Any one else’s baby just not sleeping anymore??

Our little guy has always been a great sleeper, a few weeks ago he started having issues and it’s just gotten worse and worse. Everything I’m reading online said 7-month sleep regression or combination of teething and separation anxiety. Basically, he cries most of the night (doesn’t wake up) unless he’s being held. It started with just after 4 or 5 am and now it’s happening pretty soon after we put him down for bed at night. If I could hold him all night every night I 100% would but I need sleep. My husband and I are taking turns holding him and the other one of us is making sure whoever’s holding him doesn’t fall asleep because we’re so tired. I know it’s likely just temporary but there has to be something that will help! We can’t co-sleep and won’t do CIO or sleep training. I’m planning on laying with his sheets tomorrow since having my t-shirt in his crib before transferring seems to help. Anyone else else going through this??
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yesss same here as I’m currently up with my baby as we speak, she’s always been a great sleeper but these past couple days have been tough and unsettling. she won’t gts unless she’s being held and then sometimes she’ll fight it and starts being fussy. she’s also been sooo clingy. It’s definitely just a combination of everything you mentioned, hang it there mama we got it ! it’s just a phase.

Me. Currently co sleeping because it’s the only way she settles. The crying screams are too much for my mam guilt to handle.

@Marie the physical pain I feel when he’s sleep screaming or sleep crying 😭😭 we have a dog in the bed and can’t co-sleep but I’ve been on the floor in his room next to his crib since we moved him into his own room so I can at least be as close as possible

@Johnna it’s definitely helpful to know this is a normal stage but man the exhaustion is really getting to me and I already have PPD, I may start having my mom come over during the week a couple days so I can take some day-naps

@Nicole same ! but yes I would definitely have your mom help in the most ways she can. it takes a village sometimes.

Yup. I’m pretty sure we hit the 8 month sleep regression because she was up at least 7-8 times last night from hitting her head on the crib, rolling over, and wanting the pacifier in her mouth. I’m exhausted

My lo did yesterday the same. She was screaming between 12 and 2 am. like she has been touched. I brought her into our bad, and after 15 minutes of nursing and cuddling, she finally fell asleep. I transferred her to the crib because I don't do co-sleeping at night

Yes yes yes! I’m in the same boat. My oldest was the same at this age too. The only thing that helped for a month or two was co sleeping so he could nurse and go back to sleep.

We just survived it. It was literal hell. He was up every 45min and sometimes impossible to get back down. I finally started co-sleeping so I could snooze a little which I swore I would never do. I was that desperate to sleep. We finally moved him to his own room where we could keep it completely dark and quiet. He dropped to 3-4 wake ups. Once he got used to being in the new bed he's been sleeping through the night most nights.

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