4 mo. sleep patterns? - Page 2

[Robynee]

Yeah! It worked. Two naps, bed at 8. (I won't even get into how many times he wakes up at night because I honestly have no idea. Nighttime is such a blur.)

[blairinargentina]

ahhh, the blur of nightwaking! know how that goes! isa has done the same thing two nights in a row... skips the evening (normally around 6ish) nap and then goes right to bed at 8pm and sleeps better than before... or atleast for a longer first stretch.

she is a little more cranky in the evening (no more quiet dinners!) but she is still happy enough with being awake. i dont feel like we are "keeping her up" or anything.

[veganf]

Originally Posted by Robynee

Yeah! It worked. Two naps, bed at 8. (I won't even get into how many times he wakes up at night because I honestly have no idea. Nighttime is such a blur.)

Yay!
I have no idea about the nightwaking too. Because sometimes I'll say he slept right through, but my husband swears that he woke up and ate when he came to bed later. It's totally possible, and thank goodness I don't remember having to feed him that many times during the night!

[Bay Area Babe]

Lucas was sleeping 3-4 hours starting the first few weeks, then 5-6, then one night 8.5 hours at 3 months. I thought it was just a fluke but then he slept 7-8 hours the next few nights. Then the walls caved in. The last 6 weeks have been a mish-mash of sleepless nights for all of us. Sometimes he wakes up after 45 minutes to an hour, and about 50% of those times a binky or a quick soothe will get him back to bed. He's then up every 2-3 hours, could be up for the day at 6 or 7 or 8 or 9. Who knows.

We talked about this recently with our Ped and she seems to be in agreement that my period coming back (right around the walls caving in) and teething are the most likely culprits.

I have Elizabeth Pantley's the No Cry Sleep Solution though I haven't made the time to read it yet...

[JenMidwife]

Originally Posted by Bay Area Babe

I have Elizabeth Pantley's the No Cry Sleep Solution though I haven't made the time to read it yet...

it's great! (though may not be an ultimate solution)

[SummerTwilight]

Why would your period coming back make a difference to the babes?

[the_lissa]

Some babies find the milk tastes different, and sometimes it can cause a decrease in supply.

[Bay Area Babe]

Originally Posted by the_lissa

Some babies find the milk tastes different, and sometimes it can cause a decrease in supply.

Yup. Definitely noticed a decrease in supply. Our ped also mentioned something about hormones?

[veganf]

Originally Posted by the_lissa

and sometimes it can cause a decrease in supply.

I feel like I'm constantly pms right now because I haven't gotten my period back yet but I know it's trying. And I had to start drinking extra water and eating oatmeal to keep my donor supply up. Even still I can't get an extra 20 ounces every day now, often more like 12-16oz. But it could also be that Nate is eating more too.
Eh, you're all just pregnant again : (kidding)!

[SummerTwilight]

My child is trying to kill me. Why did I ever boast? She slept well for a week, then 3 crappy days then 4 good ones and now we are on day 5 of whiney, walk the floors with me mom and don't you dare lay down, up 45 times a night BEFORE MIDNIGHT ALONE!!! And when dh is home (weekends only) I STILL don't get a break cause she will NOT sleep for him. Being up every 15 minutes does NOT agree with me. I want to hurt someone, mostly myself.:

[veganf]

Originally Posted by SummerTwilight

Being up every 15 minutes does NOT agree with me. I want to hurt someone, mostly myself.:

My husband has some choice words that I can't say here in his descriptions of my nighttime parenting personality And I usually don't remember it in the morning

[lenore80]

Originally Posted by blairinargentina

i read something in the sears book that made me wonder. it said, "most babies sleep well from 1-4 months, then the honeymoon in over". huh?

Dr. Sears says that because 4 months is when teething begins! I just read that exact quote on the website section for teething.

[lenore80]

Originally Posted by magpiedee

5+ wakings and munchings a night, and sometimes she'll just decide that 6am is a great time to talk, kick or try to rip her own ear off with her razor-sharp talons.

Then, during the day, she refuses to be out of arms for 3 minutes before the whining, grouching and "fake" crying starts up, where she makes the noises but not he faces, like she doesn't mean it, just knows i'll come to her. So I feel like an awful mom, and i'm already sleepy, and I can't get anything done.

Not my favorite phase. :

MY DD does the exact SAME THING. I'll put her on her play mat for a few minutes, and she'll start the whining, grouching, "fake" crying. Except when you go over to her she gives me this huge gummy grin. I know they say babies are not manipulative, but I am beginning to wonder....

[Bay Area Babe]

Originally Posted by lenore80

MY DD does the exact SAME THING. I'll put her on her play mat for a few minutes, and she'll start the whining, grouching, "fake" crying. Except when you go over to her she gives me this huge gummy grin. I know they say babies are not manipulative, but I am beginning to wonder....

I dunno - doesn't sound manipulative to me. Sounds more like DD just wants you to be near her. Who can blame a girl for asking for what she wants? You're her whole world and then some.

[SummerTwilight]

Aria is such a little complainer too. Doesn't cry unless it gets really bad. But will sit wherever I put her away from me and AHDAABRAMEEDEMODRADA. With such a little furrowed brow, I swear she knows exactly what she is saying. Sounds like a very legitimate foreign language. And it basically always means, how dare you put me down, come back here lady and pick me up...of course sometimes she does it when I am not fast enough to nurse her and then it means, get your booby over here lady or I am gonna REALLY freak out!

[the_lissa]

Originally Posted by Bay Area Babe

I dunno - doesn't sound manipulative to me. Sounds more like DD just wants you to be near her. Who can blame a girl for asking for what she wants? You're her whole world and then some.

I agree. `

[54mama]

Originally Posted by blairinargentina

has anyone noticed a change in sleep patters with their babes once they get about 4 months old? i have a friend whose baby has gone from sleeping all night back to the 1-3 hr stretches again. isa seems to be doing the same thing too (but we are soooooo hoping its just this sickness, and not a pattern).

Not in your DDC but saw this and had to respond. This is exactly what happened with our daughter. She was sleeping 10 hours a night at 3.5 months or so and then bam! started waking every 1.5 hours again at 4-4.5 months. It was a long road back to longer sleep stretches and she didn't sleep a 10 hour stretch again reliably until 11 months. I don't mean to depress you at all or suggest this is what will happen for you but I know one of the things that was soooo frustrating to me (besides not sleeping again) was that no one told me this is totally normal. Not all babes do it but many do so don't beat yourself wondering what you did wrong/or aren't doing right (like I did) if in fact this is what is going on with your babe. I hope it is just a blip, but if not, hang in there you will sleep again!

[blairinargentina]

Originally Posted by 54mama

Not all babes do it but many do so don't beat yourself wondering what you did wrong/or aren't doing right (like I did) if in fact this is what is going on with your babe. I hope it is just a blip, but if not, hang in there you will sleep again!

After reading all the comments on this thread we both feel better about how "normal" it is... despite the lack of sleep! It's the unpredictability that really throws me for a loop. We may have a week of relatively normal stretches and then the 45 minute thing comes back. :

[snuffles]

I think my ds sleeps much worse than any of yours. The only time he sleeps more than 20-30 minutes is in the car for extended car rides.

This morning, I got him to sleep pretty easily for his morning nap. Waited until he was really asleep, and laid him down. He woke up 2-3 minutes later. Tried to get him back to sleep, but he fought it. He has been cranky since that, but I just can't spend all day trying to get him to sleep. It's very frustrating.

[peilover010202]

Originally Posted by veganf

My husband has some choice words that I can't say here in his descriptions of my nighttime parenting personality And I usually don't remember it in the morning

That was me for the first several weeks. Dh and I would actually argue about who slept less. : So, for now, we've agreed not to talk about how nighttime sleep went and our marriage is much happier for it.