Our all night sleeper no longer

[Tarz]

Hi

I have a 3.5 month old. He used to sleep just about every night 8pm till 6:30am - maybe occassionally wake up for one feed in that time - of course we loved this.

Now all of a sudden he wakes up just about every hour and I'm feeding him at least 2 times a night. He just wakes up and grizzles constantly - hes easy to get to sleep - just getting him to stay asleep is the problem. Its crazy!!!

Somebody help - he just won't stay in his bed!!!

[AquaDevil78]

Could he be teething? I notice my DS is having a similar prob, not every night (as teething usually comes and goes - pain wise) so i just give him childrens panadol (after makin sure not hungry, hot/cold, nappy etc) and then he sleep thru as per normal.

Hope this helps.

Is he chewing on his fingers, hands,anything near his mouth.. bumpy gums, and/or drooling a lot?

[Tarz]

Yes he is dribbling lots and sucking his fingers. I'm not sure whats going on - sometimes he wakes up screaming, other times he just has this constant grizzle without seeming to even really be awake. Its driving me and my husband mad - we are so tired. Hes fine during the day but at nighttime we aren't getting to bed till early morning. Just so bizarre after having such a good sleeper that he would change so dramatically. Its every night - I've tried Baby Panadol but it doesnt seem to be making much difference

[M O P]

Try not to get disheartened,
my great sleeper goes through phases every now and then where he'll wake for a few nights in a row then go back to being a great sleeper.

As was suggested he may be teething, it may be a Wonder Week (http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=122&id=2312)or something else he can't tell you about :)

[~Emmylou~]

I hate to say it but my DS was sleeping through at 4 months and now at nine months we're at the end of our tether with his night waking. Some nights he wakes up every hour.
It started when he started teething.
I honestly don't think I'm ever going to get any consistent sleep until he's two and all his teeth are out. It's so depressing. :banghead:

[PinkBinkie]

Children definetaly go through phases and sometimes its hard to pinpoint why they're waking more than usual. My 2 year old is now waking most nights while my 6 mth sleeps through.......seems it should be the other way round :confused:

By what you describe, sounds like bubs is teething and hopefully this will pass soon so you and your dh can get some much needed sleep :fingerscrossed:

[musicalmummy]

this may sound silly but is he hungry? dd is bottle fed so she is fuller. she was only having 4 bottles, then one day she slept less. i remember someone saying to me once to try and fill her up during the day so what i have done is make up her normal 4 x 240ml bottles and 1x 180ml. before she goes to bed i top her up by pouring 40-60ml in a little bottle, give that to her, put her in her cot awake stil and she is sleeping better again.
she probably won't sleep tonight now.
Good luck

[loving_life]

I've found the same thing and may be a coincidence but I think it was because my ds was cold. He usually wakes between 5-7am for a feed but I found he was waking at 2am, 3am, 4am (or all 3 one night!) and just grizzly and he wasn't awake. I would check he hadn't wet himself and would re-wrap him if his hands were out but I figured the temperature was at its lowest at that time so now I make him warmer and he's sleeping through. Sometimes if he was still grizzly but not awake after rewrapping I would give him the dummy and he would suck on it for a bit then push it out and sleep until his usual feed time. Might be worth a try to make him a bit warmer without overheating. Good luck!