3.5 month old - still sleeps like a new born, help!

Ds is almost 4 months old and he stil wakes every 2-3 hours throughout the night. He was doing pretty good for a little while, with a 4-6 hour stretch to start the night, but now he's reverted back to waking more frequently. I think he's teething, but not sure if that's what's causing it, bc usually he nurses and then goes right back to sleep without seeming to be in pain. He's ebf, and I've tried to give him formula before bedtime, but he won't take a bottle. I'm hoping when we start giving him baby food next month it will help. Anyone have a similar experience with an EBF baby, and did starting solids help at all?

3.5 month old - still sleeps like a new born, help!

My DS slept like that until 6 months when we did CIO/introduced solids. From 4-6 months, I was probably getting 4 hours of broken sleep a night. I was a zombie.

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DD was like that until well after 6 months.
I think it's pretty normal
Solids did nothing. She was still waking up every few hours

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My DS was like that until 5 months old. Solids didn't help my DS either. I don't know if you can do this but I moved his bath time a little later to 7:30/8 and he was in bed by 8/8:30. After a few nights of that, he starting sleeping longer stretches.

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3.5 month old - still sleeps like a new born, help!

Sad to hear solids probably won't help. Was hanging onto that wishful thinking!

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3.5 mo is still really young. It may just take more time.

I think one of your issues is that you're feeding the baby and then putting him right down. You need to separate feeding from sleep or you train the baby to fall asleep while drinking. Then when he wakes up in the middle of the night, he needs to eat to fall back to sleep. Try reading Precious Little Sleep for more insight.

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At 3.5 months imp that's pretty normal

I know on social media everyone's kids sttn at birth lol but I think in reality a lot take a lot longer

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Also you are close to the 4 month sleep regression

3.5 month old - still sleeps like a new born, help!

I didn't think he was doing that bad until i checked my almost 4 yo dds baby book And saw that I had written that she was sleeping about 8 hours by 3 months, but she used to take a bottle of formula before bed, so I thought maybe that might be what made the difference.

3.5 month old - still sleeps like a new born, help!

My breast fed almost 7 month old still wakes every 3 hours. And she started solids over a month ago...didn't help.

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3.5 month old - still sleeps like a new born, help!

My DS slept like a newborn until 9.5 months. He cut a LOT of teeth early. I think that's why. But anyway 3.5 months is still young and all babies are different. Try to hang in there.

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I hate to tell you this but the younger one did this from about 4 months old until 11 months old when I made him CIO. I'd put him to sleep at 8 or so, then he'd cry at least 3 times overnight, if not more. Like every 3 hours like you said. I'd try to calm him down in different ways but nothing worked but BF, and I enjoyed the time with him so I'd just do it so he'd go back to sleep fast & I could get back to sleep. I think it was a combo of needing more food (solids which I didn't start til like 7 months old) and habit and just loving to BF & cuddle with me during the night & I'd indulge him because I missed him during the day & felt guilty about being gone all day so it was our relaxing time together. But around 11 mo I was like, ok I gotta stop this, I'm too tired, so he CIO and it just took a couple of nights. But yeah that was the reality for most of D's first year, waking up all night long. I was definitely an enabler though lol!

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Same here with my 4 month old. Formula , solids, swaddling, magic sleep suit, nothing works for this little one. Pretty sure I'm slowly dying from being tired DH and I ask, why do we feel worse and worse every day? Supposed to be getting better

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My breast fed almost 7 month old still wakes every 3 hours. And she started solids over a month ago...didn't help.

3.5 month old - still sleeps like a new born, help!

The really weird thing that I don't get is that he used to sleep 4-5 hours without waking every night. He even slept 6 hours a few times and almost 8 hours once. So I know he physically can do it. I wonder if maybe it is a growth spurt or teething related. But either way, it seems like it's normal, which is both good and bad to hear. Hoping he'll sleep better sooner than later, but seems a good chance it will be later!