5 nights in a row...

From about 6 months of age my DD has slept through the night from about 7 - 7. The last couple of months she has slept till 4-5ish then goes back down after a feed. The last 5 nights however... well they've been getting harder and harder. The last 3 she has woken up every 3-4 hrs from about 10ish and last night it started at 9. EVERY 2 hrs she is awake!

Now I know it's mostly related to teething and I can see her top 2 teeth just bursting through but it's just like having a new born again! I'm not sure if I just want sympathy:) or some ideas. Should I settler her rather than feeding? She seems to be in pain and feeding helps but its every 2 hrs. It's like she's lost the ability to self-settle.

Of course I don't mind feeding her but I'm really not too keen on her waking so often. Will it pass once the teeth come through fully or has she forgotten her settling skills and we have to start over? Just feeling a bit frustrated:(

Hey Jordie

You poor thing. You know sometimes I think it's almost tougher when you have had them sleeping well and then they have unsettled nights, compared to if you have never had them sleep through!IYKWIM? Because you know how brilliant they can be overnight! It's such a tease!

I'm sure she will get better with time. I guess you could try and cut down the feeds, or at least shorten them maybe..but I was never one who could do that! Too easy to just feed them in my opinion! With time, my DD got better and is a great sleeper now.

Hang in there and hope you find a solution that works for you guys

Yup I hate sleepless nights like that. We sorta go by the rule that if DS is waking up every hour (which he sometimes does) and he does it more than three times in a row, its not his normal behaviour and we usually give him a dose of panadol and a small drink of milk or water in a sippy cup.
That usually settles him for a few more hours at least. His problem usually is his teeth though, he does wake up during the night from being cold, or losing his dummy, but not every hour IYKWIM?

It totally sucks though, so I'm hearin ya!!!

Jordie, I hear you! My DD slept through from 8 weeks old and then it suddenly stopped when she was 4.5 months then she woke every hour during the night until about 6 months. Unsure what it was, couldn't work it out. Now she is 7 months old and wakes at 10.30pm and then 2.30am for a cry/whinge but I settle her quickly at these times. If she won't settle, I give her panadol. She'll wake at 5am now for her bottle when she used to go through until 7am. This has only been happening the last week and I'm not used to getting up on cold mornings lol :lol:

Anyway, I really hope it gets better for you soon but I know what you mean! I think I was spoilt from when she was 8 weeks old and then when she stopped sleeping through, I was really shocked, sometimes I think it would have been better if she never slept through because I miss it!

I am thinking it's either teeth (my DD's bottom teeth came through at 4 months but I've been waiting for her top two to come through!) or maybe developmental??

My advice, try and sleep through the day when she does. I had to do that to catch up on sleep I lost through the night because the lack of sleep was really affecting me.

Hi Jordie, I feel you on this... my son always had trouble sleeping when he's teething, what I usually do is give his gums a rub of bonjela, he hates it being put on but settles him once it comes through. And then he'll feed better and sleep.

Teething is very stressful and IMO, the two front teeth is the most painful ones to grow, hence, they can't sleep amidst the pain... so hang in there, it'll pass!!! :p

Oh you poor thing :hug:. I'm guessing it' most likely teething too, I can't tell you if she'll go back to sleeping normally again though! I think every baby is different.

Breastmilk gives two hours of pain relief which is probably why she is waking 2 hourly. Are you giving her anything like Panadol? I've also heard there are some teething tablets you can buy that are meant to be fantastic.

Sorry I'm not much help, I just wanted to give you some sympathy :hug:.

this must be really hard, epspecially after getting sleep for so long.
there is hope - and im sure she will go back to 12hrs a night soon, my cousin has an 8 month old bub who did a similar thing up 2-3-4 times a night, now in the last few weeks it has settled back and he is back to his happy 12hr stints that he was doing before 5/6months when teeth started to get really bad...

i hope it doesnt last long.

Have you tried bonjella, or panadol to help ease the pain, it may get her to sleep that little bit longer?

My 12 mth old just started doing this recently as well. He usually would wake up for a nappy change and then just go straight back to sleep. But lately we were getting the 3am scream fest happening which would end in me bringing him into my bed.
I thought it was his teeth that are pushing through ATM but then I figured out he was cold as well and thats why he wasnt settling. (Damn melbourne weather).

I would give the bonjella or it's equivalent a go and then make sure she is warm enough and if that dosen't work try the panadol.
Hope she sorts herself out soon for you as there is nothing worse than going back to the sleepless nights.

Thanks girls for you advice and sympathy!! It's still happening but knd of getting used to it - kind of!! She is happy during the day so that'[s good. WE have stated giving her neurofen and she has some medicated teething gel that she actually likes. I never knew about b/milk having 2 hr pain relief - that makes me feel better about feeding her so often! Fingers crossed it passes - they're nearly through. Well one is out and the other is close!:)

Hey Jordie,

I have missed you in sept bub's. Olivia's top teeth are nearly though too. Hope those teeth come though really quick for you. :hug: