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Babies: 3 - 6 Months
SunTan313
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What can I do? Re: Sleeping
SunTan313
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My little 3 month old has all of the sudden stopped sleeping for more than 2 hours at a time at night! A few weeks ago, we moved her from the RocknPlay sleeper to the Arm's Reach bassinet in our room because she was getting too big for the rocker and wasn't sleeping more than a few hours at a time. She was sleeping 3 to 4 hours and on rare occasions 5 or 6 at a time in the rocker before she outgrew it. Two weeks after the transition, she is still not sleeping for more than 2 hours at a time! We have always swaddled her and still do. I also put a heating pad in the bassinet to warm it up and then remove it before putting her in the bassinet. She has reflux so I have put a few small towels under the mattress on the end under her head to elevate it a bit. Any other suggestions for making this transition easier? I'm miserable! Is this normal?
She also isn't a big napper. She only sleeps 30 to 45 minutes every hour or two during the day for naps, unless I hold her or put her in her swing, where she will sometimes sleep 12 hours or more. It's really tempting to not always put her in her bassinet for naps because I get better naps out of her when I don't, and she's a much happier baby. Should I be putting her in her bassinet for every single nap, even though she doesn't sleep long? Thanks in advance!
She also isn't a big napper. She only sleeps 30 to 45 minutes every hour or two during the day for naps, unless I hold her or put her in her swing, where she will sometimes sleep 12 hours or more. It's really tempting to not always put her in her bassinet for naps because I get better naps out of her when I don't, and she's a much happier baby. Should I be putting her in her bassinet for every single nap, even though she doesn't sleep long? Thanks in advance!
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Re: What can I do? Re: Sleeping
You mentioned your LO having reflux..does she have gas too maybe? Our LO did the same thing, we would put her in her bassinet and after a couple hours she would start moving, small grunts like she couldn't get comfortable. She'd either wake herself up or drive us crazy cuz we couldn't sleep.
She is on breastmilk but also does formula at night, she's 5 1/2 now btw, but we use the gas ease enfimil brand and we bought these tummy gas drops from cvs that we would give her every other feeding for a while. It really helped her and she stopped having problems and fell asleep.
She's in her own crib now but it all that did help. Again maybe your LO doesn't have gas but all that moving and you would occasionally hear her pass some gas and suddenly get quiet and comfortable.
Aboslutely normal. Because, when it comes to sleep, there really is no "normal" for babies.
The best piece of advice I got most recently was from kbruington. She basically said that she stopped looking for answers months ago because babies change from day to day. They might sleep good one night but not the next. They go through so many developmental changes and milestones that it's hard to know at all times exactly what is going on. All babies are different, and what works for one won't work for another (some like to be swaddled, some don't, etc). You should rule out any illness first, though.
She could be going through the 4 month wakeful or be starting to teeth (although she seems young for both). Her reflux could be bothering her. You just never know!
Having said that, my son slept 6 to 9 hours stretches from 2 mos old to 4 mos, 1 week in his Rock n Play and then the bassinet. Then, the four month wakeful hit. Or was it? He was up every 1 to 3 hours at night. After a week, he was diagnosed with a double ear infection. I'm sure that the ear infection was making it difficult for him to sleep. But now that it's gone, he still isn't sleeping all that well. It's been going on for almost three weeks total. So, we just have to adjust. Since he wasn't sleeping well anyway, I transitioned him to his crib at night two nights ago. It seems to be getting a little better. He seems to like having more room and being able to roll around as he pleases. He's even started sleeping on his tummy some.
I personally think it's fine to have her in the swing, etc for naps. That way, she associates the bassinet with nighttime.
Does she still like to be swaddled? Both of my LO's started breaking out of the Miracle Blanket at exactly 14 weeks old. I used the Baby Merlin's Magic sleepsuit with DS, and it worked well for us until he started to roll from back to tummy. Then he would get mad in the sleepsuit. I would highly recommend giving it a try to see if it helps any. They offer a 30 day money back guarantee.
I do think she likes being swaddled.. She fights the Miracle Blanket at first but if she sleeps without it she still wakes herself up. She has just now started to break out of it. I'll look into that Merlin Sleep Suit for sure!
I have been looking for answers online, too, but it's so true that you never really know what it is. If they could only talk, right? ; I think the sleep deprivation makes us desperate for answers and willing to try anything. Hoping this phase doesn't last long and that she isn't in any kind of pain. How did you figure out that your LO had an ear infection?
Yes, sleep deprivation will do crazy things to you! Even though the best advice I got was to not constantly question what's going on, I still do it sometimes. I think it's just maternal to wonder if you can do more for LO to make them comfortable and sleep better so that you in turn can sleep as well. But, if illness is ruled out, all you can do is your best and not stress out about it.
DS had RSV (diagnosed Dec 6). At his Dec 17 wellness exam, the dr was surpirsed that he didn't have an ear infection. Beginning Dec 20, his sleep went downhill suddenly. I assumed it was the 4 mo wakeful. But Dec 28, I noticed that he wasn't nursing well and wasn't his happy self. So, I took him to the doctor. Sure enough - double ear infection! (Although I still think he's going through the 4 mo wakeful). My DD had tubes because of multiple ear infections, so it's nothing new to our family.
No advice. Just wanted to tell u I'm in the same situation. I hope it gets better for both of us soon!