4 month old sleeping routine

[EgonSpengler]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has some wise words to help me. My dd is 4 months and 2 weeks old. We've been very lucky in that she's a great sleeper, but it all seems to be going down the pan. She used to sleep from 9pm straight through to 8am, with three one hour naps in the daytime (she could only really stay awake for 2 hours at any one time). She still seems to be getting tired after 2 hrs, but is really really fighting it to the point of screaming. This happens before bedtime now as well. It literally takes an hour of tired frustration and screaming to get her to go to sleep. Before bedtime we do have quiet time where we lie on the bed and listen to a story cd. Any ideas?

Maybe try to catch her before the 2 hour point and get her down to sleep before she starts crying? Or extend the daytime naps, my lo is about the same age as yours and has 45 mins in the morning, two hours at lunchtime and 45 mins late afternoon. For some weird reason I find that if she has had plenty sleep during the day she is easier to settle at night.

Hi Egon
my LO is the same age as yours and I agree with Wafflepuss. Try to get a nap of 45 mins in the morning (around 9am usually), a two hour nap in the middle of the day, and another 45 mins late afternoon (around 4.30pm usually).
I find that my baby wakes up half way through her lunchtime nap, but it's worth insisting that she sleeps the other hour because otherwise she melts down later in the afternoon.

Hope this helps

Thanks! That's very helpful. I've put her down before the 2 hr period is up, so hopefully she won't go nuts (fingers crossed!). Yes, I tend to find that if she doesn't sufficient sleep in the daytime there's a meltdown at bedtime.