12 wk old now not sleeping...normal? HELP!

[NinkyNonker]

Morning! (Just)

Well, it is 0450 and have got up for a nice cup of tea with my beautiful 12 wk old daughter who has this week decided to stop sleeping.

Up until now she has slept from around 7pm to between 2 and 4am when she wakes for a feed, then goes back down for a couple of hours.

This week she has slept from 7pm to 5am, then 3am, then 2am, 1am then midnight. She has then woken up every 1.5 to 2 hrs after before waking up for good between 5 and 7. So far tonight she slept from 7pm until midnight and has pretty much not slept since. She isn't hungry, just wide awake.

Is this a normal sleep regression? If it is and it is just for a few weeks I can handle it I reckon, but if I am doing something wrong I'd rather know. We have a pretty good night time routine (bath, feed, bed) that she seems to respond to, but she doesn't sleep much during the day.

She is quite content at the mo, bouncing in her chair and smiling.

Should I reinstate the 10/11pm feed? (Should say she is still EBF.) I stopped it because I was having to work so hard to wake her it seemed silly. Or should I just suck it up and go to bed when she does?! I guess I have just been spoilt so far having a baby that slept really quite well.

All/any help appreciated...thanks!

Hi
I have 14 week old so know what you mean. Am not an expert by any means but happy to share my experiences!

Are you getting her up when she wakes? Mine can make quite a lots of noise when she wakes but usually can settle herself back off to sleep. She is a thumb sucker which seems to be a help.
I would suggest only getting her up if she seems distressed, and seeing if she gets back to sleep herself. Self settling is quite a big deal so if she can do it even once every night that is good news.

I think there is a growth spurt at 12 weeks though so try and tank her up in the day time and obviously if she seems hungry in the night.

Mine is sometimes awake around midnight when I go to bed, if so I take the chance to stick a boob in and she is always grateful even if not actually hungry!

This is assuming you are not co sleeping by the way?
Good luck!

Could she be teething maybe? Perhaps you could try calpol one night to see if it makes any difference.

Perhaps you could try co-sleeping (if you're not already) so it's easier on you at nights.