4 to 6 months of hell

[Lloydy88]

Hi all,
I'm just wondering in anyone can shed some light on whether they've had a similar baby/situation to me.
From about 4 months, out little man has been a nightmare! - The lack of sleep is fair enough... He's a baby!
But he is just not happy wherever he goes. Everyday, he seems to have an issue with teething (he has 2 and another 2 are coming through - He's only just 6 months) and if he isn't upset with teething, he's upset or frustrated. Whenches on his back, he jumps like a crab (arching his back up) to get to things instead of trying to crawl. He's only happy on his feet and is just on the go all the time. He finds if hard to wind down as though his brain is far too active for his body! - He's driving me potty at the moment as every other baby that seems to come here for coffee etc is nothing like him. I'm worried he's too much of a live wire for his own good. Please tell me there's other babies like him??
Help!!! 🙏🙈😫

How was he before 4 months?

There is a so-called 4 month sleep regression around this time so that might explain the cr*p sleep. Have you heard of wonder weeks? Its a timeline of when a baby goes through developmental leaps and explains their behaviour as a result.
Some people dont buy it but I often found when my boy was acting out of sorts and being a bit of a terror, he was going through a leap! There were quite a few days I was cracking up! Then he would go back to being a sweet smiley calm little baby and I discovered the leap period had ended. Maybe worth looking into but hopefully its a phase for you.

My daughters the same. She’s a nightmare sleeper (I’m exhausted!) and seems to be in a wierd phase of not wanting to / being bored on her back, but she hasn’t got the strength to fully sit up without some support or the dexterity to play with anything fully...! So lots of frustration all around! She’s 5 months. Sadly no words of advice, but hopefully it’s all a phase that will pass!

My daughter is a live wire too I should have added. It’s becoming the best / worst thing about her!

I have an 8 month old misery guts. Find myself wishing this baby stage away. All day everyday he's just so grumpy! He'd probably be happier if he actually slept more doesn't want to be held, doesn't want to be put down, doesn't like sleep, doesn't like food

I feel your pain

DS2 was exactly like this, in retrospect I think he just didn't really enjoy being a baby, hated not being able to move or communicate. He was also fairly regularly sick, so I suspect not all that comfortable lying down.

He turned into a much happier toddler, still doesn't sleep and always on the go, but far more satisfied with life.

Thank you :)
It's lovely to have support and to know there's nawt wrong with him - He's just a little terror at the moment! I do think he'll be much better when he's able to move about.
Plus, I discovered his top 2 teeth are literally about to poke through so that's another reason for it! :D
The wonder weeks is bril and it has been pretty correct for him! :) he's just cone out of a leap and it was Xmas and New Year inbetween 2 leaps so we just haven't felt we've had a break from the grumpiness... and now his teeth are coming so hopefully when they poke through we'll have a few weeks of bliss... maybe! :D xx

I think it must be hard for babies sometimes, we dont remember what its like to have our teeth breaking through gums or not being able to communicate or be able to reach out/go to stuff so they probably get frustrated at times understandably! I try to remember this when DS is screaming in my face lol.
I feel like we didnt have a break at all between leap 6 and leap 7 as DS was teething and had croup.

Sounds normal to me and you say other baby’s that come to you for coffee seem fine-but they’re not in their own environment so you have no idea what they’d be like really do you.

It’s probably a mixture of being overtired cos not sleeping properly, being frustrated coz wants to be moving and teething. Out of interest does he nap? My baby went through very grizzly periods. At one he’s a good boy- I know things can change tho!