Sleep help needed please!
Hi mummies, could do with a bit of sleep advice! For the first time ever he fell asleep in his cot at 7:45!
William is nearly 12 weeks and a breastfed baby and pretty good at sleeping 9 to 10 hours overnight, up until the last couple of nights his bedtime was between 10-11pm and he would wake 8-9am, sometimes later but has recently been waking up whenever we get up which can be 7:30. Last night after much screaming he got to sleep at 9:30pm, woke up at 6:40am, had one boob then back to sleep at 7, then woke up at 8:30am so I got him up, changed and dressed for morning time.
How long should he be sleeping overnight? Is 10 hours enough or should I feed him back to sleep then back to bed until he wakes up again? Having had the 10 hours I always got him up, he would have a feed 15 mins after waking up then back to sleep around 1+1/2 later and then the routine goes to pot. I was really pleased I got him to sleep at 7:45, I would like to make 8pm his bedtime as we have a very good feed, bath, feed, bed routine, even if there is lots of sleeping before the bed bit!
During the day his sleeping is all over the place, generally he needs to sleep every 2 hours but ever since he had his injections on Friday he's become a lot more grumpy, always grizzling or properly crying but is sometimes distractable. He fights sleep, I know he is tired but he still screams until he's calm enough to find his thumb, he just spits dummies out. The other day he napped for 3 hours, and always naps longer when he's on me or out and about in the pram, does anyone else find this?
Also, how will I know when he's teething? He has been drooling a lot (earning the nickname goo-bag) and likes nomming his hands but because he has been so grumpy and crying much more than he used to we are wondering if it is teething. Can't feel any difference in the gums but he does sometimes clamp on my finger if I put it in his mouth.
Really could do with hearing what your bedtimes and general sleep patterns are so I know if he's sleeping enough as he is sooo grumpy! Thank you! xx
William is nearly 12 weeks and a breastfed baby and pretty good at sleeping 9 to 10 hours overnight, up until the last couple of nights his bedtime was between 10-11pm and he would wake 8-9am, sometimes later but has recently been waking up whenever we get up which can be 7:30. Last night after much screaming he got to sleep at 9:30pm, woke up at 6:40am, had one boob then back to sleep at 7, then woke up at 8:30am so I got him up, changed and dressed for morning time.
How long should he be sleeping overnight? Is 10 hours enough or should I feed him back to sleep then back to bed until he wakes up again? Having had the 10 hours I always got him up, he would have a feed 15 mins after waking up then back to sleep around 1+1/2 later and then the routine goes to pot. I was really pleased I got him to sleep at 7:45, I would like to make 8pm his bedtime as we have a very good feed, bath, feed, bed routine, even if there is lots of sleeping before the bed bit!
During the day his sleeping is all over the place, generally he needs to sleep every 2 hours but ever since he had his injections on Friday he's become a lot more grumpy, always grizzling or properly crying but is sometimes distractable. He fights sleep, I know he is tired but he still screams until he's calm enough to find his thumb, he just spits dummies out. The other day he napped for 3 hours, and always naps longer when he's on me or out and about in the pram, does anyone else find this?
Also, how will I know when he's teething? He has been drooling a lot (earning the nickname goo-bag) and likes nomming his hands but because he has been so grumpy and crying much more than he used to we are wondering if it is teething. Can't feel any difference in the gums but he does sometimes clamp on my finger if I put it in his mouth.
Really could do with hearing what your bedtimes and general sleep patterns are so I know if he's sleeping enough as he is sooo grumpy! Thank you! xx
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about teething, she has her whole hand in her mouth at times, is clamping down on teethers and dribling so i think they're on their way!
[Modified by: rubarb on September 22, 2010 10:31 PM]
So my routine from evening is..
6pm bath
6:30pm feed
7pm ish bed
5-6am feed
8ish get up dressed play in bathroom while I get dressed
9:30 feed
10am nap 30 mins ish (sometimes while I am out)
10:30-12:30 out for walk or doing something/playing
12:30 feed
1ish nap in cot 45 mins ish
2-3:30pm activity mat, singing, playing with me
3:30pm feed
4pm ish nap in cot 1 hour ish
5-6pm play with Daddy
This is all give or take half hour but pretty set.
Like I said sometimes he throws a spanner in the works! this morning he woke early at 7am so I pulled him into bed with me and then we both woke up at 10am!!! James always sleeps for hours if he is on me! I think 10 - 12 hours sleep is what they need overnight in total, thats what most babies on here seem to be doing.
As for the teething James has been biting down and dribbling for 2 weeks now and hv said sometimes the teeth just move around under the surface - and my friends son has been doing that for 6 months now with still no teeth. Anyway, feel like ive rambled - hope that helps?! xx
Today for his naps we just let him cry as is wasn't proper crying, he was tired and fell asleep after hubby went up, rubbed his tummy and did the shusshing noise. He's asleep on Daddy now! I'm going to make sure his day is 12 hours up, 12 in bed, so it's an 8pm or earlier bedtime tonight! xx