Desperately needing some help / advice…my soon to be 11mo has suddenly out of nowhere started waking every hour, completely inconsolable.
to give some context he’s ALWAYS been a terrible sleeper. From birth he would scream being put down, and woke hourly from about 11 weeks until six months when we followed the Just Chill Mama “quick checks” method (aka controlled crying). People have strong opinions on this I know but we were desperate and it worked for us. He miraculously became a good sleeper and in time he was sleeping through or waking once for a bottle or dummy run - even twice was totally manageable. It’s amazing what sleep can do - my mood improved hugely and my course of CBT therapy to help with post partum anxiety/PND drew to a natural conclusion.
he’s turning 11mo this week and in the past week he’s become an absolute nightmare and I have no idea why as we aren’t doing anything different. He’s waking screaming 6-7 times a night - he’ll maybe do a long stretch when we first put him down until 11/12ish but after that he’s awake every hour /90 mins. Previously I could help him find his dummy and he’s go back to sleep but now he seems completely inconsolable, reaching his arms out to be picked up and I feel so guilty thinking he’s upset but I don’t know what’s causing it? I’ll give him a bottle and he’ll maybe go back to sleep again for 20 mins or so so I don’t think it’s always hunger. I change his nappy, try a lighter sleeping bag in case he’s hot, a heavier sleeping bag in case he’s cold (I always check his temp on his chest or back and adjust accordingly), give him a cuddle, a song, I try various things and I just don’t know what is up.
ive tried less day sleep, more day sleep, pushing his naps back….I’m completely lost. I’ve tried doing the same quick check/controlled crying method but he can scream and scream for hours. His average wake up is 5am every morning this week and we’ve tried so hard to get him back to sleep and he just screams and screams.
please tell me just a phase? He has been crawling a few weeks, not really showing any inclination of walking but he’s pulling himself up on the sofa a lot (coincidentally pulling himself up on the cot a lot too - we’re on the lowest level so no need to worry about that).
im back at work the week after next and terrified of how I’ll cope.