Posted by
qwerty123
18 yrs ago
hi
any tips would be much appreciated we havea 10.5moth boy who is suffering with jet lag - was in UK for 10 days and arrived back about 5 days ago. he goes to sleep at normal time ok no probs (and normal nap times in the days etc) but will wake up and SCREAM and SCREAM - if we put him into bed with us he will eventually drop off - which we want to avoid for obvious reasons (dont want him to only go to sleep with us) if we hold him he falls asleep but when we put him in his cot he will wake up and scream - tried control crying - ie going in every 1,3,5 and then 8 mins and lying him down and walking out and he screams and screams - not just normal crying - so much so his voice is hoase the next day.....any tips - we all need some sleep!! THANKS
Please support our advertisers:
just saw i put helper needed - i meant HELP!
Please support our advertisers:
The best cure for jetlag is to adapt to local time as fast as possible. Meals and sleep should be at local time. A little extra sleep is a good thing. But you seem to be doing this.
He's probably worried. Changes of routine can do this. You need to make him understand that you are there for him, but as you say you can't just let him sleep with you since that becomes "long term". Perhaps one of you should sleep in his room for a few days. That's what I do when the girls are a bit worried. On a mattress on the floor.
Also make sure the routine is very strict for a week or two. Give him certainty.
Please support our advertisers:
Travelling really does upset children more than we assume it would. we just whizz them off to new environments and subject them to new people and new stimulation and then back again and expect baby to be totally fine with it.
i think this is (or actually never) not a good time for controlled crying. your baby needs reassurance not more stress by being abandoned to learn how to soothe himself. though i am sure you are totally exhausted and willing to do anything to get things back on track.
unfortunately it does take up to two or three weeks before things fit back into a smooth routine. so just try to adapt him to normal HK time as mcuh as possible, and hang in there, things do settle down.
Please support our advertisers:
I travelled with my 17mth to UK and upon return, it took him 5 days to adjust. He would have his normal schedule throughout the day, but wakes up at 1-2 am and wouldn't go back to sleep till 4-5 am. This is UK dinner time and for the first few days, he was genuinely hungry so we fed him rice pudding or a small bottle of baby food (NOT cooking at wee-hrs in the morning). Then we would play with him and just try to tire him out as quickly as possible. It does get better and they will adjust by 10-20 mins each day. Some friends' lil ones took upto 2 weeks! Every baby's body clock is different and I wouldn't worry too much, they are not doing it on purpose.
Please support our advertisers:
ours took a couple of months, not kidding - would wake up and scream - have not gone long haul since and am not going till next summer when they are 3... was not worth it in my experience. But then most friends' babies get themselves sorted within a week. Hang in there - apart putting them on HK time routine, there is nothing to do I am afraid - they will sort themselves out (hopefully sooner rather than later!!)
Please support our advertisers:
You must be logged in to be able to reply.
Login now
Copy Link
Facebook
Gmail
Mail