Wonder weeks...smooth transition.

[YepYep1]

My little girl is almost 12 weeks old, the last 3 nights it has been endless attempts of putting her down to which failed so ended up co sleeping and she has been waking about 5/6 times a night. Before it was once a night! Just wanted to hear a few wise words of mothers that have lived through this fussy week and seen the other side. How long did the fussing last for? Could you see a big difference in LO afterwards? Thank you!!!!

Hiya,

My LG went though this phase multiple times. It will get better and the older she gets the more 'training' you can do but at this age try and go with the flow and get rest, which ever way you can!

Thank you!! Sometimes its just nice to know it's not just you and you're not doing anything wrong. Appreciate the reassurance :) x

You're welcome. I struggled so much when LG was little and now I can think clearly again I think it's good to reassure others :)

Sleep changes perminantly at 3-4 months old YepYep1. It's not a phase, it won't go back to how it was.

Newborn sleep, when baby us in the fourth trimester, mimics the sleep baby did in the womb. Sleep is passive. As long as all needs are met, baby will sleep and will only wake when a need isn't met (usually hunger comfort).

Out of the newborn phase sleep becomes active - getting to sleep how has to be worked at and is no longer passive. It also develop a into sleep cycles, with brief lighter sleeping stages every cycle.

This will last as long as it takes you and baby to find a way to help baby get to sleep. Some can do that quickly and so slerp soon improves. Some never find a way to help baby sleep that they are happy with and so on the future "train" baby.

Some things that are known to help babies get to sleep:

something to suck
Dummy, thumb, breastfeeding to sleep

movement
Bouncy chair, pushchair, car journey, rocking in arms

secure feeling
Being held while sleeping, swaddle or tightly tucked in, sleepyhead mattress, sling, parental closeness, eye contact while going to sleep, hand on chest, shushing, patting.

Thank you but her problem isn't getting to sleep (admittedly always on us) and her problem has never been staying asleep she's always been quite good. Just this last week she's very fussy so after lookibg online i believe its part of the wonder weeks. Just very tiring and frustrating so hard to see an end to it all. Just hoping she settles back into some normality when these weeks are up. Thanks for the advice!

That will be to do with the development of sleep cycles.

The method she goes to sleep is very relevant in how she goes through one sleep cycle into the next.