is it mobility or food?

[LeeLeeMelis]

My 18 week darling boy has been sleeping awesome up until about a week ago. He rolled over once from tummy to back and wants to go from back to tummy but just hasnt yet. I thought it may be because he is trying to roll since he wakes happy and playful. I'm also thinking he could be ready for solids even though it's earlier than I want to. He's 17 pounds and when he is waking at night he's taking a pretty full feeding. The night before last he was in bed at 7, up at 1 and 4:50 to feed.  He's on a pretty solid 3.5 hour EASY, I'd give you our day but yesterday was a bit off.

How can I tell if he's trying roll or needs more calories? How do I handle it if he's trying to roll?

Thanks!

[LeeLeeMelis]

Anyone on this one? Last night was better, he woke at 1 talking and I let him go and he was crying after 15 minutes so I fed him then he woke at 4ish and got himself back to sleep and up again at 5 and I fed him. 

[Erin M]

My not-so-little guy is 18ish pounds at just about 5.5 months (not sure how many weeks that is, somewhere around 22?).  Anyway, he does wake most nights for a night feed after sleeping through around the 3-4 month mark.  He seems to have many growth spurts (many more than "the books" say he should), but he'll go through nights of needing to eat and then I'll have to go buy him bigger clothes (yet again).  With the randomness of your night wakings, hunger could definitely be an issue.  I find that my ds settles himself is able to settle himself sometimes, but if he cries it's really only feeding that gets him back to sleep. 

If he's trying to roll, there's not much you can do, other than give him the opportunity in the daytime to practice.  It will all come together eventually!

[Richter015]

Sorry, LeeLee, I have no advice, but am struggling with the same thing, so am hoping you get a magic answer!  I had just got my DD to only wake twice a night (she was a chronic 7-8 time waker) and then she found her feet and learned to roll...both of which she wants to practice at night, no matter how much she does it in the day!  At first it was cute when she fell asleep holding her toes, but when they come crashing down when she enters into the deeper sleep and it wakes her up, it's not so cute anymore!  I hope your nights improve soon!   

[LeeLeeMelis]

Thanks ladies,I also think he's fighting a cold. He wakes up snorting like a little piggy.  I'm gonna get the cold done with, I did offer him some rice cereal the other night and may continue as he did well with it. Big Brother banged on the door of their room the other night and he woke up SCREAMING and got himself completely back to sleep so I trust him if he's waking and cant get back down on his own. We'll get it figured out.

We'll sleep when they're teenagers and then complain when they dont want to get up:-)

[Erin M]

Sounds like you're doing great!

[LeeLeeMelis]

Even better last night, he only woke at 3:39 to eat. that is back to normal and a bit better. I really stretched his feeding times(as much as he'd allow of course) and I think that was it. I hope you gals got some rest last night!