My DD is 4 months. Up until she was about three months she was a good sleeper. Had a few awful nights but occasionally she'd do an impressive stretch and I'd be amazed (my DS didn't sleep through the night until he was 9 months). The sleep has been getting progressively worse which I put down to her getting older (?). In the interest of not drip feeding, she was never a 'sleepy' newborn, always very tricky to get her to sleep in the day time.
I am in such a tizz about what it is that's stopping her from sleeping.
I think that it is wind but I can't see why her wind would be any more pronounced now than before. Is it possible now she's more alert the wind bothers her more? I would have thought the older we got the better shed be able to deal with it?
She is a terrible BFer (EBF), very noisy, leaks milk etc. I have tried everything. She had tongue tie snipped at eight weeks but it doesn't seem to have helped at all.
She's very difficult to settle in the day (oddly went through a short phase where she was easily settled in day).
I wondered whether she might have an intolerance to cows milk as I gave it up for a little and then went back to it and it seems like there is a vague correlation. But I didn't give up dairy until she was about two months and she slept well before that. I have been back off it for a week and no change (I do realise it can take time). Although she does seem a little less prone to crying in the day.
I have been giving her a bottle of EBM at bedtime which seems to help her have a little bit of a stretch (but not long) as she seems to be a lot less windy from bottle. I do find it hard to express enough though (just circumstances wise looking after both children etc.)
I tried a bit of formula for a bit which seemed to help for a time but then it didn't any more and have stopped a couple of weeks ago due to thinking maybe there was a dairy issue.
I am pretty confident she's getting enough to eat in the day. Have tried doing days where she is on a strict routine (big feeds every two and a half hours) and tried feeding little and often.
I also don't think she is getting too much or too little sleep in the day. She has probably three to four hours in daytime.
I also don't rush to her in the night. Always give it a little bit to see if she'll sort herself out.
Thank you for reading this long. And I know I sound completely all over the place. I suppose I am!
Any advice at all?
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Is it possible that my baby is just more bothered by wind now shes older? At end of tether and so desperate for sleep.
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MonstersIncq · 22/12/2014 07:47
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