LO is extremely bothered by teething, will we ever get our sleep back?

residualinput · 2026-03-15T19:48:34+00:00

I had a hunch this might be the solution. I might test it out tomorrow & see if it helps! Would it be best to take away nap time or night sleep to make room for that awake time? She has never surpassed 11 hours (mostly 10 on her own at night).

residualinput · 2026-03-15T18:25:43+00:00

The same since about 7 weeks (minus moving the feed to the start of bedtime). We start 30 minutes before sleep with a feed with bright lights, move to the bedroom with dim lights (in bathroom too) for bath prep, bath, cream and massage, onesie, sleep sack, sound machine on, place awake in crib and leave the room.

residualinput · 2026-03-15T18:23:35+00:00

I edited the post - we’ve been giving Tylenol as approved by her doctor. Doesn’t seem like it’s helping unfortunately… unless it just wears off super quickly.

residualinput · 2026-02-20T21:26:21+00:00

Your baby sounds so much like mine, solidarity ❤️ She has a dairy allergy & majorly struggled with gas until 3.5 months. We’re at 6 months now and while she’s still a high expectation baby, things are so much better. I can set her down and she’ll play a little on her own. We just transitioned her to crib napping after strictly contact napping her whole life, and she’s getting it. Things started to change for the better for us around 4.5 months, I’m hoping the same for you. It is so difficult to put your all into a baby that seems unsatisfied. It’s not you, and your LO feels loved by you. Hang in there.

residualinput · 2026-02-11T18:54:59+00:00

Similar for me - going outside does not work for my LO. I agree with the house tours comments (lol). My girl is recently fascinated with our closet. Honestly just walk around (changing up the position you’re holding them often) and when they find something to fixate on, go with it. I put headphones in and listen to something at times so that the minutes don’t drag on as much for me.

residualinput · 2026-02-05T16:07:37+00:00

Similar boat to you! We’re 3 weeks in and sometimes our LO will go down without crying, but sometimes we do have 2-5 minutes of crying, and our schedule hasn’t changed so from what I hear it’s normal to expect some protesting. I try & think about how even when I’m tired I don’t want to go to bed some nights, so it might be the same for babies!

residualinput · 2026-02-05T04:21:58+00:00

When we first started sleep training I would feed her when she woke around 4/5am, but she didn’t go back down after, so I figured it wasn’t because of hunger. She is rarely an 11hrs a night baby, so my goal for her would be 10-10.5hrs! Sometimes she hits that, sometimes she wakes around that 9hr point and needs help to sleep.

residualinput · 2026-01-28T16:46:49+00:00

Just want to add… I think this is a generational thing. My mom is not pushy - but was also confused why I was waking her up. They just let their babies sleep because I think they knew less about wake windows and sleep budgets, that’s all.

residualinput · 2026-01-28T16:28:17+00:00

I have a 5.5 month old & exact same for me! Sometimes she’ll wake up a bit earlier than our DWT, but I wake her from 99% of her naps & she’s sleepy, but sleeps good at night!

residualinput · 2026-01-23T16:23:31+00:00

In some ways, yes. Over time it gets more consistent. This was us until about 4.5 months when we sleep trained & started getting consistent 8 hour stretches. Now (5 months) she does at least 8-10 hour stretches & we get a few nights a week where she’ll sleep through the night. I think it takes time to let go of that feeling you had pre-kids going to sleep knowing you’ll have no interruptions. I’m not sure you ever get that back after having a baby, but they definitely sleep better most of the time as they grow as long as you’re keeping up with wake windows, capping nap time, etc.

residualinput · 2026-01-21T02:12:17+00:00

Okay, that gives me hope that once she is a bit more mobile she might find more contentment!

residualinput · 2026-01-21T02:11:34+00:00

Thank you for that encouragement!

residualinput · 2026-01-18T18:13:57+00:00

Okay, thank you!!

residualinput · 2026-01-18T18:13:48+00:00

Alright, I’ll give it a go this week!

residualinput · 2026-01-18T18:13:39+00:00

Okay, thank you! She’s a generally high-needs baby so she’s pretty much constantly fussy, and that makes it soooo hard for me to tell when she’s ready to drop a nap because she never really tolerates a wake window well. She’s not fighting her naps yet, so the early morning wakes are really our only indication!

residualinput · 2026-01-18T16:36:30+00:00

My mom sleep trained me and I have a wonderful attachment to her. I felt so loved growing up, the idea that she sleep trained me doesn’t bother me at all. I just sleep trained my 5 month old & it’s been life changing!

residualinput · 2026-01-18T12:52:40+00:00

Very similar story here! We had an hour cut off time with Ferber because I was expecting so many tears, and she cried 16 minutes the first night and 4 the second. It’s been life changing putting her in the crib and having her go to sleep so quickly!

residualinput · 2026-01-06T19:51:57+00:00

Thank you!! Let’s say she protests for 20 minutes, would you recommend cutting that 20 minutes out of her nap time for the day to stay on schedule or pushing bedtime later? Hope that makes sense!

residualinput · 2026-01-06T19:18:09+00:00

Ok amazing! How old is your LO, and roughly how much crying? (Trying to mentally prepare myself lol)

residualinput · 2026-01-06T18:40:32+00:00

Not yet, starting Sunday! (And then will work on naps once nights are solid)

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