Screaming before every sleep

My little boy is 12 weeks and is definetly grouchier in general! Apparently they have a growth spurt and develop new skills around this age which knocks them a little! xxx

Check for colic. My baby is 3 months and was the same. We had an ultrasound done on his belly and he was REALLY gassy.

This is very normal l. Baby has been with you for 9 months. Their safe space and place of comfort is with you. It’s something that will pass, but every child is different. My daughter is 8 months and has had her fair share of crying at bed time. Especially in the witching hour before bedtime. As long as she’s not existing actual duress, hunger, soiled diaper, pain or discomfort, too warm or cold, then you can let her cry at a threshold that is comfortable with you. We did the graduated method. 5 mins, 10 mins, etc before checking in on her. I’ve noticed that when we just put her in her crib she wasn’t having it. Even with her normal nighttime routine, which if you don’t have a nightly routine to help cue that it’s time for sleep, I’d definitely start one. When it’s time, I go in her room, either play calming sounds on the tv for babies, read a book, sing and hold her, give her a warm bottle with some snuggles and then place her in her crib. She’s goes right to sleep now. Continued

Not every time, but most. Consult your pediatrician if it feels like it’s getting abnormal. Colic is a possibility, but if this is only happening at bedtime, I’d wager it’s not and it’s more separation anxiety. Just remember with every to most milestones, they are likely to experience sleep regressions. This too shall pass. I know it can be hard but you’ve got this.

My son did this and stopped when he was about 4.5 months. I started bringing his bedtime forward (basically going into the bedroom to wind down earlier) to before he got grumpy which helped get a calmer settle to sleep.

Have you heard of the book, Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp? He talks about the 5 S’s: swaddle, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging, sucking. My daughter (8 weeks) has not had a difficult time going down, but I do a lot of these things. I just don’t know if she was incredibly upset if it would be effective, but it may be worth the read for you!

Adding to my earlier comment. I think what my son was doing was PURPLE crying. It was rough. Biscuits and swapping over with my husband when I felt overwhelmed helped a lot.

@Ashley thank you. Yes we do all of the 5 s’s but she cries when she knows she is going to sleep. I have tried so many things and nothing helps 😣 I will read the book though x

My girl does the same from 2 weeks old she’s now 10 weeks and screams for hours until she goes to sleep but not sure if she has colic too as it’s usually her feeds that set her off but every wake she’s never happy very hard 😢🥹