crying at night after they are asleep

For the past few nights ds has been waking up about 2-3 hours after he went to sleep (they go to sleep on their own)
and starts to cry. He is not sick, or has a dirty dipaer... sometimes I bring him to our bed and he goes
back to sleep... and they I put him back...other times I just leave him in the room and he eventually goes back to sleep
(fortunately he does not wake up dd- they share a room)
I feel so guilty by letting him cry if I don't go in and get him (patting him on the back does not work)
what do you do?
I think he is probably teething (when aren't they!!)

 

i usually go in, give my girls a quick cuddle & tuck them back into bed (after doing spot checks for temps, diapers, etc). i'll repeat until asleep (although, usually if it happens more than 3 times in a row i'll give motrin for teething. more often than not, the next day they have a huge, swollen gum).

i think whatever you choose to do, it's most helpful if you can do the same thing every time. GL!

 

I agree with miss bossy and try to be consistent eventhough it is very hard to do so, because you always think this did not work so I have to try something new but as I have read in many books if you are not consistent then the child gets messed up of what to expect. I really am on the same phase and try not to get him up but it is tough and always think that something is wrong but one thing that is true and almost permanent is teething teething teething!patience and nights will get better!

 

My one son will wake every now and then in the middle of the night and I do not go in there. He usually falls back to sleep within a minute or two. Rarely does it ever go beyond a few minutes and if does, I'll go in and just let him know I'm there and he will go back to sleep. I will not pick him up.

If you start bringing him in bed with you, he's going to use it to his advantage. For awhile this same son would whimper/cry when I would put them to bed. Tears rolling down his face and everything. He did not want me to leave the room. It took me about a week before I figured out he was playing me. I seen his tears and fell for it thinking something was wrong.

If you think he's teething, try giving me motrin at bedtime and see if that helps.