my son usually went to sleep quickly and mainly on his own but now it takes him hours to fall asleep with me. but when his dad is home at night he sleeps perfectly fiNE...with me he never stops crying now, he bites and slobbers all over his hand,he kicks and screams, and he will not fall asleep if anyone other than me is in the room. but iF i leave his side hes screaming and kicking ALL over again..can someone help me please.????
Do you close the door when you put him to sleep? If not, try that. It is something simple, but it has made all of the difference with my son who i have fought with for 11 months to get to sleep.
At 4 months their sleep patterns change and become much like an adults with REM pattern. Try putting him to bed earlier: sleep begets sleep (the more he sleeps the more he'll want to sleep and at age 4 months he needs about 16 hours a day). Put him to bed before he gets too tired and starts fighting it.
Hi K.
He is still so young and going through changes. This use to happen to my son every time he was teething or had an ear infection. It would take forever for the poor little guy to go to sleep. If you think something could be going on take him in. I found that most of the time when it took my son hours to fall asleep it was one of those 2 things. Good luck and don't worry these things come and go and they eventually get back to sleeping good.
Is he still tasking day time naps at regular times and lengths? Sometimes they get wired if they are over-tired. Another possibility is that he is teething? If it is teething, he might have other symptoms like excessive drool or reddened gums.
Hi K.,
It sounds like your son has an imbalance. He could need more nutrients in his diet. The experts say that the soils are depleted and have been for 60 plus years and now it is effecting our children and now they want to eat more and not feel full.
I have my granddaughter on a magnetic sleep system along with wholefood nutrition and living water and she is healthy and sleeps well since she was 2 days old.
If you would like more information let me know.
Happy Holidays.
N. Marie
Hi K.,
Is he hungry? Does your son nurse or take a bottle right before bed? He might just need to eat more often as his body grows and his appetite increases. Babies often go through growth spurts around 4 months of age, and sleep habits can change frequently during the 1st year. My daughter is almost 6 months old and her sleep patterns change almost every month. He may just be cold or have gas? Good luck and congratulations on your bundle of joy.
Hi K.,
Well your son is hitting a new phase. He is now becoming a baby more than a newborn.
there are quite a few things to look at, like sleep schedules, eating, stress in the home, teething...
Try checking out prior posts in this area on this site, this question gets asked a lot.
Other thing is start reading Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child to learn about sleep patterns. That book has good advice, but it is not the bible for sleep routines. I refuse to let my son cry it out, so we soothe him to sleep. I know that's not for everyone, so point being do what is best for you. The book will help you make some sound decisions about sleep.
I think babies just fight sleep sometimes. But, my son cut his first teeth at 4 months, so that could be a big part of the problem. He was fussy fussy for a week, then bam! 2 teeth!
Also if you feel he is acting strange and is very unconsolable, take him in. He could have an ear infection or just something else. Follow your instinct, what your gut is telling you. You will realize you are rarely wrong.
If he is fed, diaper changed, and healthy then he could just be changing his sleep pattern. Sometimes we just have to go with the flow.
Good luck and congratulations on your engagement.
I highly recommend the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. It is conveniently organized so you can go directly to the chapter focusing on the age of your son. I agree with the posts saying he is going through changes and it happens so fast we don't know what happened to the infant we thought we knew. Be patient, give yourself time to understand and hone in on your own developing instincts. You know more than you think you do, just give yourself a chance, take a deep breath, and a new phase will be here before you know it. You will get lots of good advice from moms. Hang in there and congratulations on your little boy.
Aside from the warm milk, try putting on some soothing music like string instruments ( violin, harp etc).
Sleep patterns always change with babies.
