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4 month regression how did everyone cope!

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LuckyC27 · 01/12/2020 03:37

Feeling so burned out. My 4 month old has woken hourly each night coming up to 2 weeks, before this he had just started sleeping in 4 hour stretches which sounds like a dream now. During the day he seems to get bored so quickly so it feels like I’m constantly trying to entertain moving from the playmat to singing to sensory time etc. Singing seems to work for 20 minutes or so which means I spend a lot of my day singing 😂 it’s now a nightmare to get him to nap and when he does it’s 30-45 mins max and usually only on me.

I know it’s a stage and I love doing all these things with him but when I’m exhausted and don’t ever get 10 minutes to stop being full on it’s a lot. In the evening he gets fussy from half 6ish and always has done this is when my OH takes over but even then it’s hard to relax as I can hear him crying and since this all started my OH can’t settle him for bed. He has also learned how to screech over the last 3 days and is doing this a lot even if he is happy!

Not sure what I’m asking for, I know it’s a stage and will pass but needed to get it all out!

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WandaDavy · 01/12/2020 03:48

I remember the regression happening with my first6, but not the timings. It was when I started co-sleeping though, and nursing throughout the night. It was the only way I felt I could feel rested. I have a young baby again now, and dreading the regression happening again soon.

Thespottytortoise · 01/12/2020 04:03

Honestly, you share the load as much as you can with your partner, drink caffeine and ride it out. If it's your first, you take the option for cat naps in the day, is it's your second or beyond, you drink more caffeine and wonder why you didn't take all of those cat naps when it was your first.

Sleep will improve again. Then it'll get rubbish again. Then improve. The cycle will continue for a few years and eventually there will be stable improvement.

Enjoy the good sleep times where you get decent stretches, and endure the bad ones. It's very hard but no phase lasts forever.

LittleMissNaice · 01/12/2020 04:08

I have no advice, I'm just here in solidarity. 4m old + nasty cold + reflux = very little sleep for mummy!

Currently feeling like I could conquer the world as she's just treated me to an hour and a half stretch. Good job she's bloody cute.

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avamiah · 01/12/2020 04:14

LuckyC27,
This is what it is like, but don’t panic .lol
You just have to let your friends and family help you and when they do, you should in my opinion go for a walk or coffee and just have some time to yourself ( your always going to have your phone with you and not be that far away.)
It’s normal for babies to scream their heads off, that’s what they do, it soon passes .

LuckyC27 · 01/12/2020 05:06

Thank you - it helps just knowing others are/have gone through similar! I don’t have many mummy friends due to COVID the ones I do all seem to have little ones that sleep through the night from really early on.

His smiles and giggles do make it all better and his screeching is cute atm despite being so loud 😅 (not sure how long I’ll find it cute for!)

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Disappointedkoala · 01/12/2020 06:17

Drank a lot of coffee! I always found getting out for some fresh air every day made me feel better. It's really hard going! Brew

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