HELLO GIRLS
I have been away over the weekend so my routine was a little topsy turvy as my Mum was doing a lot of caring for Sienna while I was participating in a horse-riding clinic! She is a great Mum I know!!
Anyway I tried to keep Si on her 4 hr routine but due to extra stimulation her wake-up times were shorter so her feeds came earlier but she is doing well most of the time.
Nikki her nights have been really predictable lately, she is having a 10:30pm DF and sleeps through to 4-5am. I can cope with that okay but if Danielle sleeps through all night again I am going to be really jealous :!: :lol:
LindsaysMum,
Reading through your post a couple of things came to mind that may be the cause...
1. A Developmental Leap- Your little one must be close to 12wks old now(sorry I'm just guessing) and this is around the age when they really start growing and restlessness can be one of the signs of this.
It sounds like Lindsay isn't waking from hunger, as even after you have fed her she is waking again...I would still try to up her intake of BM during the day and maybe even try feeding her more than once a night for no more than 2 nights as this is usually all it takes to increase your milk supply and will help you determine if she is having a growth spurt.
I can tell when Sienna is growing as she becomes more restless and gets really hungry :shock: Its like a wave, they go through it then they get nice and chubby and placid again and then they go through another burst of growth...and so on.
Are you using a paci? Because around now they can also start becoming more dependent on a prop to get back to sleep ie paci, you rocking them etc. Which can also cause more frequent wakings.
This is the time they really need to learn how to self soothe, this age is in my opinion when sleep training really starts...If you have set the pattern early it definitely helps, but I found that Sienna still needed help learning how to go to sleep independently at this age (10-14wks) even though I had been following BW routine from when she was 2 days old.
The reason they may need to be helped all over again is because of there increasing awareness and attachment to you.
The tossing and turning sounds like she may be trying to settle herself particularly if she is a light sleeper, but it may also be a digestive issue.
Sienna suffered terribly from wind pain for quite awhile and she used to toss and turn and snort(like a little pig) for ages sometimes for 2 hrs before she went into a deep sleep. I know this because she is still in her bassinet in our room and it was me resettling her over and over again! :cry: It can be a hard road at 2am and beyond can't it :wink:
(It was me eating choclate or having a coffee that also upset her)
Let me know how Lindsay is doing now and I hope some of this very long post will help. Remember when it feels like its all going crazy it doesn't last long and they have moved into another phase.
Take care
Bianca