Why are nights getting worse not better? 10 weeks old

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So DS was pretty ok at sleeping at night but i still complained about it. Now it has got so much worse I am just a wreck and spend all the time he is actually asleep obsessing about how to make it better instead of resting myself.

He was sleeping from 730 (fed or rocked to sleep in lounge in basket), transferred to bedside crib at 930 ish still asleep, waking for feeds around 2.30 and 5 am then waking at 7. Sometimes going back to sleep til 8.

Now he is taking forever to settle in evenings (it feels as though he is not getting much milk although I think this is normal at this time of day?) and then waking 12, 1, 3, 5, 6 and sometimes even more than that. Last night he was very windy and woke every hour, sometimes falling asleep on me as soon as I picked him up, sometimes having a feed.

I'm fairly sure stopping swaddling has prompted this change but it's just too hot to swaddle now (24 degrees in our attic bedroom). He is so restless all the kicking and flailing wakes him up.

I'm so tired. How do I get back to our good nights? Also I think he feeds much more efficiently and for longer at night, but I can't seem to replicate these feeds in the day...

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Can the heat cause bad sleep? He's awake already having Judy gone down at 9 :(

Heat definitely can cause bad sleep (listening to my DS flumping around right now). Also, at 10 weeks old they're still finding their way with the whole night and day thing.
I've recently stopped swaddling, but I give him the corner of a blanket to hold in his hands which seems to calm him.
Hope you get some rest tonight x

Can you leave him in just a napoy amd swaddle in a giant muslin?

Last night wasnt utterly hideous in the end bit it was a far cry from the nights we had up until 9 weeks. he woke at 1130, 2, 430 and 7. So exactly every 2.5 hours.

I might try swaddling just over a nappy but I'm still worried its too hot - and is it considered safe to swaddle over 8 weeks (something I read and can't get out of my mind now...) temp reached 26 last night :(

I think it's the heat. My 17 w/o DS had started being a great sleeper and basically sleeping through 9ish to 6ish. He's now waking 2-3 times a night and having a good feed. I think he's getting thirsty in the night even though he's just in a vest and a sheet over him.

We swaddled til about four/five months.

Do you have another bedroom on a lower (cooler) floor?You and baby could de camp there.

Am going to try the spare room tonight, I think it's more like 20deg in there. The fear in me has me convinced though that 3 nights makes a habit and it's going to be hard to get bck to the way things were... Fingers crossed!

If he likes a swaddle try a woombie air (amazon / eBay) - designed for use in warmer weather. It has made a big difference for our 10wo. Pricey, but my sleep is priceless!

Watching with interest as I feel your pain OP! DD is 14 weeks and has been sleeping terribly for the past month. She generally sleeps from about 8pm until midnight / 1am but then wakes up around every hour until about 7am. I'm exhausted! Interesting to see theories on being hot as it's warm where I am. Although she tends to sleep in a body and kicks off her covers so I'm not sure.

A friend suggested that I try to get her down for 7pm as that worked wonders with her DD's sleeping but it's not feasible for me as DH doesn't get home until at least 7pm and he wants to see her. Maybe you could try that? Apparently if they're asleep by 7pm they should sleep better through the night (don't know why!).

I'm back, not with brilliant update.. He still wakes every 2 hours! Is settling better at bedtime but nights are horrendous especially as we are away on holiday now! Can't help thinking that was a really stupid idea. He wet ba k to sleepin well for 4 nights in a cooler bedroom though which lulled me into false sense of security, now I am utterly broken with lack of sleep! I can't help worrying about all kinds of external factors - his he getting enough milk, maybe his poor latch is prohibiting him from filling up properly (although he is tracking 91st centile!) etc etc.

Help!