Sleeping past 4am

My LO doesn’t like being in his cot past 4am- he’s 8 weeks old. Does anyone else have this?

I do all the usual things to try and send him off and he does fall asleep in my arms but then as soon as I place him back down, wide awake!

Any suggestions?

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How much sleep is he getting before 4am?

How long is he asleep in your arms before you put him down...he might not be in a deep enough sleep?

He could also be going through a growth spurt - they are a little bit more fussy around this time.

Bit of an odd one, but is there something in the environment where the cot is that changes at 4am? Like heating etc ?

We have a corner of our living room that gets this weird draft around 2pm. No reason for it.

he is put down at 9 and usually gets up for a feed around 1 and then 4am without being able to be put back down.
That’s a good point- he might be going through a grow spurt as he is feeding a lot during the day

thank you!! I might change the position of the cot and see if that makes a difference tonight ☺️

My little boy when he was going through his growth spurt was a completely different baby and a week later everything was back to pretty much normal so could just be this.

I’m exactly the same, my 8 week old will sleep around 10-3 ish happily in the next to me crib, sometimes waking once in between for a feed, but as soon as it hits 3.30/4am she will not go back into the next to me crib. I’ve ended up having to bring her into the bed with me to get a few extra hours sleep or I’d be going insane xx

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