4 month old hysterically screaming the whole night

[coco111]

My four month has never been the greatest sleeper but hasn't been terrible, would wake every three hours. Since Sunday I don't know what's happened! She has been up the whole night just screaming! She is hysterically screaming. I can't cope. I've not slept. I live in a flat and have two other children who are shattered bless them. I rock her she screams, i feed her she screams, I change her she screams, I don't know to do. She just won't stop screaming. Please someone have some advice.

Is she unwell? This is not usual so I would be investigating in case she is in pain.

Vaccine side effects perhaps? Did she recently have her 16w jabs? If it's that, it only lasts a day or two.

It's common for there to be sleep problems at 4 months, if you google 4-month sleep regression you'll find loads of articles.

www.sleepfoundation.org/baby-sleep/4-month-sleep-regression#:~:text=At%204%20months%2C%20a%20baby%27s,and%20habits%20for%20their%20baby.

No signs of any illness. I know there is a sleep regression around 4 months so could it be that? I could handle the broken sleep but the inconsolable crying is the hardest.

My father told me this happened to him as a baby and it turned out that someone had picked him up and dislocated his shoulder. Maybe get her checked out?

Give her some calpol.

See the dr? Healthy babies cry but don’t scream hysterically for no reason very often. Poor darling there’s something wrong.

Check her toes and fingers for a hair tourniquet.

Then I’d book a drs appointment today and get her seen in case there’s something going on. Babies don’t just scream for the sake of it, so I would assume she’s unwell or in pain.

Also earache can be agonising.

Ear infection?
Teething?

I second earache. I had this one night with my 3 month old. It turned out to be a badly inflamed ear and his eardrum had perforated. Get him checked by your GP.

Have you given her pain relief?

She sounds like she’s in pain. Give her some calpol.

I found a heated belt worked wonders for my baby’s trapped and painful gas.

If that doesn’t work then I suggest stripping her down and seeing if something is irritating her, my niece couldn’t stand labels in clothing.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cherry-Stone-Cushion-Babys-Children-Pain/dp/B077DTJZ2P/ref=asc_df_B077DTJZ2P/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=606532460848&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8917034312169715436&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046783&hvtargid=pla-561136078300&psc=1&mcid=64eb235bad36324ca6d96cd173e5b549

I got hit with 4 m sleep regression bad with both kids but they weren't screaming they just didn't want to settle

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I would go to the dr today maybe reflux or something.

When one of mine did this out of nowhere, it turned out he had an ear infection. When it 'popped' & all the gunk came out he immediately stopped crying & slept like a dream again. Please get her ears checked by a gp as it could easily be this.

Hey guys, managed to get an appointment and she has a ear infection! Hopefully the anti biotics kick in soon. Thanks for your help.