In the last week Piglet has started to find it pretty tough to fall asleep. He’s gone from the most easy going little chap to a squirming, crying, tired little boy! Once he’s asleep and in his cot he’s pretty good at staying asleep, it’s just the falling asleep that is tough.
We haven’t changed anything about his bedtime routine. Up until now I’ve always been able to put him down drowsy but awake! I’m not sure if this is a sleep regression or if it could be related to some teething. I had heard of the 4 month sleep regression, but we seemed to skip that. 4 months came and went but Piglet was still maintaining his model sleeper status! I do wonder though that since he was a month premature his “corrected” age is 4 months so this could be us hitting it now?
All of a sudden my little guy wants cuddled and rocked to sleep. I’ve questioned whether he is actually tired and taken him downstairs to chill out for a bit longer, but he’s so tired he just wants held. So thats not helpful!
On Sunday he hadn’t napped by 12pm – despite usually napping for an hour to 2 hours in the morning. I tried to put him down for almost 2 hours but he was having none of it. He gets himself so worked up that he’s a right snotty, sweaty mess! So we dropped what we were doing and stuck him in the pram to get out of the house.
He was happy as larry on the walk, smiling and laughing away. Typical eh! He fell asleep just as we were reaching home and I thought we were finally on to a winner. We got in the door and he slept long enough for me to snap a photo before waking up again. Fabulous.
Rather than sleep regression it could be teething. Hands are firmly in his mouth at every possible moment, and he woke one day with a rather swollen face. He doesn’t seem too sore though and I haven’t had to give him any calpol yet, so I’m not convinced its the root of the problem.
They’re fickle things these babas! Just when I thought we had a good thing going he’s changed it up again. Here’s hoping he gets back into his groove again soon. Until then, we shall snuggle.
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Single Mum Speaks
Sounds pretty standard to me. I was never sure of the four month sleep regression thing, but then my Piglet was (and still is) a very poor sleeper so there was no change! It could be teething, but who knows? Just normal baby stuff. Hopefully he will be over it soon and sleeping fabulously again. #BestandWorst
OddHogg
Piglet has always been a really good sleeper and happy to go down awake to settle himself, so this change has rattled us a bit. Hoping he works out how to settle himself again soon
helen gandy
We definitley had a bit of sleep regression at around this age it did pass quite quickly but there was a few unsettled nights. Hopefully he’ll settle again for you soon. Thanks for linking up, hope you’ll stop by again! #bestandworst
OddHogg
Ah so there’s hope for me yet! I’m hoping perseverance will pay off….. one of us has to crack soon though haha
Caroline Robinson
ah babies, just when you think you’ve got it covered the move the goal post don’t they. I hope his sleep improves for you soon. xx #Bestandworst
OddHogg
if in doubt – send him to granny for the night so you can get some sleep! Thats what I’ve done 😀
Shelly Sangrey
Oh, I went through that with so many kids! It’s completely normal, but it’s no fun to go through it. Hang in there! #KCACOLS
OddHogg
He seems to have turned a corner thank goodness – good sleeping habits have returned!
Cheryl @ Tea or Wine
Yep, that’s babies for you. Just when you think you’ve got the routine sorted, they go and start changing. It’s all a phase and there will be a new one to deal with in another couple of months! #KCACOLS
OddHogg
we’ve survived – he’s sleeping normally again now. Now if I could keep him at this stage forever I’d be happy haha
TheIrishBabyFairy
Just when we think we have worked things out just a little bit they change the game! The sleep has been a bit all over the place here too so I totally empathise with you #KCACOLS
OddHogg
It’s no fun is it?! We survived and he seems to be back to his old ways again which is nice
mainy - myrealfairy
I’m sure the little ones do it just to keep us on our toes, bless em!:) It normally passes as quickly as it comes:)
Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next Sunday.
Mainy
OddHogg
He’s getting better already thankfully – not sure how people cope with consistently bad sleepers! We’ve been so lucky with him so far
Emma me and b make tea
parenting lark is tough ey. once we think we’ve cracked one thing, something else goes spectacularly tits up! we had sleep sorted and then since last nov its been here there and everywhere! #KCACOLS
OddHogg
Its not fun! I thought he had gotten himself sorted again but last night he was back to mucking around. Bleugh!
Claire
We seem to have experienced exactly what you describe, I very rarely get a self settle these days! #kcacols
Julie S
Ah yes, sleep regressions are painful. I think you’re right about the preemie thing, and his catching up to the timeline, but they don’t always come around the same for each child. And then there’s teething, and head colds. I haven’t slept in about 2 years hahaha
#KCACOLS
OddHogg
2 years – that fills me with confidence 😉
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