Hi everyone,
We are currently going through the hell on earth known as the four month sleep regression and I am tearing my hair out (it's a couple of weeks in)
Just to give you an idea of our situation-
LO goes down after a feed between half 6/7 drowsy but not asleep
We then dream feed her last thing before we go to bed
Typically she wakes around 2/3 for another feed
LO then wakes around 4am crying and is awake (shouting/crying) intermittently until I give up and get her up at half 6ish after both me and the OH having been up and down like yo yos!
All of this has come after a good couple of months of LO going down at half 6/7 and waking once for a feed in the night then waking again at 8am!
LO does have a dummy at night and I am wondering if that has anything to do with it so we took it away for one night and it was awful-the only thing we could do to console her was give her the dummy!
Also we've tried leaving her to cry for 10 minutes or so but she just gets more distressed!
We have looked up tips for getting through the dreaded 4 month regression but have found there are hardly any!
I am considering using the CIO technique properly but would obviously rather not have to (although it's looking like the only option)
So what I am really asking is-what was your experience like? How long did it last? How did you maintain your sanity?
Answers on a postcard please!
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4 month sleep regression! Share your experiences please!
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Riri85 · 03/02/2015 10:36
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