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Sleep regression---please tell me I'm not alone!!!

Lizg1799Lizg1799 member
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My DS typically sleeps from 7-4 or 5, wakes up for a feeding then goes back down for an hour or two.  We thought we were on the path to STTN but it seems to have all fallen apart.  For the past two nights he has been up at 9:00, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30....you get my drift.  Sometimes we feed him and sometimes the pacifier will soothe him back to sleep.  

I am aware of the 4 month wakeful period but is it possible that he is going through it early?  He is 17 lbs and 27 inches long so I KNOW he is growing appropriately.  I don't think it's a growth spurt because he was insanely cranky at 12 weeks and I think he went through it then.  

Im at a loss.  He is still swaddled, we use white noise, have a bedtime routine, and has no fever.  He is quite gassy and usually poops every other day so while that maybe the problem is seems odd that his nights are so off but he is usually his formal happy self during the day.  

Any thoughts?  Thanks! 

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Re: Sleep regression---please tell me I'm not alone!!!

  • kms34kms34 member

    It certainly could be a wakeful period.  Sleep is often disturbed when babies are learning new things as well.  My DS1 was a crappy sleeper around each new milestone....rolling over, crawling, walking, talking.  I remember researching why that happens but it escapes me now.  It could be that he's getting ready to do something new (roll over?).

    IMO, just keep up your routine and it will get better (easy for me to say, right?!).

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  • anythingelsepleaseanythingelseplease member
    I was thinking that I was alone in this. My baby is 13 weeks and at 8 weeks she started sleeping 5 hour stretches. Then she got her vaccinations and she didn't sleep much that night and she hasn't been the same since. She is going 21/2 to 3 hour stretches at night now and doesn't want to be put down to sleep. She isn't going to sleep for the night until 10 despite starting her bedtime routine at 8. She is also not napping nicely during the day wanting to be held when she naps and only napping for 15-20 minutes at a time. I am not sure what to do and wondering if it was just her or something about this age.
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  • 88eve8888eve88
    Yes, we are going through the same thing too.  DS was on the way to STTN with only one wake up at night, and now we're at 3-4 wake ups a night.  He also hasn't been napping well either, resulting in one cranky baby in the evenings.  I hope this is just a phase that passes soon because I am exhausted!!
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  • BoilerUp1BoilerUp1
    Us too!  And who said it got easier at 12 weeks!?
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  • MollySmMollySm member
    We've had this the past couple of days.  She's sleeping through the night (12 hours), but then the last few days she's up at 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, etc....  She only needs the pacifier and then right back to sleep, but it's rough on whichever of us has to go give it to her over and over and over.  I think she's close to rolling over, so maybe PP is right and she's busy working on a new skill!  
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  • Jeanine88Jeanine88 member
    Same here... :(
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  • jewernerjewerner
    DS was doing the same thing for almost 2 weeks. Just as I was at my witts end, he slept through the whole night. I've been told it just comes in waves.
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  • boydstmboydstm
    Me too. DD was up at 1:30 for an hour then back up at 5:30 and would not go back to sleep. MIL said she finally went down for a nap about an hour ago. I am going on a week of waking up 2-5 times a night.... I am losing my sanity!!
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  • LoveBeingMamaLoveBeingMama member

    You aren't alone!  DS1 and DS2 both hit the regression right at 4 months.  Fortunately, I know from experience that it does pass; I just can't remember how long it takes.  We also dealt with DS1's cold/fever this week, which kept him up, too. They have been tag-teaming us all week with their wake ups.

     I am so tired I am shaking when I wake up.  I nearly fell asleep in the shower.  

     Is it the weekend yet???

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  • MeganSonyMeganSony member
    Gabe is doing this too!!! He use to sleep from 930 till 7am and now he has random wake up times like 1am! He never woke at 1am before even when he was new!
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