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Bad sleeper has got worse - could it be the four month sleep regression at 3&1/2 months? Help!!

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scottygirl5 · 19/12/2011 08:05

DD is 3&1/2 months and has never been a good sleeper, slept on me at night from 4 weeks to 11 weeks as she'd just scream in her crib. Finally got her into the crib after some persuasion (plus hot water bottle to warm crib, rolled towel round edge to make it cosy, swaddling and prince lionheart bear womb noise) and after about a week she settled back into the sleep pattern she'd had on me - going to sleep between about 830 and waking between 12 and 2 and again between 3.30 and 5, sometimes in between too, often not really going back to sleep properly after this second feed. She's EBF and a bottle refuser.

In the last week she has started waking much more frequently, every 1/2-1&1/2 hours. Occasionally she can self settle, sometimes the womb sound works but often we resort to white noise (hairdryer) and if all else fails another feed and starting the whole cycle again. Sometimes she wakes just 1/2 hour after she has gone down at the start of the night and keeps waking that frequently nearly the whole night till her day starts at 4.30.

I'm at my wits end and crying with exhaustion Sad. She is a poor daytime napper too, will only sleep on someone (mainly me after a feed but occasionally DH) or in the sling, occasionally in the car if exhausted but often just cries there.

I've read about the four month sleep regression and wondered if this is it come early? Has anyone else experienced this problem and overcome it? Any advice or words of reassurance would be much appreciated Xmas Smile.

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Sophiesworld · 13/01/2012 20:01

How are things going scottygirl? No great improvements here, although last night DD slept in 2 hourly stints which felt like luxury!

scottygirl5 · 14/01/2012 07:10

Hey Sophiesworld. Thanks for asking. Depends what day you ask. We had our best night ever earlier this week, 8.30-6.30 with only 2 feeds of half an hour and quick easy settles, bliss! Smile

...however have also had some shockers, last night she woke every 1hr 50mins fed only briefly but took ages to pry off the boob and woke randomly at 4.30 and hasn't been back to sleep since - don't know how she copes with the lack of sleep!! Confused

Sorry to hear its not improved for you either Sad. Have joined the sleep deprivation support thread as misery loves company and i spend my whole week with friends who have great sleepers which just depresses me. Have to keep thinking we'll get there eventually!! I take heart from my mum telling me that i was just the same as a baby then suddenly at 11 months after having the measles i slept through and never stopped.

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Sophiesworld · 14/01/2012 22:19

Envy at 8.30-6.30 but sorry to hear last night was not so great. Hope tonight is better and you're all snoozing soundly already!

May well come and join you over on sleep deprivation thread if I can muster up the energy...

scottygirl5 · 15/01/2012 10:09

last night another crap one. thread great if all you hear about from friends are their wonder-sleeping babies. come join us!

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