Sleep help!

My son slept amazingly from 2 to 4 months. He would stay asleep from 6 pm to 6 am every single night. Well then at 4 months he started waking up here and there and it feels like as he's gotten older it's just gotten worse. Last night he got up 5 times and every night he gets up at least twice and I have to nurse him back to sleep. He will scream and scream and scream forever if I don't nurse him. Like an hour of screaming if I don't give in. It's crazy stressful and I'm so sleep deprived and I just don't know what to do to help. I very rarely fall asleep nursing him but then I sleep horrible so I try not to. I usually just sit down nurse him and put him back in bed and sometimes he's very aware and freaks out again but sometimes he turns over and goes to sleep. Doctor says don't feed him at all at night but it's extremely difficult. I'm sure another issue is that I feed him to sleep and he's refused his paci the past few months. But I just don't get why he's waking up so dang often and how to help him sleep. He has a little nightlight and sound machine he's always had, we used to watch tv in the same room no problem but now have to be totally silent, and he just randomly wakes up all night. We have tried stuffies, hotter or colder temps, more or less clothes, he wont even take a bottle anymore and he used to, only nursing. Part couple days he wakes up within an hour of laying him down. But right back to sleep when nursed. Anyone Have a similar issue and find something that helped?!

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.
Add a comment
Avatar

recommend checking out calmandbrightsleepsupport on instagram, they are incredible and give free advice

Read more on Peanut

Trending

in our community

Wdy think of this for a toddler to learn word construction?

I'm open to anything else to start teaching him to read and write. He's 3!

Avatar

3

16

Vanilla extract

Has anyone used alcohol free vanilla in their babies formal to help them drink?
I’m 100% sure my baby refuses her bottles as she doesn’t like the taste of it!

Just anxious to try it, don’t want her to get used to it and then refuse bottles again after two weeks of using (correct me if I’m wrong but I’ve read you use it for 2 weeks max)

TIA 🙂

Avatar

34

Car seat crying

My 6 month old PANICS the second I put him in a car seat and screams, cries, chokes and recently even projectile vomited on a 14 minute drive. It’s gotten to the point I don’t even bring him out unless it’s to a doctors appointment. I’m a stay at home mom with no family in my state and it has been very isolating. We’ve tried 3 different car seats with no improvement. Has anyone had a baby who hated the car seat? Any advice? This started at 3 months. I will add it does seem worse when he’s tired. He does cry on every trip though. He only contact naps and co sleeps so he reaches for me and will not sleep in the car seat.

Avatar

1

14

Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Avatar

8

Sex post C section

Hi ladies I’m 4 weeks 5 days postpartum and I had a C section. I’m not bleeding properly anymore just some brownish discharge stuff that starts on and off. I’d like to do the deed with my partner; is it okay to do so or shall I wait the full 6 weeks. I feel up for it but also worried because the advice is 6-8 weeks.

Avatar

9

When did you circumcise your baby?
If you DID NOT or DO NOT have a circumcised son DO NOT comment this post is not for you!

Did you wait a certain amount of time or have it done immediately?
Again respectfully, this is only for the parents who choose to do so.
opinions about how not necessary it is will not be appropriate for this post. Thank you in advance. 🩵

Avatar

27

Read more on Peanut