I thought months 0-3 were hard, then I hit months 4-5 ... :headbang: They won't nap, they're grumpy and clingy, want to nurse constantly. They wake up even more often during the night than they did at 1month. Sleep training isn't going well. I get help sometimes but then it's almost worse knowing that they'll be leaving soon. Yes, the boys are more fun and interactive _if_ they're in a good mood. The loss of pre-kid interests is really wearing on me, I miss one particular activity so much that it aches (and no it's NOT sex!). I'm so tired ... They hit month 6 adjusted next week, I can only hope that it's the start of some improvement. Sorry for the self-pity ...
What?! You don't miss sex?! Totally kidding! :laughing: It sounds like maybe they are teething or going through a growth spurt. Usually if mine are being particularly difficult it's due to one of those two things and it usually doesn't last more than a couple of weeks. Just hang in there!
:hug: Hang in there. I found that really each stage presents its own challenges. But being without sleep in the worst and makes everything seem insurmountable. I bet they are starting to teeth.
I hear you loud and clear! Hang in there momma. I could have written your post (oh wait, I did a few weeks ago). The clinginess is hard and so is the terrible napping/night sleeping. You just get no time for yourself. This period was horrible for me and just in the last week or so I am seeing huge improvements in sleeping and interest in exersaucers, books, etc. Big :hug: to you and I hope it gets better soon. Seems like you might (hopefully) be just around the corner to a little bit easier days. It always seems like the tide turns just when you can hardly stand it anymore. Good luck to you and just keep breathing...
Alex has six teeth, but they didn't really seem to bother him. Sam has no teeth yet, don't know if he's teething. I just wish they'd sleep a little. :wacko: Hope you're right that it's almost over!!
Big :hug: Rebekah!! I can totally relate to your post, 3-6months just about sent me bonkers from the lack of sleep. I am thinkiing they hit the infamous sleep regression at 4months old as prior to this they were sttn if not a nice long 8hr stretch then wham we were constantly having to tend to fussy babies in the small hours, babies that resisted all attenmpts at soothing and weren't all that hungry. I can't be sure what it was but it did pass and we all lived to tell the tale. I have beautiful sleepers now and at the end of your sleep training i bet you will too! It's along time to go on very little sleep, can you try and nap when they babies do during the day to prepare you for the nighttime? Hang in there it will get better soon :hug:
OMG...I am going thru the same thing and actually just got on here because I'm about to pull my hair out. Josslyn still wants to nap like normal, but Alayna just doesn't want. She is driving me crazy. And same thing with the middle of the night. They wake up because they are unswaddled or because they want a pacifier. We are in the process of unswaddling Alayna...her arms are free now, but she won't nap like that at all. UGH. Josslyn woke up twice last night unwrapped, but i just don't think she's ready to have her arms free. Well, I hope things get better soon. And on top of all this, my hubby is preparing to start working out of town for 3 days a week for the next 10 weeks. I'm scared to death.
4-5 months was the worst for me! It was like I had a taste of what 5 hrs of sleep was but couldn't get it! Naps were the worst and if they didn't get those then the night was screwed up. I found that really focusing on their sleep cues and getting them asleep (by any means other than CIO) before they were overtired was key. Sometimes that meant I was driving in circles around my neighborhood! Hang in there, it does get better!
Thank you for this post!! We have regressed a bit, too, and it never occurred to me that it could just be a phase. I thought I had some how failed with the sleep training and it wasn't going to work. Duh!! Just a tough time, and we'll work through it again, and it will be better. This was such an "Aha!" moment for me - I can't even describe it. For a few months there we were doing so good until the last few weeks. Good to know it will pass.
Oh yeah, I felt the same way. Sometimes they only took 20-30 minute naps at that age. Things did seem to get better at 6 months, not just the naps but overall. Hang in there!
I really found the first 6 or 7 months to be the most exhausting & it started to improve for me somewhat after that. Hang in there! Lack of sleep really does take a toll on your whole life. :hug:
It didn't get better for me until they could sit up at almost 7 months. It was such a relief to not have to hold them so much. They are interested in their toys now, which helps a lot. The sleeping didn't get better for us until we did CIO at 7 months. I agree, at 5-6 months they woke up more at night than when they were younger! It was so exhausting. Hang in there! I think every age has positives and also challenges.
