My little one has just turned 4 months. I EBF, on the boob as he won't take bottles or pacifiers and have always co slept, contact naps during the day.
It's always worked for me but I find it's incredibly hard and demanding at times. He used to go down to sleep really well for his first stretch of sleep, sometimes up to 4/5 hours. Now I'm lucky if he lasts an hour. Then he's up every 1.5 - 2 hours all night without fail.
He's also getting harder to settle for contact naps, it's like, he wants to be held but at the same time he doesn't and seems he can't get comfy. But I try and transfer him to sleep independently and he will just wake up.
He's learning a lot of new skills, he's grabbing his feet, got so much better at tummy time, makes all kinds of noises and has started to roll around. Could this just be a temporary patch while his brain is developing so much?
Any answers or advice welcome, from one EXHAUSTED mumma.