Very unsettled since weaning

[Flamesparrow]

Strawberry started self weaning a while back (launching herself onto whatever I have been eating).

She's now 6 months and going for it properly. Doing mainly BLW, some spoonfeeding, but she is eating a lot (imo). Spoon feeding she stuns me, and even BLW she gets a hell of a lot in.

BUT she has become very unsettled at night/sleep times in general. Whereas she used to just go down easily, she now fights and cries a lot.

I'm worried it is some form of tummy ache from the weaning. I don't know what to do.

She is hungry, ready for weaning, sod the "its not about calories at this age" thing - she is chewing off her arm until you give her food, then she is satisfied and calm - until sleep that is.

She is still b/fed every 3-4 hours.

It could all be unrelated obv.

When DD was weaned she got quite unsettled and i think it was weaning related. For her I think it was probably due to the new experiences, as looking back at other key milestones in her life she always gets unsettled when new stuff happens.

I have no advice to give but am going through an identical thing, Flamesparrow... my DS is also unsettled and crying at bedtime. Don't know what to do either.

Hoping it is either teeth or developmental thing (as he is also trying hard to stand at the moment), but who knows. I am knackered, last night he wouldn't be put down for ages and woke up at 5 and wouldn't sleep except on me this morning.

Oohh it makes me feel better that its not just mine!

My daughter was quite unsettled at first and I read somewhere about increasing the fluid intake and added another bottle to the day, seemed to work okay for us but I guess that all babies are different.

My DS was very unsettled initially when weaning and found that if we did not give him solids at 5pm he slept better. After a few weeks reintroduced it - but still no better. Then changed the time we fed him to 4pm and this seemed to make the difference. Then slowly made the time later until we reached 5pm again. We also tried to give foods that were not too acidy - so mainly avoided fruit at that time and gave root vegetables.

we are having the exact same problem - glad we are not the only ones! evenings when I give DD tea at 5 ish she is really unsettled - last night she went down okish but then woke at 10 and would not go back to sleep til one and then only in with me! Lots of back arching and grumbling too...

Think I might try what you suggest cadders and move her teatime earlier

I am also having this problem with my 6 month old daughter... she is waking up in the night after sleeping through from 10 weeks. I feel that i have rushed her to 3 meals a day (although very small meals) she still screams for her bottles so she is also drinking sometimes 25oz a day and waking crying in the night... HELP!!!!