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any mommies of unpredictable night sleepers?

hisbabybearhisbabybear member
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So Dawson starting STTN at 3 weeks old (I know crazy) but once we hit the 3 month growth spurt that turned into the 4 month wakeful it has been insane!! He is sooo unpredictable no matter how much of a routine we have during the day!

Some nights he STTN but then some nights he is up every 2 hours! I would rather he had the same schedule at night but its soo unpredictable that I am dreading the night because i dont know how much he is going to wake up. 

am i alone? anything i can do? 

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  • kaylenpar1kaylenpar1 member
    DD doesn't actually wake up- she mostly just wants her paci.  But sometimes it's once an hour, sometimes just once a night.  And then she's been waking up an hour earlier to eat in the morning.  I never know how much she will sleep.  It kinda sucks.
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  • Mrs.KentMrs.Kent

    That sucks.  Aurora has started to wake up several times a night after consistently STTN since she was 7 weeks.  Last night we reswaddled her and she slept right through until 6:30 this morning.  I didn't want to do it, but we were getting pretty exhausted!

    You're not alone!

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  • Mrs.CarlybellaMrs.Carlybella member

    The same exact thing happened here-   he was sleeping 9 hr stretches then we hit 3 mo g.s & 4 mo wakeful and sleeping has never returned,  One night he will wake once at 4 am,  the next it is 1 & 5, then maybe 11:30, 2, 6-  I never have a clue how the night will go,

    it stinks

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  • hisbabybearhisbabybear member
    imageMrs.Carlybella:

    The same exact thing happened here-   he was sleeping 9 hr stretches then we hit 3 mo g.s & 4 mo wakeful and sleeping has never returned,  One night he will wake once at 4 am,  the next it is 1 & 5, then maybe 11:30, 2, 6-  I never have a clue how the night will go,

    it stinks

    i am soooo glad im not alone! This bites! I want my good sleeping boy back! :( boooo hhooooo 

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  • CantWaitforBabyCantWaitforBaby
    This has just started for us, Ava used to be such a good sleeper, now, completely unpredictable...nighttime and daytime she fights sleep like crazy!  Poor thing gets so tired but won't go to sleep :(  I'm right there with ya.
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  • Mrs.CarlybellaMrs.Carlybella member

    the worst is-  even on the good nights when he sleeps until 4-5,  now I am being woken by my boobs and can't even take advantage of the stretch,

     

    Are you feeding at each waking?

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  • lwrigley2000lwrigley2000

    imagekaylenpar1:
    DD doesn't actually wake up- she mostly just wants her paci.  But sometimes it's once an hour, sometimes just once a night. I never know how much she will sleep. 

    This!!

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  • lwrigley2000lwrigley2000
    imageMrs.Kent:

     Last night we reswaddled her and she slept right through until 6:30 this morning.  I didn't want to do it, but we were getting pretty exhausted!

    You're not alone!

    And this!

    After 7 nights of trying to de-swaddle and DS getting up 8+ times a night and him not getting any more used to not being swaddled from night one to night 7 we went back to swaddling Thursday night. He STTN that night, but got up twice last night for his paci. Every night is an adventure for sure!

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  • katiej15katiej15

    You are so not alone. This is the exact same thing that happened with DS. he was sleeping great, then I swear he hit 3months and everything changed. One night its a solid 8hours the next  he is up every 3hours or less.

    I am feeding him everytime he wakes-are you? He does seem hungry and always falls right back to sleep after 5oz.. No matter if we feed an hour before bedtime or at bedtime he still wants to eat! I am hoping at our 4month apt. my pedi can give us some advice!

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  • TimsMayBrideTimsMayBride member
    Yes!  The past 6-7 weeks he's been all over the place.  In general it seems to be improving but there's still no consistency and he hasn't STTN in weeks (I mean REALLY STTN, not this 5 hour crap).  I wonder if it has to do with the fact that his naps are really inconsistent - I really should start to kep track to see if there's a pattern and if his naps predict his night time sleep.
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  • us+1us+1
    mmkay - not that this helps - but lula did that around the same time as dawson is and we're just now STTN again.  and it's still hit and miss.  sorry.
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