Help Needed! baby over tired wont go to sleep!

[catherine saunders]

Jessicas 15weeks and its hard to get her to nap int he day. Yesterday she only had 40mins from 6.30am until 7pm - this is really unusual though at about 6pm she just screemed until dh finally got her to sleep by rocking. Today she has had about 2 day time naps only for about 40 mins again. I think we stimulate her too much as both me and my partner are at home and take it in turns so were always fresh to play some more -which im starting to realize is bad!
At the moment shes screaming again dh has her upstairs and just playing with a wind chime as that only seems to stop her crying. I tried putting her down in her cot which seemed to stop her being hysterical I sat by her and just shhd her but that didnt work either.
This isnt normal she normally naps about 4 times a day and then sleeps from 7 - 5am with a wake feed at 11pm then another feed at about 3am then another about 5-6. Her feeding has also gone crazy the last few days - I think she missed her 12w growth spurt. She had 40oz yesterday.
Also she had been teething from 8 weeks but they dont seem to bother her like they did before as now I use bonjela and that works a treat.

What can I do shes been crying for about 40mins now any suggestions? Ive tried readiing some other threads but getting confused!

Help!!

[catherine saunders]

finally asleep she was crying soo much that shes now making lttle noises like shes getting over it. shes never been like this b4 what do we do to stop it in the future? defo going to buy baby whisperer book tomorrow!

how much sleep does she need in the day?

[Jaime]

hi,

at this age babies typically get 14-15 hours of sleep; most 4 month olds have 3 naps; the first 2 being 1.5-2hrs each, and the 3rd being a catnap of about 45 min-1hr.

a typical day could look like this, if she is waking at 6:30:
6:30 wake
8-9:30 sleep
11/11:30-1:30 nap
3:30-4:30 nap
6 begin bedtime routine for 6:30pm bedtime

some other things that may help are establishing a wind-down routine, which helps clue her in that it's time to sleep.  you may also want to start introducing a lovey - something she gets when it's time to sleep.

here's a link to the sleep interview, which also has very good tips & advice:
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=451.0