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Sleep at all time low and we haven't even hit 4 months yet!

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ilovetosleep · 08/07/2014 23:18

So for the first 9 weeks, ebf ds2 was a dream, waking just once or twice a night, but he was always unsettled from 5 onwards when he'd come in with me. He's 12.5 weeks now.

Since 9 weeks the first waking has got earlier and earlier and after that he wakes every 2 hrs. I feed him every time. The only thing that has improved is that he stays in his crib until 7am apart from for feeds.


So a typical night goes - down by 8pm, feeds 1030, 1, 3, 5 and then not hungry til about 930am! It's increasingly difficult to feed him when he's not starving and he only ever wants one boob at a time. Can go 3 hrs during the day and only takes a few sucks if I offer any more frequently. Actually tbh he doesn't feed for long in the night either, just 3-5 mins, but it's good proper sucking and I have fast flow so he's v efficient. Piling on the kilos.

I suppose he's reverse cycling, sort of, although he does know night from day in terms of sleep/awake time.

Not really any nap routine yet but he tends to manage 2-3 45 min naps and a longer one of 2 hrs ish. Can't manage more than 1.5 hrs awake yet.

Anyway I'm shattered and just dreading things getting worse when he hits 16 weeks! What can I do to get longer stretches at night? Help!

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Lucky29 · 09/07/2014 10:06

Does he have a dummy? Could you give that to him when he wakes in the night instead of feeding?
That worked for my DD, she'd stir and if I popped her dummy in she'd go straight back to sleep.
Sorry if it's not much help if he doesn't have one!

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Littlef00t · 09/07/2014 14:06

There is a big growth spurt at 12 weeks so. You may find too distracted to feed during day and making up for it at night.

Have you tried getting him down at night without feeding? Maybe not now if you think it is that.

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ilovetosleep · 10/07/2014 21:35

Thanks for replying

No I hadn't tried a dummy. Not really against them but just not sure he is a really sucky baby as he totally refuses breast for comfort during the day, o ly when hungry (mainly at night!) I think he only gets hungry at night ( whole other thread over on breast feeding page!)

I had considered growth spurt too but it's been going on a while! Maybe I just have another crap sleeper... Also he was self setting up to about a week ago but that's totally stopped.

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ilovetosleep · 10/07/2014 21:36

Oh actually, I didn't feed to sleep tonight, DH rocked him as he woke when I put him down. So we'll see if that makes a difference!

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Definitelysometime · 10/07/2014 21:53

No idea what this is but just to say we had just the same thing. Nearly two weeks of horrendous sleeping and 4-5 wake ups a night. DD is now 13 weeks and the last two nights we're back to two wake ups again. Hoping that's the end of it (for now!).

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Jonkastique · 11/07/2014 02:48

I had never heard of the 4 month regression until I found myself and my baby girl in the middle of it!

Maybe your baby's regression started early and will therefore end early.

I think she is hungry in the night, but our problem is not just waking up, but also finding it difficult to get back to sleep - even in our bed, although that makes it easier because I don't need to get up 100 times.

I don't know what to suggest but just wanted to show solidarity...i feel your pain!

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Jonkastique · 11/07/2014 02:51

I should say that my baby is 20 weeks, and regression started about 3 weeks ago. Before that she slept 8-8 without waking, or maybe just feed at 6 am.

She is end. Do ff babies regress too at this age?

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Jonkastique · 11/07/2014 02:52

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Wilf83 · 22/07/2014 21:30

You have just described what my lo has done since 10 weeks old- she is now 17 weeks and no change. She used to last 5 hours then 3 hours which was very manageable but now wakes & feeds every 2 hours. She is ebf. I have also tried increasing the feeds during the day but she is having none of it! She has a milk allergy so doesn't have formula. I feel like I'm losing my mind with lack of sleep & get extremely annoyed with people that say 'oh my baby only sleeps 9-4' Confused

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