Sleep :(

[Esoames]

I'm starting to get very frustrated. Isla is 20 weeks old now and still hasn't slept longer than 6 hours for more than two nights. Occasionally she does it but it's so rare.

Last night she was:
Asleep at 8
Woke at 10
Sleep at 10:45
Woke at 12:10
Sleep at 12:25
Woke at 02:40
Sleep at 02:54
Woke at 06:14
Sleep at 6:30
Woke at 8

She's having solids, fruit and veg purée, a little bit of water and I'm still breastfeeding. She isn't pooing very often. It's a few times a day but the size of a tiddlywink, and she's putting a lot of effort in to it. I made some prune purée yesterday and stirred a tiny bit in to her muesli this morning. I'm hoping that once her poo gets sorted she might sleep better.

My mum thinks I'm being used as a dummy, I've tried a dummy and she won't have it. So I'm at a loss, every time she woke, I fed her. Should I be leaving her to cry? I have no idea how much she has had so I daren't leave it too long between feeds.

Sorry for babbling, but am very tired
Thanks
Emma x

 

[lucylu87]

oh i dont no how ur coping, i no zak is on formula so its prob different bt if he wakes during the night, i try just settling him by rocking his crib or with his dummy, he doesnt take one during the day but he will have it if he wakes for some reason, so maybe try isla. then if this doesnt work, and he starts to properly cry ( which v.rarely happens) i will then feed him. I think sometimes they wake cos they r abit cold or out of habit so just try to settle without the feed and hopefully it will work. and make sure she has a good last feed. hope it works out

 

[D_ball]

you must be shattered! I would be inclined to take the harsh mummy route now and leave her to cry. After 5 mins go in but don't talk to her just make sure she knows ur still about and then leave her again. See how it goes, it's hard but it worked with Henry, took a couple of times but it does get easier. (maybe I'm just a nasty mummy lol)


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[Lacey's Mummy]

If she's not pooing properly, could she be uncomfortable? Or is she too hot/cold? Their meant to go through a sleep regression at 4months but so far charley's sleep patterns haven't changed, they've prob improved!
Could she be teething?

 

[Esoames]

If she's not pooing properly, could she be uncomfortable? Or is she too hot/cold? Their meant to go through a sleep regression at 4months but so far charley's sleep patterns haven't changed, they've prob improved!
Could she be teething?

I think it's a bit of everything. She barely takes any water, hence trouble pooing. She just had a big one but with me holding her legs back to help. DH got her to take a drink.

She has one little White dot on her gum, it's been there for months.

I'm tempted to stop food altogether, get her back to normal and star again. She used to wake once a night but as you can see its got worse.

Thanks xxx

 

[Lacey's Mummy]

I stopped weaning charley cos he got worse at sleep. I'll start again at 6 months which is only a month away. Charley's got a White dot too but its like where the tooth next to the front one would be so I don't know if it's a tooth or not!
Try baby juice, charley won't have water but will have juice
x x

 

[Esoames]

I stopped weaning charley cos he got worse at sleep. I'll start again at 6 months which is only a month away. Charley's got a White dot too but its like where the tooth next to the front one would be so I don't know if it's a tooth or not!
Try baby juice, charley won't have water but will have juice
x x

Is Charley any better today??
She does drink juice but not very much. I'm buying the glass bottles and putting it in the fridge as they last 2 days in there. I think I'll only give her breakfast, as she seems to be starving then. Xx

 

[D_ball]

I've had to start giving Henry baby juice as he won't touch water. He's also got a White lump on his gum but it's where a molar should be ??
Having thought more, my first suggestion was probably a bit harsh! Sounds like a lot of things so maybe starting again might be better especially as she seems to have got worse!
Hope it gets better soon xx


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[Yodabo]

Tbh looking at the frequency of the times i think it's sleep regression. Drake did this kind of pattern and feeding him once in the night made him worse! He was really hard to settle after it so I stopped it and used the dummy and he got over it thankfully. He still wakes once or twice ( he didn't wake at all last night but I'm not holding my breath lol) but at least I get some sleep now.

 

[Yodabo]

Drake has a White dot too, it's one of the signs of teething.

 

[Lacey's Mummy]

I stopped weaning charley cos he got worse at sleep. I'll start again at 6 months which is only a month away. Charley's got a White dot too but its like where the tooth next to the front one would be so I don't know if it's a tooth or not!
Try baby juice, charley won't have water but will have juice
x x

Is Charley any better today??
She does drink juice but not very much. I'm buying the glass bottles and putting it in the fridge as they last 2 days in there. I think I'll only give her breakfast, as she seems to be starving then. Xx

Yeah he's alot happier although still being sick just not as much! x x

 

[isobel84]

i have had this with noa for 3 weeks or so. I was used to him wakin up 3 n then 6 but last 3 weeks its 4 times every night. He had his vaccinations and he has a cold tho.
last 2 nights he didnt wake up until 1-2 and i have not been able to sleep as i get worried instead!

its hard work isnt it..

 

[Esoames]

Well last night was loads better. Bed for 8, woke at half 10 for a feed and slept til 5! Then asleep til half 8! Yay! Hope this continues

 

[D_ball]

Well last night was loads better. Bed for 8, woke at half 10 for a feed and slept til 5! Then asleep til half 8! Yay! Hope this continues

Yay!
Hope it continues! It's a tricky time about now isn't it what with teething, sleep regression, weaning! It's a lot for them to deal with!

Hope you manage to get a bit more

xx

 

[Esoames]

Well last night was loads better. Bed for 8, woke at half 10 for a feed and slept til 5! Then asleep til half 8! Yay! Hope this continues

Yay!
Hope it continues! It's a tricky time about now isn't it what with teething, sleep regression, weaning! It's a lot for them to deal with!

Hope you manage to get a bit more

xx

It is poor things, I remember growing pains so it must be painful being a baby. I've forced her to have a nap at 2 today so fingers crossed it helps tonight xxx

 

[D_ball]

I always find that if Henry sleeps well in the day then he sleeps better at night! I try and get him to have 3 naps a day, one in the morning, a longer one at lunch time and then a short one in the afternoon. If he doesn't get his afternoon one then he sleeps really badly at night, very restless.
Hope it goes well tonight

 

[Esoames]

Thank you my husband doesn't believe me that if she naps in the day her night sleeping will be better. He's not directly affected as he sleeps through me getting up and down x

 

[Spuggy]

My boy is about 20 weeks now and has never slept longer than 3 hours in a row. The past month his sleeping got worse and at one point he was waking me up every hour. Hard to cope when you don't get sleep. Anyway, I was about to give up hope when 2 nights ago he went back to his 3 hours between waking. The same day I noticed he had grown a tooth!. For a few nights now he has gone back to normal (still not good but at least I can cope with the old sleep). Perhaps she is teething. Try some teething granules perhaps. By the way, I had no idea that he was going to grow a tooth. He never got red cheeks or gums. Had lots of rashes recently. One thing I should have noticed was the fact he liked to itch his ears. That is one sign. Anyway. Good luck. I am sure things will improve soon. xxx

 

[Lacey's Mummy]

My boy is about 20 weeks now and has never slept longer than 3 hours in a row. The past month his sleeping got worse and at one point he was waking me up every hour. Hard to cope when you don't get sleep. Anyway, I was about to give up hope when 2 nights ago he went back to his 3 hours between waking. The same day I noticed he had grown a tooth!. For a few nights now he has gone back to normal (still not good but at least I can cope with the old sleep). Perhaps she is teething. Try some teething granules perhaps. By the way, I had no idea that he was going to grow a tooth. He never got red cheeks or gums. Had lots of rashes recently. One thing I should have noticed was the fact he liked to itch his ears. That is one sign. Anyway. Good luck. I am sure things will improve soon. xxx

Aw hun, hope your LO sleeps longer for you soon! Could he be waking through habit? Charley goes 6-8 hours no problems now but before I found he used to wake every night at the same time due to habit so I'd give him his dummy and he'd go back to sleep! He soon broke the habit and goes longer now x x