8 week old has changed overnight, please help!

[Lyndso11]

Hi guys, my little 8 week old angel has turned into a demon baby. She has gone from being content and sleeping well overnight, sometimes giving me 6 hours! Feeding was stretching out last week but now... sleep is out the window especially naps, our lose morning routine is out the window. I can only get her to sleep by feeding and and she's so fussy, grumpy and just generally unsettled.

We are bed sharing but I was hoping to get her in the next to me for at least some of thr night as we are ebf so bed sharing makes this easier for now. Her feeds have shortened too, she will only take one boob for 5-10 mins before either falling asleep or getting angry. It's like cluster feeding but not constant, more like every hour but all day and then every 2 hours at night.

Can anyone relate? Is this a phase? I'm so worried I'm not doing it right and I'm going to be bed sharing and breastfeeding tonsleep forever! I'm happy ylto do these things now if I know that a time will come when she no longer needs these things... anyone have a crystal ball?

She sounds like quite a normal 8 week old, unfortunately normal but so difficult. It's nothing you have or haven't done and hard to say if she will go back to 'normal' as they're constantly changing at this point. Even babies who sleep amazing, then go backwards once they hit the 4 month regression so personally think do whatever you need to to get through this early stage. Speak to your HV and GP with any concerns or struggles, they're there to support you.

My babies 8 weeks too and honestly it’s like I’ve got a different baby in the last week.
He use to sleep anywhere, then started only sleeping on me, today he hasn’t slept at all and then spent 4 hours screaming from 4-8 he’s only just gone to sleep, I think passed out from exhaustion. Trying to find some reassurance too that it won’t last longer.
hope today was better for you

Hope you're feeling better today. I was given a piece of advice that really helped me.
Get everything ready to go out then as soon as you have finished a feed and sorted nappy go straight out, with baby in pram or sling.
Head to your nearest/favourite coffee shop or garden centre. Lots of people will ask how old your baby is, tell you that it's gorgeous/beautiful, ask about sleep and make a fuss of you if you say not much...
It will make you at least temporarily better and more positive.

Babies are very hard. Both mine have been bonkers and barely slept until well over two years old. It’s just about coping really. I doubt you’re doing anything wrong.

Maybe she's got a sore throat/virus? Hope it passes soon whatever it is...

Sounds hungry to me like she hasn't got a full tummy happened with all 3 of ours but we worked it out within a couple of days

Everything is a phase. The best advice I've had, in that when you're in the thick of it, it feels like it will be like that forever. But as quickly as they changed one way, they change again, and again and a 100x more.

It will get better, but maybe a few sleepless nights in the mean time. Hang on in there OP x

8 weeks is still so little, there will be times she wants to feed all the time. It is really hard but try and roll with the punches as it will and does get better xxx

How are you getting on @Lyndso11 ?

Much better thanks for asking! She's mode settled as of about a week ago. I'm putting it down to a mixture of vaccines and leap! She still has the issue of being woken up by trapped wind from about 4am but otherwise sleep and general overall mood has improved alot. Everything certainly is a phase but when youre in it it really feels like forever!

Aww that's good to hear! I'm really pleased things are better. Yes it's easy to say "it's just a phase" when you aren't in the middle of it!