I just don't get it.....is it just me?

[Smurfette]

Another sleeping issue here. Really need to just get something off my chest.

Liv is now just over 7 months old and our sleeping went from great to really, really bad and now sometimes okay.
I have never really been a sleep deprived Mum, well maybe on the odd occasion, if she is really bad, I bring her into bed with me. Up until the last week or so she has been waking for two feeds, now it's down to one. Ordinarily I really don't mind getting up to her, I guess its the fact that one day its great, the next (like tonight) is terrible. Last night she only woke once for a feed, that is the first time ever and now tonight she won't sleep.

I'm not sure exactly what I'm getting at here. Sometimes I feel because she is getting onto 8 months, we should have our sleeping perfected by now. The wierd thing is, it doesn't bother me as much as it should. I always seem to make excuses for her,'she is cold', 'teething', 'can't breathe properly' etc, etc. Maybe I just love the cuddles I get when I do resettle her, I don't know.

Does anyone else have this issue. Am I the only one who's baby has not slept well consistently for so long. Do they just get better one day? Because in all honesty, I don't know what the problem is. She can put herself to sleep, find her own dummy but just seems to wake so often and cry out.:confused:

[JnA]

Hi

Jade has been an excellent sleeper from day one.. but a couple of weeks ago (around the seven month mark) she started waking up at night. So I increased her solids at dinner time... problem stopped.

I'm not saying this is what you need to do, just an idea.

I did read somewhere, that babies sleeping patterns do change around the seven month mark, but I can't for the life of me remember where I read it. Maybe someone else will be able to help you there..

In the mean time.. I hope you get some sleep soon :sleeping:

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Hello there,
My bub is nearly 1 and ever since she has been teething she has woken during the night just for comfort or a drink sometimes, she sleeps well when not teething and not sick, but her routine is a bit messed up when sick and teething.I hope this helps and just know that your not the only one:hugs:

[Shazbutt]

Don't worry Tracy.....alot of us in in the same boat at the mo! If you read through the last few pages of our August thread, you'll see quite a few of us have been complaining! lol Must be their age i think....plus teeth too maybe?

Charlee has never been consistent. Like last week, we had 2 mornings of 6am wake ups, and now we're back to 3-4am and then 6am as well! I just wish she'd make her mind up as to which time she wants a feed, and stick to it! :rolleyes: I'm not gonna say i'm not sleep deprived....cos i am (other DD is an even worse sleeper at the moment), but i really don't have it as bad as some mums. I've tried gioving her solids at her more solids later in the day, and i thought it helped for those two 6am days, but now its not making a difference....i try giving her the dummy and resettling, but she won't have a bar of it. Give her a bottle (and i only give her about 60mls...just enough to settle her), and she drops back off straight away!

I really don't have any advice for you mate, just letting you know you're not alone. If you pop in to the August thread, you'll be able to whine about it with all us other zombies! :laughing: All i can say is Good Luck and :fingerscrossed: they all snap out of this phase soon....

[mumoftwoboys2005]

No, you are not alone. DS#2 has started waking at anywhere between 2-4am and not going back to sleep at all! :eek: I have to tell you, it's killing me as I am not really a morning person at all. It takes me a while to open both eyes. Last night I think the longest I slept at any 1 time was 1 hour. I am lucky I don't have to get up when it is cold as he sleeps beside me. I am pretty sure he was awake to say goodbye to Daddy when he went to work at 3am. He has his teeth through (the 2 top and 2 bottom) so I don't that is the case. I will try the suggestion of increasing his solids at dinner time tonight and see what happens in the morning.

Gee I hope he sleeps well tonight. A friend asked me on Sunday when the last time was that I had slept through the night. My reply "8 years" :eek: :eek: