14wk old started screaming before naps

[candymycandy]

Hi all

About a month ago I managed to get my 14wk old into snuzpod for daytime naps and we've had hardly any issues since, he has a cuddle, shush/headstroke and dummy and he's off no bother. However the last few days as soon as I get him into bedroom it's like he knows what's coming and starts screaming blue murder. I thought maybe he'd got overtired but it doesn't seem to matter either way as like I said he screams the instant he knows what's going on! I've had to resort to BFing for a few minutes which settles him but my supply is just about out as I'm stopping so obviously I don't want to continue this habit.

He has 4 naps each lasting about 45mins. Any ideas why he might have now started going crackers? He's well generally but has been a bit more grumpy in the days to coincide with this sleep issue. Could it be a leap/growth spurt? It's making the days very long and stressing me out no end

Thanks x

 

[TTT]

Have you got the wonder weeks app? I think he could be embarking on the big 4th leap.

Id you don't want to bf for comfort would he take a dummy?

have you changed anything recently? My lo is goi.g through leap 4 and is suckling on the breast to help him sleep, which isn't a problem for me, but last night it was every hour. Ive been having soya milk for the last 24 hours as he has a cows milk allergy and by this.morning he was trumping for England so I think gas was disturbing his sleep caused by the soya milk.

If it is a leap he may be more hungry than normal? My lo is and if its suckling for comfort he sucks differently to when he feeds.

 

[TTT]

Also, you must have been doing really well cos the only way ive ever been able to get my lo to nap in the day us on me or in his pushchair on a walk

 

[littlemonkey]

I'd be inclined to say if he settles with being fed them keep that up or introduce a dummy. He obviously wants some comfort to sleep. Although he's previously settled well on his own, it all changes so much in the early months.

I was like TTT, I at that age my eldest had to be swaddled, given the dummy and rocked or held to sleep. Failing that it was in the car or pram!

 

[littlemonkey]

Oh and my eldest started teething around then too which knocked everything out too.

 

[Selina13]

My little boy is 14 weeks and he has started really getting upset at night and for daytime naps, I put it down to being my over tired in the day as he has started to not be able to fall asleep on his own like he used to. I think it's a developmental thing. Also at night he is going to sleep for an hour then waking up wide awake putting his hands in his mouth/knocking dummy out, again I assume it's either teething or just that he's learning new skill/developmentally changing.
It's odd isn't it?! X

 

[Selina13]

AND my baby has started screaming in anger/frustration. Poor thing! X

 

[Sprout]

I have to agree with Littlemonkey - if it works to feed him to sleep, why not do it? Much easier and less stressful for the both of you. I still feed my LO to sleep at 6 months and will do so until it stops working!

 

[candymycandy]

Oh yeah I have no problem feeding him to sleep but am stopping breastfeeding (combi fed) so don't want him to get in habit. He used to need it occasionally but hasn't for ages. He has a dummy but when he's like this he won't take it and just goes nuts until I give him boob. Maybe I'll up his formula a little to see if that helps?

TTT I think you're right re the leap! it says this one lasts 36 days so not looking forward to that as he's a real grump in day too. It's very odd indeed selina! It must be some sort of developmental thing as you say. Desperate for a reason!

Thanks all x

 

[CARNAT22]

Bee is 16 weeks and is still fed to sleep - she never nods off herself? It hadn't even occurred to me that it's an issue really. James wasn't BF and I can't remember what age he stopped nodding off during / after a bottle??

Personally I wouldn't go down the dummy route if you can avoid it (James was a dummy baby and at 2.5 we still have the bloody thing!!)

It could well be leap time and this one is a big one. I got my "leap alarm" at 14w but thankfully we're not seeing it here yet.

X

 

[candymycandy]

Yeah it's not an issue to BF to sleep I don't think but like I said I'm stopping BFing generally and for a while he's only had 1 feed a day BF anyway so my issue is I don't want this to become a 'thing' as soon he'll want it and there'll be nothing there! He only has a dummy at night and spits it out more often than not so keeping fx that it won't be issue further on down the line (he only initially had a dummy because at a day old was in SCU and nil by mouth so had for comfort).

Fx for a leap I think! X

 

[Mummybexee]

Your approaching the big 4 month sleep regression leap

Have you tried 3 longer naps instead of 4?

God I can't remember what my son was like at 4 months and it wasn't that long ago

 

[candymycandy]

Well today for example he didn't nap until late mornings so think maybe one morning nap might work, he still only naps for 45mins each time though, you can set your watch by him. I try and shush him off but other than that I can't get him to sleep longer? And shushing rarely works! Eek 4month sleep regression... Can't wait! Thanks for all your replies xx