DS will be 4 mo. in 1 week and I swear he's began teething this week. Is that really possible? 
I want his gummy smile to stay!
He's never been the best sleeper (up every 2-3 hrs at night with maybe his first stretch being 3-4 hours), but over the past week or so even that has gone south. An example of a usual night this week?
-Down at 7:30/8:00. Up at 9:45. Up again around 12, around 2, then 3, 4, 5, and up at 6:30 for the day, only going about 45 min.sometimes during those last few stretches. He's not staying awake, but I know he's not getting restful sleep and getting through all the stages.
I posted about this in the nighttime parenting section as I'm exhausted with DH working long days and being no help b/c he leaves before DS is up and gets home after he's asleep, but this is such a horrible time to add even worse sleep issues than what we had. More so, I just feel awful for him b/c I can tell he's not himself.
He's not as "talkative" and smiley,doesn't look at you/engage as much, constantly has his hands in his mouth with his fingers rubbing his gums almost, chewing on my shirts, etc. Also, b/c he's night sleeping well he's cranky most of the day and within an hour of getting up this morning DESPERATELY needed a nap and passed out in the Moby within minutes (usually he fusses for awhile before falling asleep). Poor thing woke up with dark circles under his eyes
Sorry this got so long... what do you think? Teething boy or something else? He does have reflux but he's on meds (which I hated to do, but it was awful) and those are helpful so now it's mostly normal spit up and he's not in pain when eating. So far I have "Sophie", who he LOVES to chomp on, I have amber teething necklaces on order, and Highlands Teething Tablets, but he's so young/little that I am afraid to give him too many of those, though I do think they tend to help him sleep better. It says you can only give them 4 times per day anyway and not to continue after 7 days - babies teeth A LOT longer than 7 days, so what's up with that?
Anything else I can do to help him feel better and get more rest so we're both happier???
I want his gummy smile to stay!He's never been the best sleeper (up every 2-3 hrs at night with maybe his first stretch being 3-4 hours), but over the past week or so even that has gone south. An example of a usual night this week?
-Down at 7:30/8:00. Up at 9:45. Up again around 12, around 2, then 3, 4, 5, and up at 6:30 for the day, only going about 45 min.sometimes during those last few stretches. He's not staying awake, but I know he's not getting restful sleep and getting through all the stages.
I posted about this in the nighttime parenting section as I'm exhausted with DH working long days and being no help b/c he leaves before DS is up and gets home after he's asleep, but this is such a horrible time to add even worse sleep issues than what we had.
More so, I just feel awful for him b/c I can tell he's not himself.He's not as "talkative" and smiley,doesn't look at you/engage as much, constantly has his hands in his mouth with his fingers rubbing his gums almost, chewing on my shirts, etc. Also, b/c he's night sleeping well he's cranky most of the day and within an hour of getting up this morning DESPERATELY needed a nap and passed out in the Moby within minutes (usually he fusses for awhile before falling asleep). Poor thing woke up with dark circles under his eyes
Sorry this got so long... what do you think? Teething boy or something else? He does have reflux but he's on meds (which I hated to do, but it was awful) and those are helpful so now it's mostly normal spit up and he's not in pain when eating. So far I have "Sophie", who he LOVES to chomp on, I have amber teething necklaces on order, and Highlands Teething Tablets, but he's so young/little that I am afraid to give him too many of those, though I do think they tend to help him sleep better. It says you can only give them 4 times per day anyway and not to continue after 7 days - babies teeth A LOT longer than 7 days, so what's up with that?
Anything else I can do to help him feel better and get more rest so we're both happier???
