4mth old suddenly waking up 6 times a night grrrrrr

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im so tired i could cry. Hes able to settle himself to sleep when i first put him down. And on two occassions has slept through for 7/8hours. And even when hes didnt he would only wake 3 maybe 3 times in the night. Why is he getting worse and not better? I feeel like im feeing him eveery hour after mid-night. H/V suggested cc but im not sure. If it was a groth spurt how long would it last? is been over a week now?

sorry about english very very tired

4 months is too young for cc imo.

They go through a massive growth spurt at this time, milk and more milk is what they need.

Co-sleeping is a great way to save your sanity while it passes

sorry if i'm being dim but whats 'cc' mean?

I had to wean both mine at 4 months because they suddenly stopped sleeping through, a couple of little spoons of baby rice with last feed worked wonders. Know the guidelines have changed but when my dd, who is now 9, was a baby they said 4 months was fine to start weaning on to solids

it could be teeth on the move (could be a few more months befoer they finally appear)

have you tried giving some calpol late at night to see if its pain that is bothering him or apply some teething gel?

The weaning advice changed because you can't tell if your baby has a gut mature enough for food before six months. If they don't it could give them problems in later life.

My baby stopped sleeping though at four months, I do sympathise as I really know what you are going through. It was so so frustrating that it got worse instead of better. It was just how he was, I didn't do cc as I thought he was much too young. I just fed him back to sleep each time.

Co-sleeping could work for you perhaps? Some people find it very helpful.

I can completely sympathise - my DS - who was never a great sleeper but at least predictable - became bloody awful at about 4 months, waking every 90 min or so. It was torture. It does pass though - he got much better when he settled having solid foods and was able to turn on to his stomach to sleep at about 6 months. You can't hurry either of those things though.

In the meanwhile, I'd do anything you can to get you through - don't worry about getting into 'bad habits' or anything - their behaviour changes completely every three weeks anyway ;) Try co-sleeping if it allows you to get some sleep, try leaving him for a while when he wakes up, I found my DS would often settle himself after 5-10 min if I was able to restrain myself from going in to him. Maybe try a dummy?

Just remember that this too will pass! And them on to the next thing...:-S

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My 4mo ds2 is doing exactly the same thing atm!!

just co-sleep! my 3 months old is a shocker - wakes all the time if in his cot.

i have decided that if he sleeps in his cot for some of the night (which he does ) then i'd rather co-sleep and bfeed him without having to get up (or even wake properly).

i do this so i am not suffering too badly from broken sleep as i have a toddler to amuse in the daytime!

don't worry that if you co-sleep they'll never sleep on their own..they will. when they're ready. good luck!

MEMOO - CC is controlled crying.

This happened to me too - DD2 was only feeding once or twice a night then suddenly, around 3.5 months, started waking almost hourly, not settling at all some nights. Absolutely horrible. I got so depressed and knackered, so lots of sympathy. My husband and I took it in turns to sleep in the spare room and I would "co-sleep" with her for a bit each night but she only really dozed and chewed my nipple. We did controlled crying just after 6 months, and it really wasn't too bad - she never cried for more than a few minutes at a time and started sleeping much better afterwards. Most people would say 4 months is too young for it to work, though (even if you're not opposed to the idea in principle), so you may have to grit your teeth for a bit.