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WWYD - need advice.......over 4 months not sleeping :(

stacymartzstacymartz
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I am starting to really feel like I am missing the boat somewhere and am hoping for advice from some of you ladies. I cannot help but be frustrated.

DS sleeps in our room in PnP, he is normally only fed BM. We have a bedtime routine and is able to fall asleep on his own, also takes a paci, and naps well during the day. He never slept thru the night, but used to get in about 5 hour stretches. For about the last 5 weeks he has been waking up every 3 hours. I intially try to put the paci back in and when this and tummy rubbing doesn't work, I let him nurse and he eats, then goes back to sleep - ONLY for another 3 hours.

Per pedi we started rice cereal 3 nights ago in hopes that MAYBE this would work (know it doesn't always) and he is still getting the hang of it, so not getting too much down yet. I have considered putting him in the crib, but I feel like it will be even more of a hassle to go and get him to feed him every 3 hours. Maybe I should just try the crib????? Maybe hang in there till he gets more cereal in his tummy??? I don't know CryingCrying

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Re: WWYD - need advice.......over 4 months not sleeping :(

  • stacymartzstacymartz
    Am I over reacting and not being patient enough?
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  • jess1984jess1984
    I would try the crib, just simply becuase your ds is becoming so aware and sleeping in thesame room with you might be waking him up easier. DS has slept in his crib since 4.5 weeks and I would feed in there overnight and it wasn't so bad. Good luck.
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  • JessMil10JessMil10

    We have been dealing with this for about a month now. I finally called the Pedi today and asked if I should supplement. I was really getting worried that my supply was tanking by the end of the day. We have already started cereal but they told me to feed her twice a day now and start veggies.

    It could be the 4 month wakeful. So hang in there! I have survived the month and I am hoping the end is in sight!

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  • jgirl236jgirl236 member

    My LO is a bit younger than yours but I have a very similar issue......she is up about every 3 hours or so (sometimes I get 4-5 hours - if lucky) ?I am BF as well and she is still in the bassinet in our room because I feel the same way you do - why should I move her to her crib if I have to get up and feed that much. ?Although I wonder if she would sleep longer if not that close to me? ?Not sure.

    I haven't started rice cereal yet but plan to in a few weeks. ?I was hoping that would make the sleep cycles a little longer too. ?Oh well - not sure what to expect now! ?My mom told me she BF my sister and she didn't STTN until she was about 5 months old.

    Could it be the 4 month wakeful period you are experiencing??

    Sorry I don't have more advice for you - just wanted to let you know that you are not alone!?

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  • Mrs.McLovinMrs.McLovin member
    My DS did not sleep through the night (and I am talking about 7-8 hours) until 4.5 months! I had started rice cereal shortly after he was 4 months old, but did not see a difference in his sleep. Then I started stage 1 food and fed him at about 7pm. Then he started sleeping all night about 3-4 nights a week. No idea if the stage 1 food had anything to do with his sleeping or not.
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  • krismtgkrismtg member
    I loved, loved, loved the Sleep Easy Solution.  It's not for everyone but it really helped us out.  My DS doesn't STTN yet but I don't think he is ready.  However he gets much better sleep with this program and is now a happy baby.
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  • yeahimamomyeahimamom
    imo you have to just ride the wave. i know that this can be stressful and i've had my share of nights where i just buried my face in my hands crying, but i tell myself that it will eventually get better. my dd is almost 6 months and i have been putting her in her crib for a couple of months now. she seems to rest better in her own space without myself and dh breathing and our little dog snoring. now, she doesn't always last a full night, but i'll take what i can get. i used to feel myslef getting anxious before bed and i finally just realized that morning always come and the next day you can just try again! keep smiling!
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  • actgrl22actgrl22
    I sent you a post the other day but you must not have seen it!! We are going through the same thing except that DD is in her crib. We switched her at like 2 months because I thought she would sleep better without DH snoring and us moving around and what not.  DD is also EBF and she was sleeping in 5+ hours stretches and it stopped about a month ago. I don't think it's the wakeful because I thought the wakeful was that LO's want to play and stuff and not sleep. DD is tired and fussy and screaming.  I was going to try rice cereal to see if that would help but I know it's not a guarantee. I tried formula for 3 days this week and she was so miserable in pain I stopped it. I wasn't going to ride that type out for 2 weeks.  I don't really have any suggestions for you but sleeping in his crib might help him sleep better. Honestly with DD in her PNP or in her room it didn't matter, I had to get out of bed either way and get up and we have a rocker in her room so now I just go in and sit there.  I know that they should be sleeping longer than 2-3 hours at night and I think I might have to practice tough love and stop nursing every time she wakes up because she probably just wants to be soothed rather than hungry.
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