As per the title really, 14 week old baby fights naps (fights/cries being held when tired but can't self-settle if put down!) and will only do short naps in the pram, sling or car (after about 20 mins of motion). No longer falls asleep feeding or in my arms. The only thing that works is swaddle, shuh, pat and rock in the dark...but I have to do this through crying which is horrible. Up until the last few weeks, he'd happily drop off in my arms after eating, and usually have about 3 short (20-40 min naps) and one long sleep in the middle of the day (2 hours ish).
At night he sleeps ok from 7ish to 10 or 11ish, has a bottle, back to sleep after about an hour, then goes back to sleep til 1.30ish...and then wakes/stirs every hour until somewhere between 5 and 7 when he decided he's had enough. Often he ends up in bed with me as he sleeps more soundly (but I don't!) I usually feed him if he wakes fully but no longer falls asleep on his bottle. He is swaddled, white noise, in cot in our room. He was quite a good sleeper until Xmas (waking for a feed 3-hourly and falling asleep on the bottle).
I think it's a combination of him becoming more aware of the exciting world around him and a build up of overtired ness.
I need some ideas to help him fall asleep / stay asleep longer! Is it time for some sleep training?
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3 month old fights naps and wakes hourly at night...help!
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LovelyWeatherForDucks · 21/01/2013 08:56
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