4th leap vent

shelbydd

Someone please tell me this comes in phases and doesn't just go for 4 or 5 weeks straight.. I may legitimately lose my mind if it does.

I haven't been able to put LO down for days without the repercussion of screaminh like he's in pain and I do mean SCREAMING. He's cried so much his voice actually went hoarse. My parents think he has colic. I even took him to the doctor thinking something was wrong (ear ache, sore throat, anything??) But alas, he's perfectly healthy. He's been fighting sleep so hard I've had to resort to sitting in the bathroom with the lights off and the bath water running at full blast (the only sound that seems to sooth him) and even that doesn't work sometimes. Putting him to bed used to be the easiest part of my day. Bath, bottle, and into the crib still awake to quietly suck his thumb until he fell asleep.. now? Omg I miss my child! I put him down drowsy and he screams.. so I put him down asleep but no matter how long I wait the moment his head hits that mattress his eyes are wide open and he is once again screaming. I used to be able to guarantee he'd be asleep in bed by 7:30pm.. the last 4 nights it's been much closer to 10 or 11pm after fighting him for hours.

This has been the most trying and difficult time so far. And everything I've read said it's because of the 4th leap. And I need this stupid leap to be OVER. K sorry for the long rant but I needed it.

PickledPlums

I'm right there with you! My boy breaks my heart with how hard he screams when he's fighting sleep- and he used to be an *amazing* sleeper. I think I'm going to end up wearing him the next three days straight- after being all the way pregnant all the way through summer having toga leap through the holidays is cruel. No more September babies for me! I'm hoping the next one will come in the spring...

rjanice

The first week of the 4th leap killed me in the ways you described. But the past few days, he's been such a big boy. Much more attentive and social. Laughing, talking, just doing so much more. Sitting up. Playing with his toes, as well as his toys. He fell asleep by himself in his crib for nap twice, then proceeded to take 2 hr nap! That's never happened. He seems so mature this week.

With that said the storm cloud has many more weeks under it, so I shall enjoy happy baby while he's here!

shelbydd

@PickledPlums omg I feel you on that. We're going to my in laws 6 hours away today but are going to drive at night because I don't think I (or he) could handle it during the day. Really wish this wasn't falling during the holidays. We know better for next time though!

@rjanice as long as there is a break. That's my biggest issue right now is the thought of it being like this for 4 or 5 weeks straight.

caityrose

Same here! I just hope she goes back to falling asleep better after its over. I spent four hours last night nursing and giving bottles and soothing her. Putting her down only for her to instantly wake up and start smiling. Cute kid but not now lol. Also can barely leave her playing by herself. Mostly wants to be held

yellowbean15

Sorry you are going through that! It sounds rough. We haven't hit the 4th leap yet buy I've been wondering the same thing about length. The cloudy period is way too long on that one! Are they fussy the whole time?! I'm hoping not for everyone's sanity. Good luck!

ElleMF728

We just got through it.  I had about 2 magical days/nights before DS2 got a cold and DS1 got Croup just in time for the Holidays.  Basically everyone in this house is super fun to be around. 

xJKxOR

I agree 100%! My child disappeared last Thursday and I don't know who this is now. He only naps while being held and maybe for 20mins. His wake periods are now more like 2hrs instead on 1 and even when he's tired he won't sleep.
He has figured out how to grab his toes and roll from back to tummy so I'm proud of that but otherwise he acts like he hates everyone

Dot30324

We just got through leap 3. Look into the app "bedtime fan" it's amazing! Also try naps in vibrating seat/rock play? Not ideal but do what you gotta do!

v1wwo

My kid is not screaming just yet but she is up longer. A few days ago she would be already asleep by 9 pm and now she goes to bed around 1 because everything is so fascinating to her. And she wakes up more often during the night.
I'm scared to see the full leap. Eeek

jwebbbber45678

My baby used to never wake up when we put him in his crib for the night around eight. Now he cries and needs to be rocked for half an hour only to wake up and cry again upon the second attempt and then needs another round of rocking. Oddly though coinciding with this difficulty getting him to sleep he is finally sleeping 7-8 hour stretches once we finally get him down. So the hour of rocking before bed is not fun but the sleep we get afterwards is nice. Hopefully that doesn't change.

mrsjessicaoliver

I JUST posted this, this morning on my mommy Facebook page. This is hell. It's day 3 for us and my child is miserable!!! With having Christmas Eve and then Christmas and at our house in his environment (you think that would
Help) all I have done is apologized for how fussy my baby is. I'm excited he is growing but holy shit... I don't know how much more I can take of this. I have read the first few days are the worst.. So hopefully all of us will be back to normal soon! Good luck momma. Hang in there.

xJKxOR

UPDATE: we're now 10 days in and after horrible days with no napping and up to 5 night time wakings we are back to a 7.5hr stretch at night and naps in his crib (some were short:35mins but others were 1.5hrs). It could all go to crap tomorrow but today was good!

shelbydd

@mrsjessicaoliver that's literally the *same* issue we've had. He sleeps fine at night once he's asleep. Its the getting him to sleep that's a nightmare.

@xJKxOR THERE'S HOPE! lol Gosh I hope we're going to get a break soon. We went to SIL's for a few days for Christmas and the new enviroment coupled with 4th leap and teething made for a really difficult time. It was like having a newborn all over again with him up every 2 hours throughout the night.

xJKxOR

@shelbydd the holidays just made everything worse here too! LO was so clingy and everyone was insistent on him being passed around which made him more miserable. Of course his first good day was when everyone left... It was finally a relaxing day for me, hubby, and him! I hope this new behaviour is here to stay, reverting back to the newborn stage like you said is horribly hard!

cmlsu

Oh my goodness this is rough. She hits a whole new octave. With the holidays, it was tough getting her down for her naps and I had to nurse her to sleep and then hope she stayed down long enough to recharge a bit. She's quite the roly poly now too. Every time I put her down she immediately flips to her tummy. But she doesn't like flipping back to her back so then she fusses. I can't get a break, but it is fun to watch her flip and work on crawling, and I'll try to keep positive about soaking up all the snuggles which are well earned after the screams.