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Need bed sharing help!

AlexisLAAlexisLA member
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Our DD is 4mo and we bed share. I like the idea of it and being so close to DD, but we mainly do it because it's the only place she will sleep at night. I EBF. The problem is she wakes up practically every hour and usually needs nursing to get back to sleep or she cries. She wakes easily so my husband is now sleeping on the couch. I don't consider any of us to be getting good sleep. Is there a way to help her sleep better or get her to sleep in her AR cosleeper? I've tried bouncing her to sleep and trying to lay her in there but she always wakes up and starts crying. We also use white noise and the pacifier but nothing really works.
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Re: Need bed sharing help!

  • ncbellencbelle member
    Check out the No Cry Sleep Solution.  You have also hit the very real 4 month wakeful period!!


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  • musicalmama5musicalmama5 member
    I was going to say 4 month wakeful too. In our case, there wasn't much we could do other than just bite the bullet and get through it. DH slept on the couch a few times during the worst parts. It's so hard, but it will be over soon. 
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  • Emerald27Emerald27 member
    As PPs said, 4 months is a very big time for growth and reaching developmental milestones, both of which interfere with sleep and can make babies need to nurse more during the night. She may really be hungry when she wakes that often because of a growth spurt. She could be restless because of learning new skills. She also could be starting to teethe, and nursing for pain relief!

    Baby sleep goes through phases of long and short sleep stretches. Hopefully this will be a quick short sleep stretch phase, and she'll be back to longer stretches soon!
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  • Mrs.AmyDylanMrs.AmyDylan member
    DD was having trouble nursing during the day at 4mo. Too much to see and do! Be sure to tank up enough, especially in the evening. She is still a boobie piggy at night. I feel your pain.
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  • AlexisLAAlexisLA member
    Thanks everyone. I just ordered The No Cry Sleep Solution from the library. Honestly, she has been like this for a while now, so I don't know if it's the 4 month thing.. but hopefully things will get better after this stage.
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  • kristinyoung111kristinyoung111 member
    We are going through a similar thing. It doesn't seem like there is much to do except ride it out. =/
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  • AlexisLAAlexisLA member
    This is so tough. It's the only place she will sleep and still wont sleep well. Mother in law asks: "Well does she go to sleep when you just let her cry?" I say "I'll never do that." She says "Well, you might have to.." and rolls her eyes. She is full of it because as soon as LO so much as squawks she picks her up.


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