14 Weeks Increased Fussiness?

Eitak82 · May 2013

DS has always been a happy, smiley baby with an easygoing demeanor. This past week (13-14 weeks), he has been a BIG TIME fusspot! He has had fits of inconsolable screaming and sometimes screams until he crashes. He also screams when it's time for the bottle, so feeding is now a painful experience.

He has been drooling and biting on his hands, but I don't see any teeth just under the surface, so I don't think it's teething, but I'm not 100% ruling it out. He also seems really close to rolling back to front, which i know some people say can tgrow them off, but I've heard more of that messing with nighttime sleep, which thankfully is still fine.

Anyone with similar experiences or suggestions?

DublinMama · May 2013

DS will be 15 weeks this Weds. and has definitely become increasingly fussy, especially in the afternoons/evenings. And bedtime, which used to be the most snuggly, relaxing time of the day have turned into a disaster that now takes over an hour from whenever we finish his routine and lay him down drowsy but awake. We've tried earlier bedtimes, later bedtimes, earlier naps, later naps. It seems to be the new normal regardless. He is also super close to rolling back to front, so I'm assuming that the new changes and maturity are throwing him off.

sbevmc09 · May 2013

You're headed into a huge fussy period. There are mental and physical spurts going on about now. I would recommend ready The Wonder Weeks for some insight, but there's also a lot of info out there about the 4 month wakeful. Basically a lot of development comes together right about now and kind of derails everything.

genmccarley · May 2013

sbevmc09:
You're headed into a huge fussy period. nbsp;There are mental and physical spurts going on about now. nbsp;I would recommend ready The Wonder Weeks for some insight, but there's also a lot of info out there about the 4 month wakeful. nbsp;Basically a lot of development comes together right about now and kind of derails everything. nbsp;

Exactly this. My LO is just over 5 months and we hit that same fussy spot but its now getting much better!

Rosebean · May 2013

According to your ticker, you had him a few weeks early. Is his gestational age not 12 weeks? I would definitely agree with PPs wonder week theory.

TSimpsy07 · May 2013

How long does this typically last? The last time LO was this fussy was her 6 week growth spurt and that lasted 4 or 5 days. She can roll from back to belly and continuously gnaws on her fists and drools. She doesn't cry tears but just has this loud fussy and cranky cry. She was sleeping pretty well from week 9 up until this week 15. Now she wakes a bunch and just doesn't seem to get that deep sleep. She drinks 4.5 oz every 3 hours during the day and one bottle at like 3 am

Eitak82 · May 2013

Rosebean:
According to your ticker, you had him a few weeks early. Is his gestational age not nbsp;12 weeks? I would definitely agree with PPs wonder week theory.nbsp;

He was born 8 days before his EDD now matter how many times I try, my ticker will not update and turned 14 weeks today. I'm glad I'm not alone and glad his night sleep is intact for now.

sbevmc09 · May 2013

TSimpsy07:
How long does this typically last? The last time LO was this fussy was her 6 week growth spurt and that lasted 4 or 5 days. She can roll from back to belly and continuously gnaws on her fists and drools. She doesn't cry tears but just has this loud fussy and cranky cry. She was sleeping pretty well from week 9 up until this week 15. Now she wakes a bunch and just doesn't seem to get that deep sleep. She drinks 4.5 oz every 3 hours during the day and one bottle at like 3 am

This is the first big rough patch. Every baby is different, but I believe this "fussy period" is predicted to last anywhere from a week to several weeks. Babies usually come out of it by like 19 weeks or so. I think. I'm speaking from memory. I just read about this "wonder week" a few days ago because we're hitting it as well

lafayettegirl · May 2013

Yep. We're in the middle of this too. The lack of sleep is amazing, for both us and DS. He keeps trying to roll over, getting stuck, losing the paci, and then screaming. I have to get a breathable bumper because he'lll scoot all over the place and then put an arm or leg through the slats in his crib and can't figure out how to get them back out. He goes from happy to screaming in a nanosecond and car rides, which were once peaceful, seem to tick him off to no end.

UGH!

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