Where did my sweet boy go?

rubies4all

On Sunday my son turned 4 months. He used to be so happy and ate every 3 hours except he sttn, went to sleep good for bed and naps. All of a sudden he is crabby a lot he screams before bed and naps, he wants to eat all the time. This is different from other growth spurts, he doesn't have a fever and no teeth. Should I start to give baby oatmeal? Any info would be helpful.TIA

vettymama

I would not give oatmeal. What experiencing is very normal for 4 months in my opinion. I believe we are at the tail end of the weeks 15 through 19 stormy period.

Empireceo

If he wants to eat all the time, it sounds like he is hungry!  I would try either rice cereal or some oatmeal.

kjsmith9

Can your LO sit up on his own?  Is his tongue thrust reflex gone?  Fussy doesn't necessarily mean hungry.  There have been a lot of board posts lately about the 4 month wakeful and a "stormy period" between 15 and 19 weeks.

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beachbum482

I wouldn't give oatmeal yet & just try and wait it out a bit while continuing to feed when hungry. I know a lot of people don't believe in them but sounds like a Wonder Week to me. I have read up on them and even downloaded an app for them and they

ForeverEverAfter

If it is hunger, oatmeal wouldn't do a thing. Breastmilk/formula are far more nutrient dense than cereal. I would not start cereal. Also, just because you don't see teeth doesn't mean it's not teething. Babies can fuss for weeks prior to a tooth breaking

CSmith8911

Like PP said it sounds like you are in a wonder week and 4 month sleep regression. It's completely normal. We went 3 weeks of getting up every 1 to 2 hours. C will be 20 weeks on Friday and things seem to be calming down. We tried cereal one night and it

mamaHippo23

We had a rough time at 4 months too. He started having teething pain, even though we couldn't see any teeth yet. He also started being fussy for other reasons besides hungry and tired, like being bored or wanting a toy or object. And their usual cues c