Hi
My DS is nearly 6 months old. He started out as a GREAT night sleeper (even though his daytime sleep was rubbish!) and by 2-3 months was even giving me some 11 hour stretches! However, by 4 months, he'd regularly wake for 2 feeds although he'd sometimes make it through with 1. Then, he started to wake every 3-4 hours for a feed, for example, 9:30, 1 and 4. I tried not to feed him at all these wake ups - and he'd quite often resettle himself anyway.
Now, he is approaching 6 months and for the past 4 days has been waking up every 1-2 hours! He also seems to have lost the ability to resettle on his own during the night and is waking up crying miserably - he NEVER used to cry at night! Sometimes I can pick him up, cuddle him and put him down and he'll go straight to sleep again. However, other times he'll scream hysterically and I can't put him down again. I am trying not to feed him more than 2-3 times as I don't want it to become a prop but sometimes it's the only thing that will settle him. I'm wondering whether he is teething or if this is connected to wonder week 26 - separation anxiety? He's started to cry miserably when I put him down for daytime naps too recently - it is different to his 'I don't want to go to sleep' cry - this is miserable wailing!
Just wondered if anyone has had any experience of this and had any tips? He can self-settle and doesn't have a paci. I have never really done PUPD with him or shh pat as this used to annoy him (he's a touchy baby). I am trying to put him down awake if I pick him up to comfort him but a few times he's crashed out in my arms anyway after a minute or 2. I just want to help him get enough sleep! I have no idea if he's hungry each time or not! He's EBF and I've been giving him a tiny amount of solids for the past weeks (carrot, potato etc.).
I don't think it's connected to day sleep as there is nothing that has changed recently. His day sleep is pretty shocking but even on the days where he gets a decent amount of sleep, with long naps, nights are the same.
Thanks very much.