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Cannot get 5mo to sleep in snuz pod after 5am

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Peaplant20 · 01/12/2021 14:50

Anyone had this issue and been able to get past it? It’s been going on since the clocks changed and I’m so tired.

LO feeds to sleep on me between 6-7pm, then into the snuz pod at around 8pm. She will sleep in it, and go back in it after the first few night feeds but once it gets past 5am she will not sleep in it.

I’ve tried leaving her for a little bit when she wakes to see if she will go back to sleep but she won’t. This morning I tried the opposite, got her out and on the boob as soon as I first heard her wake, she fell asleep feeding but as soon as I transferred her she woke immediately. I tried patting and shushing her but she won’t go back to sleep.

I keep the white noise on, lights off etc.

I go to bed as soon as I physically can once she’s in the snuz pod for the night (usually 8.30-9pm) as by the time she’s fed twice in the night and then up at 5am I still only manage 5-6 hours sleep so I’m scared to push her bed time any later in the hopes she will wake up later. She used to go to bed later and wake up later but when the 4 month regression hit and the clocks changed she started this phase of not going back in the snuz pod after 5 and I ended up pushing her bedtime earlier and earlier so I could try and get some sleep myself.

I’ve tried changing her nappy (so she’s comfortable), and not changing her nappy (to try and not wake her too much) at the 5am wake up.

Help!!

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Poppy709 · 01/12/2021 16:11

Normal I’m afraid, you could set your bed up for safe co sleeping and see if she’ll go to sleep with you after that 5 am feed so you can doze.

Peaplant20 · 03/12/2021 09:01

Thank you! Anyone else? I feel like all the other babies I know sleep until 6 , 7 or even 8! I’d take 6am gladly!

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TheGlitterFairy · 03/12/2021 14:06

Same here I’m afraid. Anything after 5am and we’ve taken to putting DS in the bed to get an hour or so dozing as I feel 5am is too early to get up for the day, especially if we’ve been up in the night.

We’re going to look at own room and cot soon as I’m sure this will help as no distractions (like us!) then but I guess we’ll see.

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Hep1211 · 03/12/2021 14:14

Yep exactly the same here with DS aged 3 months and my DD was the same. I have just accepted it and stick him in bed next to me for a lying down feed for any wakes after 5 (following all safe co sleeping rules, DH has decamped to spare bed anyway as he is on toddler duty overnight). He happily goes back to sleep til 7ish snuggled into my armpit and means I can sleep too!

Prolapsy · 03/12/2021 19:33

Sounds normal. Sorry! I used to force myself to just get up, she was ready for a nap about 1.5hrs later anyway so I usually just tried to go back to sleep then too. Didn’t always work. She is still a bit of an early riser but not that early so it will hopefully pass for you too.

Thatsplentyjack · 03/12/2021 19:38

Really if she's expired g 10-11 hours at night that's pretty good. Mine had me up at 4.30/5 for months. Only recently at 10 months has she been going till just after 6. Mine was going to bed at 7 ish and would wake up for a good hour at least every night but by 6 months I stopped giving her bottles during the night. Didn't change anything about her sleep, infact she was probably up longer. 6 hours a night is not bad when you have a baby. Only thing you can do is go to bed earlier.

Thatsplentyjack · 03/12/2021 19:38

Getting, not expired g Confused

Peaplant20 · 04/12/2021 09:11

Thanks all. At least it’s not just me but sorry you’ve all been there too! Problem is she takes so long on the night feeds and then it takes me quite a while to get back to sleep so even if I go to bed as early as I can I still can’t cobble enough sleep together. All her naps are on me so I can’t nap in the day :( think that’s my own fault though as I haven’t really persisted enough trying to get her to nap in the snuz pod.

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Hep1211 · 04/12/2021 09:26

OP just wanted to say your baby's sleep habits are absolutely nothing to do with what you have or haven't done! It is completely biologically normal for babies to want to sleep close to or in contact with their caregivers. Western society sets our expectations up all wrong plus the way we bring up children in small nuclear families isn't really compatible with the way babies sleep. Lyndsey Hookway on instagram is a great, reassuring, evidence based source of sleep support if you're interested 🙂

Peaplant20 · 04/12/2021 17:09

Thank you :)

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SwanShaped · 04/12/2021 17:11

5am was always cuddle up time with my two. No chance of getting them back in their cots.

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