My DD is almost 24 weeks (19 weeks adjusted age). She is currently going through a sleep regression and has been for a good month now. Prior to that she was doing quite well and either sleeping through or just waking for one feed. I have posted on this before and received some good advice and was reassured by the fact that it was just a phase.
The reason I am posting again is that she seems to have a pattern now and I am starting to doubt if this is a regression or is it something I am doing (or not doing). I think I am just very tired!
Basically she seems to wake every couple of hours. Usually just to be re settled as she often drops straight back to sleep as soon as I pick her up. This is a usual night:
Asleep by 7.30/8.00
Between this time and 12 I usually have to re settle her three times. This involves picking her up breifly to soothe her or often just turning her back onto her side and she drops back to sleep.
Between 12 and 4 she will wake 2 or 3 times.
After 4/4.30 and up to 7am when we get up she will not stay settled at all. She will stay asleep anything from a couple of mins to 20 minutes (or half an hour if i am lucky). Much like the early part of the night I am often just turning her back onto her side or giving her a cuddle.
I have done some sleep training for her naps (pupd) which was successful. She can self settle sometimes.
My question to anyone who may know more about this than me or has experienced this: Is this a self settling thing or is this sleep regression?
I am so tired and run down now. I realise there are probably no difinitive answers but if anyone has any advice that would be great!