4 mo Sleep Regression

[PikoPiko]

Bitch to your heart's content.

[PikoPiko]

Got DS back into the crib, but have to swaddle him again. One thing at a time...

[babycfeb2015]

Ah glad you made this! I thought we were starting it this week because bedtime started taking 3 hours but hes still been STTN once he goes down so I don't think were in it yet. Naps are still crappy unless Im wearing him.

Im confused as to when to start drowsy but awake. Right now he screams if you try so clearly hes not ready. And Im not ready to let him CIO.

[mrsclark731]

All aboard the struggle bus... I'll be your driver.

What happened to my sweet baby? Will she ever return?

...I just really need a shower and a break from her longer than 30 minutes #momlife

[PikoPiko]

babycfeb2015, I too feel drowsy but awake is a distant future. DS screams whenever he's placed on his back, it doesn't have to be the crib, it could be a pillow, on the couch, in my lap (unless boobies are involved).

[taberbtb]

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So I am going to go against what everyone else says regarding sleep training, but this is what worked for us.

I started with putting her down drowsy but awake with gentle shh-ing and rubbing her belly for about a week at bedtime. Then we moved to letting her fuss-it-out. A lot of her problems also stemmed from her falling asleep with her pacifier and then waking up with out it, so we started night time weaning for that as well. Google the Pantly Pull off method of you are interested. This actually stemmed from Elizabeth Pantly trying to wean from nursing to sleep so this may be helpful to those of you BF-info and trying to break that habit.

Somewhere in the process she learned how to self-soothe so we never really got to the CIO stage. I let her fuss and set the marker of 5 minutes before I would go to her and she has never lasted that long.

Naps are a different story. I rocked her, fed her, whatever it took until we had night time sleep down. Since sleep begets sleep and a well-rested baby will fall asleep easier than an over tired one I did whatever to make sure she was getting enough rest during the day.

Also, during her 4mo sleep regression she woke every hour, on the hour and would stay awake for 20-30min. I fed her more frequently in the night than I did previously, but not more often than I did during the day. If I knew she could go "x" number of hours during the day then I made sure she did the same at night and just rocked/soothed her back to sleep the rest of the time. Not that doing so was soothing for me in any way, it was tough but I didn't want to start more habits.

HTH! Sorry this turned into a novel!

[miniwheat]

Uuuugghaahahhhhhh!!!!!!

I am so effing tired. DS is always effing crying. Even when he is smiling, he is making crying sounds.
This sleep regression of waking/eating every 2 hours around the clock is going to be the reason my husband divorces me because I am the biggest bitch right now. Seriously, I am having a hard time being around myself!

[osumegs]

Jun 5, 2015 6:44:41 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

Uuuugghaahahhhhhh!!!!!!

I am so effing tired. DS is always effing crying. Even when he is smiling, he is making crying sounds.
This sleep regression of waking/eating every 2 hours around the clock is going to be the reason my husband divorces me because I am the biggest bitch right now. Seriously, I am having a hard time being around myself!

Yesterday dh emailed me from work ad said he was glad I got some sleep. I asked if he was tired of me being a bitch and got no reply. Oops...at least we can blame the regression.

[WittyLittle]

I think we might just be at the end of it. DS went from 9-7:30 without eating. Longest stretch yet. Woke up lots bug went back to sleep. But he's still only 16 weeks... still a chance that we aint seen nothin yet :/

[osumegs]

Jun 5, 2015 14:19:41 GMT -5 WittyLittle said:

I think we might just be at the end of it. DS went from 9-7:30 without eating. Longest stretch yet. Woke up lots bug went back to sleep. But he's still only 16 weeks... still a chance that we aint seen nothin yet :/

You shut your mouth (jk!) I'm pretending this past week was the worst we're going to see, and my lo is 16 weeks today. I'm also slightly doubtful, but a girl can dream.

[PikoPiko]

I was secretly hoping DS was out of his funk. Today he totally showed me. He took 4 naps today, 20mins apiece. It was difficult to get him to sleep tonight, DH and I spent 2 hours puttimg him into his crib asleep. Now I'm tired.

DS is not too cute today. Exactly 4months old today.

[seamonster]

DS is 16 weeks tomorrow. Not sure if the regression has started or the crappy sleep is from having a cold and a stomach bug. I've got terrible sleep from him waking up and from the cold he gave me and DH.

Drowsy but awake doesn't work here. He'll lie there awake playing until he's bored. He'll fall asleep on a shoulder or bouncy chair, but the crib is awake time unless he's deeply asleep. I need to look into not nursing to sleep. DH can soothe him to sleep about 50% of the time. Rest of the time involves nursing. I've only successfully got him down without nursing a handful of times.

CIO is probably a non starter since they can't do it at daycare and DS is room sharing with us until a year old due to space constraints.

[agm04]

Anyone have an LO that went through this early? DD is 14.5 weeks and very suddenly went from a 6-8 hour stretch of sleep followed by another 3-4 to more like a 4 hour stretch followed by waking every hour all night. And she goes to bed early (7-8), so the constant waking starts not long after I've gone to bed.

Naps suck and always have.

Just wondering if this might be it or if I'm in for worse in the next couple of weeks. God help me.

[junebugjam]

Jun 6, 2015 2:40:07 GMT -5 agm04 said:

Anyone have an LO that went through this early? DD is 14.5 weeks and very suddenly went from a 6-8 hour stretch of sleep followed by another 3-4 to more like a 4 hour stretch followed by waking every hour all night. And she goes to bed early (7-8), so the constant waking starts not long after I've gone to bed.

Naps suck and always have.

Just wondering if this might be it or if I'm in for worse in the next couple of weeks. God help me.

I'm not sure if what we went through was sleep regression or not, but it sounds very similar to what you described. He was sleeping 5-7 hour stretches for awhile and then it quickly went down to 2-3 hour stretches or less. Lasted 3+ weeks until we started sleep training. He sucked at naps too.

Sleep training has gone so well the past few days that I'm terrified that this wasn't the 4 month regression and it's going to screw up the good groove we've got going. But he had another great night last night, and I am talking up sleep training to whoever will listen, because it is seriously the best decision we made yet. I know it's not right for everyone, but it has been a miracle for us.

[agm04]

Jun 6, 2015 8:04:15 GMT -5 junebugjam said:

Jun 6, 2015 2:40:07 GMT -5 agm04 said:

Anyone have an LO that went through this early? DD is 14.5 weeks and very suddenly went from a 6-8 hour stretch of sleep followed by another 3-4 to more like a 4 hour stretch followed by waking every hour all night. And she goes to bed early (7-8), so the constant waking starts not long after I've gone to bed.

Naps suck and always have.

Just wondering if this might be it or if I'm in for worse in the next couple of weeks. God help me.

I'm not sure if what we went through was sleep regression or not, but it sounds very similar to what you described. He was sleeping 5-7 hour stretches for awhile and then it quickly went down to 2-3 hour stretches or less. Lasted 3+ weeks until we started sleep training. He sucked at naps too.

Sleep training has gone so well the past few days that I'm terrified that this wasn't the 4 month regression and it's going to screw up the good groove we've got going. But he had another great night last night, and I am talking up sleep training to whoever will listen, because it is seriously the best decision we made yet. I know it's not right for everyone, but it has been a miracle for us.

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Have naps gotten easier with sleep training too?

[junebugjam]

agm04 yes! He cries more being put down for naps than he does for bed, but he definitely sleeps longer than he was. I was lucky to get 45 minute naps before and now I routinely get 1-2 hours at a time.

[agm04]

Jun 6, 2015 12:08:55 GMT -5 junebugjam said:

agm04 yes! He cries more being put down for naps than he does for bed, but he definitely sleeps longer than he was. I was lucky to get 45 minute naps before and now I routinely get 1-2 hours at a time.

Amazing. How old is your guy? I'm about to go back to work and worry that she won't nap well without me.

[junebugjam]

agm04 He'll be 16 weeks on Monday. We just started this week.