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Someone please help!

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Tryingforanother · 08/07/2018 00:33

I am ready to cry!!
My beautiful ds is 13weeks old! And he is a delight! He’s always smiling only really cries when I’m not quick enough with his bottle.. however EVERY night he cry’s and won’t sleep until 10/11! It’s driving me mad! I know 3 month old babies dont really have sleep routines but all day he stays in routine eat, play, sleep.. he’s a big long boy! Wears 6-9 clothes drinks 6oz bottles between 5/6 bottles from 6/7am until bedtime.. and when he does finally go to sleep he sleeps all night, he generally has a nap around 5 and when he wakes he has a bottle and gets his wind up and we start bathtime, he lays on the bed gets tummy time then gets into the bath, has a massage after then all he’ll breaks loose! He cry’s and eats and cry’s because he’s eating to much, refuses the bottle then wants it refusing to
Sleep then tries to sleep, refuses the dummy then wants it! I’ve tried everything.. I’ve changes his routine, I’ve seen changed times, I have tried to put him straight to bed, I’ve tried feeding him another bottle, play, cutting out tummy time and just start into the bath, everything! I could cry! I’m having to work with him so much over that time period, that my LG can’t even get a story before bed.. I feel like I’m failing her.. can someone please tell me what’s wrong or give me something that will work! 😩

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faofjamp · 08/07/2018 00:42

sounds like could be evening fussy time

kellymom.com/parenting/parenting-faq/fussybaby/

My little one had this every evening at the same age. They've been up all day and so on. By evening the stimulation gets too much for their little nervous systems and hell breaks loose... they just need a quiet, dark room with minimal stimulation to chill. Maybe try this a bit earlier than he usually goes down - try to pre-anticpate it.

Quiet, dark room, soft quiet music, just a place to chill for a bit with as little input as poss.

Tryingforanother · 08/07/2018 00:57

Thank you for replying.. so do you think after his massage i should keep him in the bedroom? Or skip bathtime and let him sleep and relax and do bathtime a bit later?

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Tryingforanother · 08/07/2018 01:01

And thank you for the link! I just got a read at it! Il defo try them all if needed!! 😂 xx

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Sassy306 · 08/07/2018 01:01

Have you tried white noise teddy? Or white noise on YouTube on your phone

ProudThrilledHappy · 08/07/2018 01:05

Have you tried swaddling? Some babies really love it, ds wouldn’t sleep without being wrapped up! Obviously in this heat remove the blanket carefully once they have dropped off

ParkheadParadise · 08/07/2018 01:20

My Dd1 used to cry every night like clockwork at that age. It drove me bonkers. 25years later I still remember it.
It did pass eventually

Tryingforanother · 08/07/2018 11:26

Sassy306 yeah I have tried white noise he stops crying but lays there awake lol, ProudThrillerHappy I have I did it last night and he screamed and cried harder (guess he didn’t like it lol) ParkheadParadise it’s exhausting isn’t it! It’s so strange cause he such a good baby so happy and content until the witching hour 8-10 😂 trying a new routine tonight hopefully it’ll work x

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ParkheadParadise · 08/07/2018 12:13

Good luck Tryingforanother
Hope your new routine works.

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