14 week old won’t sleep help!

[Housequeen101]

Help!

( not a aibu, but the traffics always busy here! )

My 14 week old doesn’t really sleep. She has “power naps” she’ll sleep for 15-20 mins 3 times a day, I wasn’t too worried as she slept lots at night. But, This week she won’t sleep at night either. She normally would full asleep on me with a bottle at 6.30, another bottle at 11.30 then sleeps through anywhere between 5.30-7. It’s now nearly 9 and she’s still not asleep. She’s not crying, just chilling in her bouncer. Her routine hasn’t changed at all, she wasn’t over tired and she had a decent amount of milk. She doesn’t drink loads during the day - today, since 9.30 she’s had 19oz could this be the reason she’s not sleeping? The evening was the only routine we had, there’s not much of a routine during the day. Doubt it’s relevant but she has a bad milk allergy and is on Alfamino, also has Eczema and reflux. If you have a routine for your 14 week old what is it? Any advice on what’s keeping her awake? Help mommas! Thanks

[Bambamber]

Could be coming up to a sleep regression. Sleep patterns can change an awful lot in the first year, even with a well established routine. If she seem happy enough she will go to sleep in her own time

[DiddimusStench]

I’m rubbish at counting weeks but you’re coming up to around 4 months right? If so, 4 month sleep regression. Perfectly normal, just ride it out.

Either way, give her (and yourself!) a break. She’s only been on the planet 14 weeks and having a strict routine is probably a bit unrealistic. Babies are all about the phases and they pass, just hang in there

[Pickleypickles]

If she up and happy i wouldnt worry too much about routine a routine will come eventually. Have you looked at sleep regression? Google it and there is some stuff i found useful if you think it might be that. You could also try putting her to bed awake aswell and see if she just naturally goes to sleep if she is just chilling and happy.
Sleep is grim at that age every time i thought id cracked a routine dd decided to change it up again.

[ethelfleda]

Yep- all perfectly normal. Don't stress and don't worry about fixed routines.

[goodbyeeee]

If it was hunger I imagine she would be crying.

I know it's hard but sometimes babies just stop doing what they've been doing and do something different. I remember thinking that just as I got to grips with one "routine" or pattern they would change. If you can I would try and relax and go with the flow, particularly if she's not distressed. She may just be getting more interested and stimulated by the world around her.

Mine went in their cot in their own room at night around 12 weeks as they outgrew the moses basket. I found they were more settled after we did that but everyone is different. Good luck.

[AmIRightOrAMeringue]

Yep 4 month sleep regression - we're currently there! Apparently when they are tiny they have really deep sleep all the time but when they are around 4 months their sleep develops to adult like sleep ie sleep cycles. Adults can link sleep cycles together but babies this age need to learn it. I think the cycles are around 90 min at night and half an hour in the day which is why they catnap. There is loads of advice on the Internet about how to help them sleep longer and support them in self settling - white noise, dark room, etc etc. Not much seems to be working for us yet but mine has been a poor sleeper from day one anyway. Good luck!

[RosyPrimroseface]

also try some reflux treatments like the antihistamine approach which works better than the ranitidine/mups type stuff. might help.

[acquiescence]

I have a 14 week old too. Your baby sounds fine! It can take a while to learn to nap properly. And they are still too young for proper bed times, I think past around 4/5 months is when it starts working.
You could try a bedtime routine with bath etc but if the baby is happy I’d just go with it.