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4 month old waking at night

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Simbaline · 17/01/2011 20:43

My 4 month old dd has been pretty much an angel since she was born. She has really only woken up once or twice a night since birth. She is ebf and we haven't been able to get her to take a bottle with any success despite trying quite frequently. Recently though she has been waking far more frequently at night. Last night it was 10, 12, 3, 4, 5, 5.30, 6, 6.30, 7. This is driving me mad! She doesn't seem to be that hungry but won't settle without feeding although i don't leave her that long to be honest as I'm scared of disturbing my husband and our downstairs neighbour.

We put her down awake in her cot for daytime and nightime sleep and she usually cries for a minute then sleeps. Her daytime sleeps aren't very long either - ususally only 30 -45mins max. If i'm not careful we can spend the whole day being tired and grumpy having short seeps that really aren't enough for her. She won't sleep any longer in the buggy or the car.

Any ideas would be wonderful - not enjoying being a mummy at the moment and my poor older daughter is getting a bit of a short tempered mum which I hate!

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LeninGrad · 17/01/2011 20:58

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Guacamole · 17/01/2011 21:01

I remember the dreaded 4 month sleep regression... My sympathies, it will get better, with my DS it lasted 9 days!

Simbaline · 17/01/2011 21:11

9 days doesn't sound too bad - I was thinking it could be forever! Sleep derived brain making everything into a nightmare I guess. Glad it seems normal though - considered trying calpol tonight worrying that something was upsetting her. Thanks for the advice.

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Guacamole · 17/01/2011 21:19

He went through a similar spell recently (now 9 months), that didn't last as long though. You could always try calpol, maybe she's teething?

Simbaline · 17/01/2011 21:24

I have just tried calpol although she now has 99.9% of down her sleep suit and none in her system! Any advice on getting them to swallow it?!! Smile

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Guacamole · 17/01/2011 21:36

I gave up on the calpol spoon and use the nurofen pipette... Put it in his mouth and squeeze a bit in, let him swallow it, put a bit more on. I has to give up on the spoon because he would regularly slap it out of my hand.

LeninGrad · 17/01/2011 22:10

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Chelle1986 · 18/01/2011 21:35

I know some people dont like them - but if LO just wants to suck have you tried a dummy?

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