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Active sleep or wind/reflux?!?!?!

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IMB711 · 21/08/2024 23:14

Hi everyone, so my 5mo is a catnapper during the day and at night, wakes up every 1/2 hours wriggling, grunting, arching and bringing legs up. I've tried to ignore him but eventually he cries out and wakes himself up.

What I can't tell is whether this is active sleep or wind/reflux? If you pick him up, he will continue to wriggle for a minute or two before falling asleep (sometimes will fart sometimes not). If held, can sleep the whole night without wriggling. If put back in his cot, will sleep for an hour or less before waking up again. We've switched to comfort milk and give probiotics and gripe water incase it's trapped wind and tried using a dummy, but nothing is really working.

What do I do? I've seen lots of similar posts but they're usually for younger babies who grow out of this but mine just turned 5 months and has been doing this since a newborn...

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IMB711 · 22/08/2024 07:25

Hopefully bumping!

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IMB711 · 22/08/2024 20:38

Another hopeful bump!

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Firsthomechoices · 22/08/2024 21:57

Is he feeding to sleep? Are you winding before bed/after feeds?

Is he generally happy and content when awake? Is he wiggly when awake? When held are you holding him against your chest/upright when he stops wiggling?

What are the nappies like? Have you tried tracking his sleep - is he waking at half an hour or is it 45 minutes? A sleep cycle is 45 minutes so this gives an indication about why he may be waking dependant on timing. Sorry for so many questions!

it could be active sleep, but sounds like there may well be wind/some discomfort going on.

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