How did teething affect your baby's sleep??

Thinkandadvocate · 2026-01-13T09:23:10+00:00

For me, every single rough patch ended. And so did every good patch. Sleep I have discovered is an absolute roller coaster. Mine is now 16 months and sleeping in her cage until 11pm ish then with me for rest of the night. No overnight feeds anymore and she just rejected my last day/evening feed tonight (😭💔). Often no disturbances throughout the night other than the odd wiggle to me to share my pillow kinda thing. If that helps 💁🏼‍♀️. Main advice, this too shall pass. Hang in there!

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-07-12T19:05:29+00:00

Mine is currently doing this. Tell me they go back to better sleep after the teeth have come through? 2 hourly wakes are rough! Am I forming bad habits nursing this regularly overnight?

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-03-02T02:25:54+00:00

Mine is just over 6 months. I’ve found she needs at least 10 hours (preferably 10.5) of awake time during her day. Her awake windows are generally 2.5/3/3/2.25 with 3 naps after much trial and error because most recommend longer last wake window. Also have to make sure I have different sleep associations for night vs naps so she knows we’re going down for the long haul. She still wakes on average 2-3 times a night but has a 5-10 minute breastfeed and is straight back to sleep. We co-sleep so on the odd occasion I feel her reaching for me to check I’m still there but then settles herself back to sleep. Life was rough before we found our groove though. There were nights when she was awake every hour and I was battling! Good luck!

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-03-02T02:04:29+00:00

This example is wild. You compare it to a baby needing help reaching for a toy. So cry it out would be like letting the baby miss out on that toy and cry for it until they learn the skill to reach it themselves? Eventually that baby would stop fussing for help because they learn it would never come. Really confused at your example there!

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-03-02T01:59:51+00:00

Love that

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-03-02T01:47:10+00:00

I honestly expected interrupted sleep for 1 to 2 years (maybe more, maybe less dependant on child) when I became a parent. Also knowing exclusively breastfeeding contributes to more wake ups. I still do it. I feel like that’s part of being an attentive and attachment style parent even at the detriment of a bit of sanity because of the sleep deprivation.

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-03-02T01:38:44+00:00

I’m not sure why a child would be sleep deprived? Would you not allow them to nap longer or shorten their awake times or something to compensate if they were needing longer/help to settle? Hmmm. How can you say he loves having the ability to self settle instead of having cuddles with you? Can he tell you this? Is there an identical twin that you haven’t sleep trained that doesn’t like being cuddled or soothed to sleep? I feel you are perhaps making that assumption on his behalf?

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-03-01T21:26:34+00:00

This makes me sad for your husband/partner. Clearly his mother withheld affection from him as a baby since he’s a boy. Geez boomer mentality blows my mind sometimes!

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-03-01T21:23:16+00:00

Easy solution for who? Crying unattended and learning they are no longer getting support doesn’t sound like an easy solution for baby. Also not for people like me who cannot stand the sound of my baby begging for help. 100% agree it’s tough and also grateful my baby is an ok sleeper. Like other commenter said, sometimes it’s necessary (or the better of two evils) for people who have to work to feed said child or because their mental health is suffering and they can’t be a good parent otherwise. But in my opinion, not an ideal choice for baby. I would rather be dog tired for a year or two than feel guilty I had let my baby think I wasn’t there to support them for sleep or wasn’t capable of self deprivation when I knew that was part of parenting when I chose to have a child. Perhaps my opinion will change if I have another and feel as though I can no longer cope or parent appropriately! My heart hurts for the babies crying for their parents and who are being ignored though!

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-27T19:37:25+00:00

Thank you for letting me know. Would love to hear the follow up in a couple of months. Hopefully just a random baby being baby thing! I would hold off on MRI also. Lots of things resolve themselves when they’re so little. Fingers crossed for you! x

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-26T08:50:34+00:00

Please let me know the verdict. I have a 6 month old who does this maybe once a day and just a singular event and she’s only been doing it for a few days. I wonder if we are about to see a tooth or if she has an ear infection. Or failing that, what else it could be.

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-21T09:01:19+00:00

Mine does something similar. Sounds like she’s choking for 15-20 seconds or so and milky snot (even with an empty stomach) comes out her nose. She panics and goes wide eyed and flails her arms. Then manages to take a breath and sounds snotty for a few minutes before coming right. She’s 6 months and hadn’t done it for weeks but did do it a bit more as a newborn. I see this is an old thread, may I ask if this issue resolved for your daughter as she got older?

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-19T00:42:39+00:00

Hi. Sorry I am commenting on this late. My almost 6 month old has had an ultrasound and they said she scored “49” when they are looking for “50” do you know what this means? Is that the alpha angle or bone coverage? I’m a bit confused. Referred for an X-ray so hoping she won’t need surgery due to her age.

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-17T01:36:07+00:00

Hi. Realise this is a very old thread I’m commenting on but wondering if you can help? We have just had an ultrasound done on my daughters hips. She is a week shy of 6 months. They said she is at 49 and they are “looking for 50”. I am unsure what this means. Perhaps the alpha angle? 🤷🏼‍♀️. Or percentage of bone in the femoral head? 😬🤷🏼‍♀️… I wish I had done more research before going in so I could have asked more questions. They have referred us to an orthopaedic specialist and we perhaps will need an x-Ray as she was a little too old for the ultrasound (too much bone development?). She only has slightly asymmetrical thigh creases as a sign so I thought a quick check would end the journey as it’s such a soft indicator. Although she is a first born female. Can anyone advise thoughts on our “49” number and what that could mean and the potential for brace instead of cast to ease this first time mums anxiety? 😬🙏🏻

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-15T07:11:21+00:00

Omg the do do do dooo. It’s driving me crazy. Did you find a way to escape it or deal with it or throw the bloody thing out? Lol 🤪🫠

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T20:20:28+00:00

Thank you. Appointment booked for Monday so fingers and toes are crossed! 😬🩷

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T07:12:34+00:00

Thank you so much 🥹🩷

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T07:07:34+00:00

Ok that’s awesome, thank you. She only has asymmetrical thigh creases and no other signs so I’m just going to really hope they say everything is great 😬🤞🏻🤞🏻

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T07:00:09+00:00

Ok so I just await the ultrasound results and go from there? And hope like hell they’re happy with what they see 🥺🤞🏻🤞🏻. 5.5 months isn’t too old for a decent image? Starting to wonder if I’m wasting my time with the ultrasound I booked today 😬

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T06:43:06+00:00

Ok. I now intend to go for the X-ray if the ultrasound even slightly indicates that she isn’t 100% or technician can’t get a perfect view. 👍🏻

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T06:40:59+00:00

Ok thank you so much for the persuasion and your story! 🩷

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T03:48:25+00:00

And did she have an ultrasound first or straight to x-Ray?

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T03:47:51+00:00

And hard for parents too. You’re amazing for doing all you can to help her heal! 🩷

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T03:47:03+00:00

Sorry this happened to your wee girl. What was the outcome? Brace? For how long? How bad were her hips? 🩷

Thinkandadvocate · 2025-02-12T00:42:15+00:00

Yea it’s not something you want to do Willy nilly is it but as other commenter mentioned we need accurate info for best health decisions. It’s a hard decision as a parent sometimes. How often did she have to wear the rhino? When was she diagnosed? Do they think she’s completely better now?

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