Hi
My 5 months old daughter keeps waking up every 1-2 hours at night.
We never had any sleepless night with her, she always slept through the night without any problem and would only cry for a feed!! She is fully breastfed.
She started 2 weeks ago waking up 45mins after we put her to bed (she usually goes to sleep straight away without any protest), her cry is like she is having bad dreams, she does not have wind/colic, pain. Her cry changes to a cry where she needs comfort. We tried few nights to put her in our bed and she goes back to sleep straight away!
She has 3 naps a day of 25-40 mins, usually she might protest to have a nap but it does not last longer than 5mins. I did have to do the pick and down method but it is never than 4 times in day time. THe night time is a complete struggle for us. Last night I decide to sleep in her room and say shuush every time she was started to cry, it works for 2-3 times then I gave her her dummy which it works, but after that I picked her up and she did not want to be put back to bed, I've tried the pick up and down method but unfortunately I was too lazy to continue and I kept her next to me.
She had a feed and was crying every time I knew she felt asleep on my breast and I was trying to take her away from my breast.
I don't know what to do!! Get tougher or just keep her in our bed and it will pass!!....
She is quite a text book baby and I find it really strange that suddenly she wants comfort at night. She has always been so good.
I felt like it happens since she had her 4 months injection, her sleeping pattern has changed since....might be a coincidence.