4 mo DD waking 4 times a night all of a sudden!

[wheresmyliein1973]

Hello,

My 4 mo DD has been a good sleeper from birth, going to bed at 7.30pm and waking around 3am for a feed, and then going back to sleep until around 7am.

Now over the past couple of weeks, she is waking 4 times a night, usually approx. every 1.5 hours from midnight onwards. She is not distressed, but wide awake and I think hungry. I have been letting her grumble for a few minutes each time she wakes but then I have to go to her as I don't really want her to wake up the whole house.

I think she is teething as she is dribbling a lot, but otherwise she is her usual happy self.

Could these wakenings be a growth spurt, a result of teething or something else? I have a 2.5 yo DS and am exhausted!!

Many thanks for any advice ...

It sounds like the 4 month old sleep regression to me. Check out the link for more info. It should pass in a few weeks and hopefully her sleep will return to being as good as it was before.

It might be teething, but most babies start drooling madly at this age and it usually has more to do with the development of their salivary glands than teeth.

Not fun though, especially when you have a toddler too. TTSP.