Baby sleep problem

[morrison1976]

Our daughter skye, is five and a half months old, Frome about three months, she has always been a good sleeper. Once she was asleep, she would pretty much sleep through the night. Normally from eleven till eight or nine in teh morning.

We used to swaddle her, but she was getting to big for that, so three weeks ago, we started using a sleeping bag instead. She was great, and was sleeping through the night with a sleeping bag since day one.

But three days ago, we started having problems. We put her to bed, and after about an hour, she was moving her head from side to side and making a moaning sound. The longer we left her, the sounds would turn to crying while moving her head from side to side. While doing this, she seems to be asleep. I will pick her up and hold her, and she will settle. I put her back in teh cot, and she does the same thing almost straight away, then i pick her up and she is still asleep.

Its been like this for three days now. She is fine in the day time, its just night time now.I just don't understand what is causing it because she is asleep while moving her head and moaning and crying, but as soon as i hold her, she sleeps fine.

Can anyone give me and my wife some advice?

Your post shouts "teething" to me straight away.

Lots of head movement and disturbed sleep and she is the perfect age for teeth to be coming through.

Is she putting her hands to her mouth when she's awake?

Obviously, if you're worried about her, you should take to the GP.

I was also going to say teething.

Well, there are no signs of teeth coming through. For the last two nights, either me or my wife have been up all night with her. Like i said before, she sleeps through the night still, but only if we hold her. As soon as we put her in her cot, she might last 30 mins at most, then she will start moaning and crying while asleep. As soon as we pick her up, she stops.

Like i said, through all this, she is asleep. I don't think its teething because she is fine in teh day time. Also, if it was teething, i dont think me or my wife holding her alone, would stop the teething pain.

Its just strange. Before this, she slept all through the night. Sometimes right through the night until nine in the morning.

Im waiting for the health visiter to ring us. I made an appointment at the gp, but that is next wednesday.

I think if you are very worried and it's something that has come on very suddenly, then it might be worth getting a same day appointment.

I wonder if it's growing pains, which tend to be worse at night. As older children and adults we don't remember having growing pains but many people say that the sudden jerky movements and little cries are growing pains.

If you are concerned it's something more, ask for an earlier/same day appointment - they will always see a baby.

Are you in the UK?

My 51/2 month old Ds frantically moves his head from side to side at night if he has wind. If he's doing it I gently sit or pick him up and he normally does a huge burp. Hope that helps

well, its still the same. The health visiter said it could be that she has a little ear ache, or stomach ache. Or it could be that she is hungry and ready to go on foods. She said just leave her in the cot, but its so hard when she is like this.

I found that if i put her on her side, or on her stomach in the cot, she will sleep fine. Its just on her back she is not settleling. I said this to the health visiter, and she said don't put her on her stomach.

We just dont know what to do. This is the forth night i have been up all night with her :(

Big sympathy. We also are not getting any sleep! Suffering from early morning wake ups. 3.50 am this morning