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5month old sleeping terrible!!

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Mummybunny2000 · 16/05/2021 16:49

Title says it all lol... EBF and used to sleep terribly but then got into a good routine. 9.30pm till 5.30am then another sleep till 9am ish! It was amazing... now I’m putting him down at 9.30pm and he is waking 11.30, 1/2am , 4am, 6am, 7am !! It varies but to put it nicely it’s a terrible nights sleep every night. Any advice? He doesn’t know how to self soothe, I feed to sleep every night and he’s a mummy’s boy. We co sleep.. but I can’t sleep comfortably in the “c” position so I have him on the other side of the bed and pick him up for each feeding. Yes I might of made the habit but he used to do 9.30-5.30 so no idea what happened there Hmm advice pleaseeeeee. Thinking of getting a sleep coach but very expensive

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KCN2020 · 16/05/2021 20:37

Hey OP, could this be the 4 month sleep regression? Sounds like it as sleep cycles change to approx every 2 hours and they wake between each one (and need the comfort of what got them to sleep in the first place) 🙈

Drowninginwashing · 16/05/2021 20:39

No advice as mine did this right from birth to about 16 months. He never had a sleep regression because he had never progressed in the first place Grin it does get easier, your body sort of gets used to it somehow

Mummybunny2000 · 18/05/2021 08:41

@KCN2020 I did think this a month ago! Just didn’t think it would go on so long Grin haha, that’s good to know it’s normal. Thank you! I was blaming the daytime naps as he only does short cat naps 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Mummybunny2000 · 18/05/2021 08:42

@Drowninginwashing oh wow. It’s good to know it’s not just me😳 well done for battling through.. not that we have much choice lol. Good to know our bodies adjust ! At least DS is not tired I guess Grin

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