Everyone says its supposed to get easier but so far its getting harder and harder

@avianlouiebos, good, keep encouraging him to move. Before you know it, he’ll be crawling around and more independent

@avianlouiebos, maybe try the sensitive tummy one ?

Also when you’re holding / rocking your baby, do you feel irritated, stressed, etc ? If so , baby senses that. Take deep deep breaths. I find sometimes my son needs a bottle to fall asleep so I just do it even if it’s a “bad habit”

@loving-life i have tried two different formulas and again seems to nap fine for my bf

@carusod91 also he naps so much better for my bf so it cant be his formula, its just not working for me

@avianlouiebos honey try changing his formula, just try it doesn't hurt, see if it helps, maybe your baby does not tolerate lactose, dont torture him and yourself

@loving-life theres no doctor who can force my son to sleep..all they see is a happy baby at the appts and what i tell them

@carusod91 i do push him to move around and the pediatrician did not solve anything. And I don't think its his formula cause I have tried to different ones and he only kicks at night hes fine during the day..

@avianlouiebos then do something about it !!!jeeeeez seek help

Put him in his exersaucer. Play music. Make him do tummy time. Push him to move around and be active to tire him out. Also. Get him to see a paediatrician and not some random doctors. Also switch to formula without dairy or protein it in. You need to try these other methods.

It’s normal for us to wake up a lot to feed and such but for baby to not nap AT ALL in 3 days is a little concerning. Try getting him on a routine. It takes effort and time ; it won’t just work in 1-2 days.

@avianlouiebos wth!!! Thats so frustrating!! But im glad at least 1 person is able to put him to sleep. I wonder what his dad is doing different

@avianlouiebos oh he might just be a high needs baby. My 1st was like that. Would wake up every 2 hours at night till he was 6 months then every 3 hours till he was 8 months then every 4 hours till he was 11 months and after he turned 1 he slept throughout the night.

@vancouver.island.mama nothing is working for me, and nothing is physically wrong with him or anything ive spoken to 3 different health professionals i just cant get him to sleep. Think he hates me or im not enough for him cause he seems to sleep better for his dad and hes happier around everyone else but me

@gabby.pineda cause hes always been like this, doesnt want to sleep

@avianlouiebos ya that little amount of sleep is concerning! Ferber sleep training didnt work eh?

@avianlouiebos how do you know it's not?

@vancouver.island.mama between friday and saturday my baby had 4 hours of sleep in a 30 hour period thats so rough :( no 5 month old should be up for 26 hours in a 30 hour period...

@vancouver.island.mama yea i try my best but i dont think im ever enough for him, he is grumpy right now i just cant get him to nap, his usual way was falling asleep in my arms when i rocked him but 3 days ago it just stopped working he wont sleep even if i rock him for an hour and every other method ive tried hasnt worked

@avianlouiebos ya i did sleep training for a bit its hard to keep at it though

@avianlouiebos oh haha man i misread. Maybe he needs more stimulation? These days i need to take my boy out to the back yard to swim or socialize with lots of people. Walk around in the carrier on hikes. Make him jump a lot in the jumperoo or stand him up. We are go go go. Its exhausting but he crashes for a nap pretty heavily after

@vancouver.island.mama 7 hours of sleep is a miracle damn even 4 hours sounds so nice im lucky if my baby will sleep 4 hours in one day recently

@vancouver.island.mama im talking about my baby not me

@vancouver.island.mama oh ok i was talking about my baby i miss it when he would nap my boy wont nap at all anymore, and yea i havent got more than four hours of sleep in one day in months

@avianlouiebos i mean 2-4 hrs of sleep for me not my boy. He would sleep a lot i would need to hold him and feed him often though. He would nap about 3 times a day and thats my time to cook and clean. I was pumping milk too while he would sleep.

@avianlouiebos yes. The least ive had is 1.5 hrs no naps. Lol its insane! For some reason i can still function and i feel like its been like this since third trimester. Ive had a few weeks where my boy would have 7hr bouts of sleep followed by 4 hr bouts but the routine would fall apart after milestones or travel. My husband would be out of town some weeks too and im new to vancouver island so i had no help. Ive only had a few mini melt downs but his smiles and progress really keep me going! Hes nearly 18 pounds now and is so strong.

@vancouver.island.mama 2-4 hours of sleep in a total of 24 hours?

@gabby.pineda its not a sleep regression

True say! My boy is coming on to 5 months too. Last few days have been rough. 2-4 hours of sleep. Last night i was lucky to only wake up every 2 hrs consistently and he would go to sleep right away.

You haven’t switched his formula, have you

@avianlouiebos have you gotten some help yet?

@avianlouiebos Pp is right! @caseysmommy92 is telling the truth. New things to worry about as they get older.

It's probably sleep regression. Just keep at it. Don't give up. My oldest during his 1st year was horrible for me. He didn't sleep well at all or nap good so my 1st year of motherhood I was always tired. I didn't give up though. You have to be strong.

Honestly it gets harder with age. Not trying to sound annoying but the older they get the harder it is. Well for me

Younger ages newborn-1 was sooo easy

@gabby.pineda The past 3 days ive had him i cant get him to nap at all, the usual way ive done it has stopped working and no other method ive tried has worked yet

I didn't find it easy until my oldest turned 1.