Hi all, I'm a FTM to a 3 month (14 week) old and have spent the last 3 months pretty much reading up on mumsnet everyday and have finally given in to writing my own post
When our daughter was born I struggled with a bit of PND and still am struggling with anxiety, but I kept living by the mantra it'll get better after 3 months (as I so often read on here)
Unfortunately we've had pretty much the opposite and after a breif few weeks of things seeming easier after 2 months, as soon as we've hit 3 months it feels like we're going backwards.
Daytime naps are a nightmare, she only sleeps for 30 minutes then wakes up, then we spend the next 30 minutes to an hour putting her dummy in as she still wants to sleep but can't get herself back to sleep. She does try to self soothe by sucking her fingers and occasionally this works, but it normally just frustrates her and she will cry, so then we pop the dummy back in. She also isn't a fan of contact naps so this doesn't help either. Unfortunately this also means she is then getting tired really quickly during wake windows so is grumpy most the time and has to keep going back down for a nap and the cycle starts again...
Night time sleep was coming on great, her bedtime is now around half 7, she sleeps through until we wake her at 11pm for a feed and then was sleeping through until she woke in the morning. However during the second stint she is now waking frequently needing help to get back to sleep (you can tell she wants to sleep not eat as she keeps her eyes closed and sucks her fingers to try and self soothe).
Not really after any advise as such as I know she is likely to get past this on her own. But is this likely to be the 4 month regression come early? Or will we also have to go through that as well. And if you went through something similar, when did you notice your baby started to sleep better again?
Thanks