Hi all - I'm a first time mum of a 4 month old and it seems she's going through her 'sleep regression'. She's never been a good sleeper and is nowhere near sleeping through the night, but now not only does she wake every couple of hours in the middle of the night and struggle to go back to sleep, she has trouble settling down during bedtime as well.
DH is currently trying to put her to bed and I can hear her cooing and chatting to him over the monitor while I make tea. Question is... do we give in and just hang out with her downstairs until she's ready to go to bed (so we don't lose the whole evening trying in vain to put her to bed) or should we persevere with the routine so she knows it's bedtime?
I've been told the four month regression isn't a temporary one (i.e. new habits that are formed during this regression persist) - is this true?