I'm going insane - please HELP!

[mumkc]

My 18 week old is going through a patch where he resists sleep - ALL sleep! He has never been a big sleeper during the day but now he is resisting sleep at night too!

Up until Thursday he would sleep from 6.30'ish pm to 6.30'ish am with 2 feeds. He would then sleep from around 7.30am to 9.30 am, from 10.30am for around an hour and then very erratically from then until 6.30pm. BUT he always went down well in the evening.

Since Thursday he has basically slept for 2 half hour periods during the day only, and will not go down at 6.30pm - he cries and cries and cries and cries.

I'm assuming he is in a wonder week but I am DESPERATE for some help. What can I do to get him to go to sleep?????

[WarriorMummy]

sorry i cant help, just wanted to say good luck, i hope he settles down for you

[SuperGranny]

Hi, just some thoughts for you. If you are breastfeeding give more feeds, wont do any harm , could be a growth spurt. Is baby crying because you have tried to put him to sleep or because he is still hungry. I would not bother trying for a routine, seems you have had a sort of routine that he has now changed on you. Demand feeding either bottle or breast is the easiest to do and you have to just sleep when the bub sleeps. Baby will go through many changes in sleep patterns and feeding patterns through the first 12 months and then beyond that too. Just relax and go with the flow, Marie.