Has everyone hit those witching hour days? Are you still in the thick of it or has your LO turned the corner they say happens around 2 months.
I somehow forgot about the torture of this special kind of hell from DD : /
We went through it for a few weeks and it stopped right before she turned 2 months. So that sounds right. We spent all night from like 8-10 or 11 taking turns rocking her until she finally fell asleep for the night.
DS has been sleeping 6 hours. I just woke up. I don't know if I should wake him to feed him...
Nevermind he woke up. Thank goodness cuz my boobs hurt! Is it odd that I upped his bottle to 4 oz, he slept 6 hours, and yet he had a dry diaper just now? That's definitely a first.
I swear he giggled a little when we sat down to nurse and made eye contact as I was getting my boob out!!
Gahhh...every 2 hours. I'm getting so tired of this.
This is us too. If not even less! I'm actually at the point of dreading nights because they're so messed up and frustrating.
She gets longer stretches during the day! It's so frustrating and at this point, she was sleeping longer at night when she was younger. I got at least 3 hours to start off the night from about 3-6 weeks. Not anymore!
Gahhh...every 2 hours. I'm getting so tired of this.
I'm so sorry. Have you started experimenting with different things? DS always gets a bottle of my breastmilk before bed because it's the only way to hide the vitamin D drops. I've slowly been upping how much I give him, since I'm clueless to how much he eats while on the boob. Last night we went up to four ounces.
Also, I discovered the other night that he no linger screams when I swaddle arms-in. Though he can break free easily enough during the night. So tonight I double-swaddled. Wrapped his arms with a receiving blanket, then swaddled him with the Aden & Anais muslin wrap,
Do you use a white noise machine? Can you try leaving him in the swing to sleep?
This is us too. If not even less! I'm actually at the point of dreading nights because they're so messed up and frustrating.
She gets longer stretches during the day! It's so frustrating and at this point, she was sleeping longer at night when she was younger. I got at least 3 hours to start off the night from about 3-6 weeks. Not anymore!
Maybe don't let her sleep so much during the day? I noticed that DS sleeps longer stretches when he didn't get in so many/as long of naps during the day.
Maybe don't let her sleep so much during the day? I noticed that DS sleeps longer stretches when he didn't get in so many/as long of naps during the day.
From what I understand this doesn't work for babies. Sleep begets sleep.
I dunno, it's a pattern that I've noticed with DS. When he naps a lot during the day, he only sleeps for 1-3 hours at a time at night. When I'm like "holy cow kid how can you go this long without sleeping?!" during the day, he gives me 5-6 hour stretches.
From what I understand this doesn't work for babies. Sleep begets sleep.
I dunno, it's a pattern that I've noticed with DS. When he naps a lot during the day, he only sleeps for 1-3 hours at a time at night. When I'm like "holy cow kid how can you go this long without sleeping?!" during the day, he gives me 5-6 hour stretches.
I've heard sleep begets sleep too, but she has days where she doesn't nap and days where she does and the nights are always the same
Check out 7swaddles.com or other swaddle sites. I had no idea how many ways to swaddle existed. My kid is very hot natured so we have been doing an arms only swaddle. We also did a double swaddle for a while. The arms only has been great though. He can't break out of it!
Edited for typo.
I'm trying the arms out, thanks to your suggestion! She woke up early the party few nights because she busted out. I'm hoping this will do the trick!
Check out 7swaddles.com or other swaddle sites. I had no idea how many ways to swaddle existed. My kid is very hot natured so we have been doing an arms only swaddle. We also did a double swaddle for a while. The arms only has been great though. He can't break out of it!
Edited for typo.
I'm trying the arms out, thanks to your suggestion! She woke up early the party few nights because she busted out. I'm hoping this will do the trick!
I'm so sick of being wide-awake after a MOTN feeding. DS and I slept from about 7:30-1:30, he nursed for about 8 minutes and fell asleep. I put him down, then I proceeded to toss and turn until maybe 3:00, and DS was awake to nurse again at 4:15.
Now he had a huge poop and is wide awake fussing. I passed him off to DH, but I have to be up in 30 minutes so my brain won't let me fall back to sleep. Grrrrr!!!
S was up every 2 hours for the third night in a row. I guess this is the week 8 mental leap or something but it's killing me. I am so jealous of all the LOs sleeping long chunks right now!
wittyandwaitinggraybaby I hope this is the case! He's been so cranky, but seems like he's calming a little easier. He's definitely not smiling today though.
D did fine with the 2 month shots but was terrible at 6 months. Poor girl just laid there and moaned.
Aw that sounds so sad! Does it get better or worse as they get older and are aware of what happens at the doctors?
Today S had full on purple faced crying + no sound coming from his mouth for about 30 seconds immediately. It was so sad to see! He's been fussing ever since.
DS chowed down 4.5 oz before bed! He slept for about 5.5 hours. He cried in his sleep a bit and I was already awake, so I just got him up to nurse him. Hope I can fall back to sleep quickly when he is done!
We are transitioning my dog to a crate at night in the kitchen (he usually sleeps in the room with us) because he makes noise ad wakes baby girl up. He's been barking for the past hour I feel so bad but it really has to be done. But good news, baby girl is sleeping through it with help of the noise machine. Unfortunately, I am not...
We are transitioning my dog to a crate at night in the kitchen (he usually sleeps in the room with us) because he makes noise ad wakes baby girl up. He's been barking for the past hour I feel so bad but it really has to be done. But good news, baby girl is sleeping through it with help of the noise machine. Unfortunately, I am not...
Two hours later and still barking. Not feeling so bad right about now...
rubykitten good luck and I hope the barking stops soon! We also need to do this with our dogs but I have been dreading it. I hope LO stays asleep through the noise!
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