Thanks everyone for your encouragment and support
I had a little "mini meltdown" yesterday (I simply couldn't function as I was sooooooo tired) DH stayed home for the morning and I went back to bed! I got an extra 2hrs sleep and I feel so much better now!
Maybe its a normal 5mth thing as I am going through wha tyou are at the moment although it is just starting to iprove from over 7 feeds a night down to 5 feeds a night (I'll tak any improvement I can). Just hoping it is a phase.
to you. It must be extremely hard with a 4yr ol and 6yr old as well.
That sounds so tiring! I'm glad that you got a sleep in!
Many mums find that their babies wake that often at that age - has he always done that? Sometimes babies just still need frequent feeds but at that age it can also be due to a burst in development - maybe getting ready to crawl or something else. Generally it passes before too long, but in the meantime some things that work for other mums are trying to feed more often during the day, giving the baby a dream feed, and co-sleeping.
Hang in there hun and I hope it gets better soon. FWIW, the babies that wake frequently in the first months, seem to turn into the best sleepers later on!
funny thing is he was sleeping 8-9 hrs at 10 weeks then at 14 weeks he went back to waking 2-3hrly and has done that ever since..... so its frustrating knowing that he "can" sleep those longer hours
It is frustrating when they wake more often! My first DS was the same - he was sleeping through by 6 weeks but it went downhill at about 6 months!!
It sounds like it's related to his neurological development and perhaps heading towards a milestone. One thing that I found was that when they were learning a new skill such as crawling or standing, instead of settling themselves back to sleep when they stirred, they would wake up fully and practise. This is normal but it does pass. Is there any way you can grab a nap during the day?
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to you. It must be extremely hard with a 4yr ol and 6yr old as well.
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