4 mnth old not sleeping, please help

[jellybean84]

Hi, my 4 mounth old used to sleep through from 11 untill 5 every night, the past week he has been waking up screaming and will only go back to sleep on the breast, he used to fall asleep on his own really well.

I have checked his teeth, colic, temp everything I can think of nothing seems wrong, last night I brought him in the living room sat him down and he stoped crying and smiled at me, so new nothing was hurtung, but when I layed him down again he screamed. It is pure temper I think but just dont no how to stop it, please help as I feel like im loosing the plot being up all night.

Hi

Lots of sympathy. Many babies have a bit of a lapse at 4 motnhs. It is thought to be a developmental and/or growth spurt thing.

There are lots of different techniques depending on how you feel as a parent - people will come along with suggestions I'm sure. I would be tempted to feed him back to sleep, at least for a while to see if it is a growth spurt.

Just repeat: It's just a phase. It's just a phase....

HI jelly bean. I have the same thing going on here - dd2 was sleeping 8-5am from 8 to 13 weeks old and is now waking up loads. I have made a decision that I will not feed her back to sleep more that twice between 7pm and 7am because I got into a terrible pickle with my 4 year old when she was a baby and she woke about 6 times a night until 7 months old, by which time I felt like calling myself an ambulance I was so tired. So I am trying a combo of dummy (which i never did with dd1 but needs must), patting her chest, and feeding. I do think its probably a growth spurt/phase but I also think that how you respond to it could set the pattern for the next few months, hence my reluctance to feed at each and every wake up.

Back in 2000 when my DS was a baby the advice was to start weaning at 16 weeks. It did seem to coincide with them waking up a lot more frequently and the introduction of a little solid food seemed to make things more manageable. Of course, these days you're a dangerous heretic if you suggest weaning at 16 weeks.... :)... but I'll lob it into the discussion nevertheless.