Writing from the 4am trenches…
DS 4 moths and 1 week had his jabs three days ago. Prior to this was starting to become unsettled but has now turned into absolute sleep demon.
Nights 1&2 needed calpol for pain and fever. Now night 3 and no discernible pain/fever but Will. Not. Sleep.
He has gone from doing 4ish hour stretches and then 3ish hours overnight (so 2-3 wakes up which I am happy with at his age) to basically not going to sleep at all. I don’t think he is getting any deep sleep in he is so upset. Which is the worse bit because just not like him. Might get the odd chunter or grumble if overtired and waking frequently before. But now he is full on crying and won’t go back to ‘sleep’ until he deems he has been sufficiently rocked. And even then he has to sleep on us.
Is this normal? For a once happy and content baby who slept comparatively well, to being one who gets so distressed and cannot sleep even a quarter as well as he used to??
(for info, naps aren’t great but haven’t noticed major changes - normally 30-40 mins in next to me if at home but can do up to 2hrs if in car or out walking in pram).
I’m hoping you’re all going to come flooding in and tell me it’s just his jabs and he will go back to sleeping in his next to me tomorrow night! But also prepared to be told to brace myself for the long haul.