Bub won't sleep during the day.

[MJ]

Argh help!

My 10 week old sleeps from 7pm-7am with a 1.00am and 3.30am feed. He used to sleep for 2 hours from 9am-11am and then from 1pm-2pm and an hour at about 4pm-5pm. The past week he wont sleep during the day. I have tried CC but he just screams and I'm worried about the neighbours (not to mention it makes me feel ill). If I hold him he goes straight to sleep but I can't hold him all day??? If I stay in his room and try to settle him he just screams louder until I pick him up then he goes to sleep????

If I go for an hour walk he will sleep but again I can't walk all day either!

I'm so tired and just don't know what to do anymore??

[joeygirl]

thats great he is sleeping for such a long time at night.

My Bayley sleeps from 10pm till 6am Then feeds and goes back to sleep till his next feed which is at 10am. But sometimes he does wake earlier.

Have you tried wrapping him ??? I find if a wrap bayley when he has his afternoon nap he sleep for 2 to 3 hours.

Your little one could be going through a change in routine and may not want to sleep during the day cause he has such a long sleep at night.

[SilverStarfish]

Is your bubba happy during the day while he's awake? Or really cranky and miserable 'cos he needs to go to sleep :sleeping:

From about your DS's age, Sarah would go through periods where she would barely get in a 10 minute nap all day. She was happy to be awake though, so in the end I just stopped stressing about it. She's gone back to 2 naps a day now... but I'm sure that will change again soon :)

[alanasmum]

NikaMcD

My DD started doing exactly the same thing at about 9 weeks. Have a look at the post "day sleep" a bit further down the page (sorry I'm not sure how to provide the link). It lasted a couple of weeks and was exhausting and frustrating. She's 11.5 weeks now and is getting some sleep during the day now and I'm getting a bit of relief. Best of luck - I really feel for you. I think its just a phase some babies go through. :(

[katiek]

Yes DD who is 8 weeks is just starting to show signs of this too. I find the afternoons are the hardest to get any sleep from her and if she does it is just a catnap of about 10-20 mins.

I am having probs with her sleeping in the night now though as she is constantly awake between 2:30am-6:00am, so you are lucky your bubba is sleeping so well at night :)

Kate

[Pixie]

If you do a search on google for wonder weeks it will all make sense!
Babies change so much all the time I personally wouldn't do CC with a child under 6 months, they don't know you're coming back so they cry and cry. have you tried swaddling, rocking, patting, shhhh, stories, playing, going for walk, having a bath together, massage baby, stroking them, feeding in a darken room.

I tried everything above and things are a lot better for me now hope you get some sleep soon!

[MJ]

Yer I am lucky he sleeps well at night. He has even left out the 1.00am feed and sometimes gone staright through till 3.30. (bliss)

I do wrap him so not sure why he wont sleep - other than in my arms. His cranky when his awake cause his tired - or overtired ... his asleep now so :fingerscrossed: ...

[ThomasTheTank]

Nika, our little one is exactly the same. So much so it's freaky! :)

He won't sleep during the day unless he is being carried or rocked. If he is rocked to sleep he will wake up within 1-20 minutes when he realises he is not in the same place that he fell asleep in.

Like yours, he will sleep great through the night, but it's tough on my wife, who has to deal with him all day. It may sound good to say that he sleeps throught night, but as my wife told me, she is just basically surviving during the day as he is constantly fussy/cranky/grizzly, so it sounds better than it really is.

We are now trying to implement the feed, play, sleep routine. It's starting to work. He's sleeping now (from 10:20am, currently 11:30am), so even if he can get 3 or 4 hourly naps during the day, it's better than what it was.

He is happier in his awake time. My wife is more relaxed and as a result I am happier, even he wakes once or twice during the night. They say though, the more sleep a baby gets, the more they want (up to a point) :).

[MJ]

Thanks ... how old is your bub?

I think I'll just keep getting out and about that way he will sleep in the car and the pram ... hopefully it's just a phase and he'll get the sleep he needs! Plus when I am out his wingeing doesn't seem too bad!

It's funny to hear from a hubby - my hubby found this site for me and was on here a few times! Good to see!

[aimz]

Hi There

i too was having the same problem with day time. My little girl just wouldnt fall asleep. I was at my wits end on Tuesday night and today had a visit from Rene Rees of Maternal and Child Health Advisory Service. Well i can tell you that it is the best money i have ever spent. The first day of this routine that we devised together which involves not so much controlled crying more listening to the types of cries i have had success. She slept for about 2hours this morning (with little bouts of crying) and has been down now for about an hour with me only having to go up twice.... any other day i have tried to put her down she has screamed uncontrollably for an hour before i give up and take her for a walk.

i would highly recommend this to anyone.

[jess_live_die]

my 1st daughter is 3 1/2 and sleeps 7pm til 7am. my 2nd daughter is 15 months sleeps 7:30pm til 8:30am she also sleeps 10:00am til 11:00am and again at 1:30 til 3:00pm and once again at 4:00pm til 6:00pm. they neva started off good but i brought that music that has no words its like whales sounds and thunder sounds and earth sounds and stuff and put that on and they sleep to that everytime its great.

[aimz]

Just thought i would update you on the routine i started yesterday after my session with Rene Rees. Chloe slept for 3 hours yesterday afternoon which is a record for her and still went down for her night sleep without fuss at 6pm, waking at 11.30 and 3.30. She started her day at 6 having a feed at 7 and then down for another 3 hours. She fought sleep after her 11am feed but we eventually got two half hour sleeps and a one hour sleep. tonight she has gone down without fuss again.

it is such a relief, and just proves that babies need to teach themselves to sleep whether it be night or day.. I was so quick to pick her up before whenever she would cry not realising that it was actually her crying for sleep.... she just didn't know how to get there. i know there are still tough times ahead in trying to establish her routine but the success we have already had in 24 hours is keeping me positive.