We've been dealing with the 4th leap for a few days now and I don't know how we are going to get through 5 weeks of this. DD started STTN when she was 8 weeks old. Now she's up every 2-3 hours, has marathon nursing sessions, and is often inconsolable during the day. Let's hear those vents or any tips to get through this
Re: Anyone else dealing with the 4th leap?
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Eta: at least we can't have much of a regression if the sleep never improved?
It's a thread about the frustration about the 4th leap and the sometimes simultaneous sleep regression.
Regression - moving backwards. It sucks that you've had to deal with 2 hour wakeups for the duration, but some of us haven't. It can suck just as much going from a set routine suddenly and trying to adjust again.
My point? Sometimes sttn brings on a different kind of exhaustion just like having a lo that wakes every 2 hours.
Edited for clarity
I was on here a bit more mid to late pregnancy and posted mostly on AMA posts.
I only post when I feel like I have something to add to the discussion.
Definitely not a humblebrag. I would gladly go back to every 2 hour wakeups if we could drop the nightly scream fest.
For me hours of screaming and crying every night is worse on me than waking every couple hours.
So your saying we're both asses?
My intention was not to imply anything. Definitely not to bragplaint. Honestly just to bring a different side.
@pbeckaroo35 my comment was due to another poster. It's a little thoughtless to come on here and read a bunch of posts from women saying they are miserable and aren't sleeping and to then say "oh no my baby still sleeps all night long but they are getting a little clingy" there are definitely many different situations/perspectives but that comment just wasn't thought through.
*sigh* I can't tell exactly how old this thread is. I'm on mobile & just did a search b/c I'm ready to throw things against the wall over this 4th leap bullshit. I can't put him down to take a shit, or eat lunch. I unload the dishwasher one-handed.
seriously, his screaming fests stress me out so much, it's hard for me to enjoy the 5 min in the evening when he's actually playful.
btw, I love how the wonder weeks app tells me my baby will be an asshole on its homepage w/ the little blue thunder cloud. -_-
Go directly to the baby-wearing group. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200. I have a K'Tan, too and it changed my life. I have twins, so I'm still not as productive as my pre-baby self, but at least I'm able to do chores with the fussy baby while the calm baby chills on his mat.
Edit - quote fail.