Grumpy 4 month old

[Tiredmummy224]

Hello just wondering if anyone else experienced suddenly very grumpy baby at around that age and any tips.
Overall he's not too bad as a baby and never had trouble putting him down for few mins to do something but last few days he's just been constalty unhappy. As soon as I even attempt to put him down no matter if its sofa next to me or his bouncy chair he will cry. If I sit him in my lap hes happy for few mins and then grumpy again and cries. If I try to entertain him with toys same thing. Just seems like no matter what I do he's just unhappy with everything.

Also seems like he's going through sleep regression. He will scream the place down if I try to get him down for a nap around times he's usually tired (around 1.5-2 hours after waking) so I will give him few mins but all he does is then is still being upset and constalty rubbing his eyes and so on
Then when he finally is asleep he won't sleep longer than 20mins but then wakes up upset and if I try to get him back down be won't let me

Any tips on how to make those days easier? I don't remember my toddler going through any of those but he was a bad sleeper to start with plus grumpy but was easier as it was just him

You just described my son at 4 months. He didn't smile for about a month. He was permanently upset and grumpy. I think it was the constant overtired cycle as he always went through an awful nap and sleep regression. Thankfully I didn't have to "do" anything - things just improved on there own after a month or so. Hang in there!!!

My daughter was the same at 4 months!! Looking back I think an unhappy mixture of the beginnings of teething, sleep regression making her overtired all the time and a growth spurt!

It’s a really hard age because they can’t move to get the things they want but they’re out of that sleepy newborn phase and want lots of entertainment.

I factored a lot of walking in the pram/with the sling into my days while she was like this to get naps in, and on really rough days let her have a sleep on me and settled on the sofa to watch a film while she snoozed. For entertainment I think crinkly / noisy music books helped to distract and a disco light that she could watch on the ceiling on her playmat!

She’s 7 months now and a very smiley giggly baby now - so it doesn’t last forever!!