Anyone else going through Leap 5 HELL?

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Oh my word, ladies. We officially started Leap 5 yesterday, but I think my LO must have started early, because the last week has been a nightmare. He’s never been an awesome day sleeper, but his naps have even shorter, and he fights them so hard. He used to sleep through the night like a champ, but now, it takes forever to get him to fall asleep, and he wakes up screaming multiple times a night. 
None of our go to soothing techniques are working, and I’m exhausted. I feel like I have a newborn again in some ways... 
Anyone else going through this? Anyone make it through to the other side yet? Does the sleep get better again once this hellish leap is over? Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated!

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My little one had much better sleep after the leap was over, and so many new skills! Hang in there!

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YES! I can't get anything done right now. She needs to be held constantly. 2 days till the end of the leap. Holding on tight!

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Leap 5 was hell for us to but after wards it’s so much better . Sleeps better and honestly developmentaly they learn so much like a lot ! It’s amazing . Take it one day at a time and best of luck momma !

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Yes!!
We're supposed to be out of this leap on Saturday, but I don't feel like an end is in sight. This Friday will be 3 weeks since her sleep started changing. She'd sleep completely thru the night without needing anything from 9pm ish - 7am ish. Now, she falls asleep between 7:30 and 8, as if she's down for the night but it ends up being a nap and then we can't get her down for the night until 11. She'll sleep thru until about 4 am and then needs comforting every hour between 4 and 7 til we get up for good. And her naps have only been about 30 mins long every 2ish hrs. 
I just hope she gets better sleep soon 😴

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My LO struggled with sleep for the first week/week and a half of the leap and then it improved, but unfortunately got worse again the last week (during the “stormy period”) and she is still getting up multiple times during the night where she had started SSTN a couple of weeks before leap 5. I looked at some other message boards and apparently sometimes babies sleep struggles continue for a few days after the leap officially ends but most do get back to normal eventually! It was supposed to end for her on 1/12 so hoping we start improving again soon!

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This is also the time when they’re naps change and they are awake for longer periods of time. But they are t quite ready to stay up too long. Try putting baby down after 2 hours of play so he’s not over tired. If he’s fighting naps, perhaps he’s over tired. Keep track of the times and adjust them as needed and see what works. You’ll see a pattern. Jax used to be awake 1 hour 45 minutes max with no signs of tiredness. But he napped on cue. Now he’s about 2 hours to 2.5 hours. Still figuring that out. He’ll be 6 months on Saturday

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For Katie:

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Yes my son has been getting up like every 1.5 hours at night for a week now

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