There is probably another thread on this somewhere so sorry if i'm repeating it but I need some advice. Olive is a roll-a-holic ATM and it's very cute but she is waking herself up doing it. Last night she went to bed very tired at 8:15pm then woke at 12:30am and stayed awake until 1:45am then woke again at 4:30 and only slept until 7:10. She has only just gone back to sleep. She usually sleeps all night so it was a shock to the system having her wake so much. Do they grow out of the rolling over, waking up thing or is it going to be more night time fun and games from now on? Oh and she cut her first tooth on wednesday so not sure if that could be related.
TIA
Just wondering how Olive is withher night sleeps now? How old is she? And what is her day and night sleep usually like? It may help to see what is going on.
As I said in the other thread, when this becomes a problem I go back to "full swaddle" (which is the tight wrap you use on a newborn) because it stops them from having the range of movement to roll themselves over.
Katierabbit - Olive is 5mths on tuesday and usually sleeps through the night (8-12hrs). She has about 3 sleeps a day and is fed EBm but has suddenly needed to be fed formula top ups as I can't express enough for her ATM and i'm going back to work in 2 weeks so don't want to increase expressing again. I can express about 4-5 125ml feeds per day but some days she requires more then that. We decided last night to give her a couple of teaspoons of rice cereal (she didn't particularly like it) in lieu of extra formula as she is a big baby, over 8.5kgs, is rolling, can hold her head up, can sit fairly well and has a tooth. I also wanted to try her on solids before I go back to work in case she has a bad reaction. Anyway she slept through last night so not sure if she was waking again cause she was just hungry. I know the recommendation is not to start solids before 6mths but I just wanted to see if she was waking due to hunger or rolling. I have noticed after the first night that she wasn't always on her belly when she woke up. I also realise that babies change their routines and that they are unpredictable. Thanks for replying, any advice would be appreciated.
Inertia - There is no way I could swaddle her. She is still wrapped or has a sleeping bag but is very strong and screams if we try to put her arms in a wrap.
Olivesmummy...
seems your Olive and my Jack are doing the SAME things!!!! Jack has been waking alot and rolling lately in bed...I too tried givinh him some 'solids' last night before his last feed...he ate happily and then drank BUT still woke 3 times during the night!!!
I use the kiddopptumus wrap (but the bugger can still get his arms/hands free) and i also wrap with muslin if the kiddopptumus wrap is in the wash..but he ALWAYS escapes... and tends to scream/fight being wrapped...but then if i don't wrap he wakes himself up with his arms...
he is also in my room right beside my bed..so i am NOT sleeping the greatest!! right at this minute..he is in the portacot in his room (DH does NOT like this one bit!!!) asleep on his tummy...
Anyways NO advice here just wishing you luck hun...
I am also going back to work shortly
Rolling over and waking up.
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