is it a growth spurt????

[*My Lil Blondie*]

Good morning all,
Brodie has slept from 8pm till 8am since the day we come home from the hospital, lucky i know! he is now nearly 5 months and is all of a sudden waking up every 3 or so hours, he has a little bottle (about 100mls) so hes not overly hungry, and his nappy is close to dry so i dont know whats happening to wake him?

our routine is exactly the same (vegies, bath, bottle, bed) and has been this way for a while now so i know its not anything changing. he is showing alot of teething signs so could it be that?

my mum said its probally a growth spurt as he is eating alot more during the day???

i just dont know... im at my wits end because when he wakes up he stays awake for atleast 90mins!

oh and when he wakes he doesnt cry, he just talks though the monitors till we come get him. so he isnt distressed???

anyone out there that can help? :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed:

[*My Lil Blondie*]

anyone......:confused: :confused: :confused:

[the_queen]

Maybe your luck has run out and now you're on a 3-hourly routine like the rest of us :p


Sorry, didn't mean to make light of your situation. It must be hard to deal with, considering you've never had to get up so often with him.

Growth spurt - definite possibility.
Teeth - definite possible reason for routine change.

If he wakes up but isn't crying, do you still get him up and feed him? If he's happy enough in his bed then I'd just leave him until he lets you know he needs you. Maybe he has always woken up and gone back to sleep by himself during the night, but for some reason now he's talking to himself and waking you up when he does it, IYKWIM.
I'd increase his milk intake during the day, as opposed to his food. He should still be getting the bulk of his calories from his milk so give him an extra bottle a day if he'll take it.

When you say he wakes and stay up for 90 minutes, so is he crying for all that time? Or is he just awake and happy to stay awake? Honestly, if he's happy to stay in his cot (ie if he's not crying) I would just leave him be, you might be just one of the very lucky mums who have a happy-to-self-settle baby :thumbsup:
However, if he's awake and crying, I'd say it might be teeth. If you put a couple of wettened flannels in the freezer, he can suck and bite on them to soothe his little gums. You could try bonjela or something similar at night time, just to keep the pain completely away overnight.

:kiss:

[*My Lil Blondie*]

Maybe your luck has run out and now you're on a 3-hourly routine like the rest of us :p


Sorry, didn't mean to make light of your situation. It must be hard to deal with, considering you've never had to get up so often with him.

Growth spurt - definite possibility.
Teeth - definite possible reason for routine change.

If he wakes up but isn't crying, do you still get him up and feed him? If he's happy enough in his bed then I'd just leave him until he lets you know he needs you. Maybe he has always woken up and gone back to sleep by himself during the night, but for some reason now he's talking to himself and waking you up when he does it, IYKWIM.
I'd increase his milk intake during the day, as opposed to his food. He should still be getting the bulk of his calories from his milk so give him an extra bottle a day if he'll take it.

When you say he wakes and stay up for 90 minutes, so is he crying for all that time? Or is he just awake and happy to stay awake? Honestly, if he's happy to stay in his cot (ie if he's not crying) I would just leave him be, you might be just one of the very lucky mums who have a happy-to-self-settle baby :thumbsup:
However, if he's awake and crying, I'd say it might be teeth. If you put a couple of wettened flannels in the freezer, he can suck and bite on them to soothe his little gums. You could try bonjela or something similar at night time, just to keep the pain completely away overnight.

:kiss:

i sure hope my luck hasnt run out lol. thank u so much for ur advice! i dont feed him straight away when he wakes up, i change his nappy and cuddle him but in the end its a small bottle that gets him to doze off. he never cries at all the whole time hes awake. he just trys to get me to play!!!

he is definately a self settler ive always put him into bed awake (once he starts rubbing his eyes and yawning) and he always puts himself off to sleep.
he is already having 2 extra bottles a day which is why i was considdering it being a growth spurt. i just checked him gums and there is definately a top tooth (his first ever) about to burst through, but it doesnt seem to bother him at all (ive been putting teething rings in the fridge for him to chew, he also loves him fingers.

maybe its a mix of both teething and growing?

i dont know... i might let him go tonight and see how he is if i let him play in there by himself, should i go in as soon as he crys?

sorry if im rambling!

[the_queen]

Rambling is normal, it shows how much of a normal loving mummy you are :D

I'd let him go, if he's not crying, just see if he puts himself back to sleep. If he can't put himself back to sleep, and starts crying, then yes I'd go in straight away to get him. He sounds like a very contented and happy baby, and leaving him to cry himself to sleep might give him the message that you don't care if he's upset. And you sound like a wonderful mummy so I know that's not true!
If his nappy is wet but not bothering him, I'd just leave it. Some people might be shocked and disgusted at that... but if you're using disposables, they draw the moisture away from his skin anyway, and cloth you can use micro-fleece liners to do the same thing. I use bamboo nappies overnight with the fleece liner and I don't change him until morning - unless he poo's of course.

Hope I've been of some help!

And would you mind getting your son to tell all the other babies how to sleep through the night from birth, please??:laughing:

[bpato]

Hi

DS started doing the same thing at around this age, he wasn't waking every 3 hours just once around 2 am.

I found a cuddle and kiss was enough to settle him back to sleep.

Sorry I couldn't be of much help, just wanted to let you know you are not alone.

Belinda

[*My Lil Blondie*]

haha im sure Brodie would love to 'talk' to other little ones about sleeping through! i am very lucky and have no idea how it happened!
ur right he is a very content little boy, has never shed a tear actually! he just grizzles on the odd occasion!

thank you so much for all ur advice will try it all tonight and ill let you know!
thanks again!

p.s im glad im not alone in this! heres hoping its a phase!:fingerscrossed:

[babytoo]

Its that same thing here.....I am comforted to know that it happens to alot of people at this age between 4-6 months....my bubs was sleeping thru 6pm - 4or 5 am and now wakes up every couple of hours at night...I feed her at 10pm (dream feed) and then she still wakes frequently crying...I think it has to do with the age and growth, teeth etc...I too am beside myself as I was really happy with a bub that slept through!

[*My Lil Blondie*]

yeah its such a tease having them sleep though them all of a sudden waking up....

[sueb31]

My little man had a 3 week growth spurt around the 5 month mark. He started feeding more frequently and for longer (45-60 minutes!!). It settled about a week before he turned 6 months and strated solids. His daytime sleep was a bit disrupted but his nighttime was OK.

Sue