Please Help!!! - West Palm Beach,FL

My daughter went through the same not long ago. We found out that it was a combination of an ear infection and teething. It really could be a number of things. If things don't improve soon it may be worth mentioning to her doctor.

Good luck and hang in there....I know it can be tough!

To add on: I see someone else mentioned reflux...my daughter also had reflux and had to sleep propped up for a while. It very well could cause her to wake and scream like that. My daughter grew out of reflux by 12 months old (she had it from birth) it is worth mentioning if you seek medical advice about this. :-)

10pm-4am is GREAT sleep for a 3mo old.

Like really, really, good.

5 hours is considered 'sleeping through the night.'

Many, if not most, babies are up every 2-3 hours. Because they're hungry/need to eat. 7-10 is 3 hours. Sounds about right.

Try interrupting feeding to burp her at least once if not 2-3 times. It sounds like she's gulping air (for the eat then all up part).

HOWEVER... If she's screaming when being laid flat... That's the number 1 sign of an ear infection or sinus infection. Which means doctor.

Also try putting her down earlier (say 6). Then she'd be 'theoretically' getting up again at 9 to nurse, and then back down again from 10-4.

Sleep and eating tends to change at 3mo, 6mo, 9mo, 12mo, 18mo, 2 years, 4-5yo, puberty. First year it often seems like JUST when you're in a good patten, it changes. Cold/flu, teeth, etc., also throw in curve balls.

Sounds like reflux to me too. Does she do better if she is upright?

Definitely sounds like reflux. It can be really painful. Talk to your doc. They can put her on zyrtec or prevacid to help. My little guy has been on both. He just turned a year old and recently has just gotten better. He would throw up so much we didn't know how he was possibly gaining weight! Call your doctor.
In the meantime, let her sleep in a bouncy seat if you have one, or prop her up *slightly* by putting a towel under her mattress. (NOT under her, under the mattress!)

Seems to be more like Reflux to me vs a growth spurt, I would contact the pedi in the am to see what they suggest. We had reflux issues too and they were always there, but some days worse than others. I think you are in the middle of a worse than others moment. Smell babies breath, if it smells acidic (think batteries) or plain bad then I bet you it is reflux. My son had to sleep on his tummy with an alter system under it (tells you if it's been too long since baby has moved) to prevent SIDS, but he could sleep at least. We also found that co sleeping helped, he was propped up under an arm, it helped the reflux. BUT MOSTLY TALK TO YOUR DOC ABOUT IT.

I agree with Kristina, sounds like reflux... my husband I would spend half the night walking around with her on our shoulders. When we put her down she wake up crying in pain.

We would often let her sleep in an upright position in her car seat, and also elevated the head of her crib.

Medicine once we got a script from the doctor helped a lot! She actually was able to sleep and nurse and keep it down.

Call your pediatrician tomorrow, to get her checked out.

Good luck!

Seems like to me she is going to bed too early the 7 pm sleep is just a nap. Are you trying to get her back to sleep when she wakes up? If you are feeding her to put her back to sleep then yeah she will get a tummy ache and the problem will escalate.
try keeping her up till 8-8:30ish keep her stimulated right before bedtime and establish a bedtime routine, maybe washing her up and putting on night clothes and playing soft music or singing to her.
Does she go to daycare? if so find out how much she is sleeping there, because daycare providers love sleeping babies! she maybe getting too much sleep there. Young babies don't sleep for long periods of time anyway, so welcome to parenthood!

I agree with Riley.

I never got my kids to sleep till they were at least 6 months, so it all sounds normal to me. Having a little one is exhausting, but they are so cute it's worth it. Good luck.

It sounds to me like she may just not be ready to go to sleep and maybe you could play with her some until around 9 or so if I am understanding your times here. I had kids who were more night owls around that age and it wasn't long before they would go down earlier but until that time they wanted to see you and be talked to, etc. I wouldn't just nurse her because she cries though. She may just not to be put down, or it could be anything including teeth or reflux. I would at least try doing a bit later to put her down and then get her ready and nurse her and try it for the night then.

12 weeks? Could be she is gassey. If your using bottles change them to doctor Brown or playtex ventair. If you are only nursing, it might be in if diet. Most common its the dairy. Drink lactose free and try soy stuff. Or switch to enfamil lactose free formula. It will take a couple of days for u to see a change. Also, gripe water helps a lot for the baby gas and it homopathic. Works as good as the other medicine. Found in baby aisle. You are doing right with the pacifier, babies need to suck. My othee daughter had to advent 0-6month pacifiers cause she hated the other one suctioning to her face and didn't cover her nose

I would have her doctor check for an ear infection. This behavior was the only sign we had when our daughter had her one and only ear infection.