then as soon as I started leaving his room he would start whaling again. I let him cry for half an hour and he was showing no signs of stopping. After the half hour of crying I went back into his room, held him for a minute, then put him back to bed...he cried for another minute or two and then finally went back to sleep. He then proceeded to wake again at 5 and I wasn't willing to do the whole routine again since I had to get up for work at 6:30 so we just brought him to our bed (where of course he sleeps great).
I'm sure a lot of you have been through this so you know exactly what it's like. By the time Hudson gets back to sleep at night I am soooo frustrated (possibly even angry). I just don't understand why he wakes up. Why wont he go back to sleep? I also struggle with when he needs to be disciplined and when he needs to be comforted.
If you have any tips or tricks that have worked for you, please let me know. Otherwise, please pray for us. Pray for Hudson to sleep or pray for my patience and a good attitude. I know that someday he will sleep and that someday in the not so distant future he would ask me to rock him in the middle of the night....but for now, it's very trying and I wish it was over.
