swaddle came off and now she wakes every 2 hours

[lyravoile]

16 week old was sleeping in swaddle and staying asleep from 11pm-7am. Now she has outgrown swaddle and is waking every 2 hours in the night and is snacking on breast to fall back asleep, Is this 4 month sleep regression or simply lack of/need of swaddle?

I'd get a bigger swaddle blanket. DD was swaddled until she was about 10 months she just couldn't sleep without it. When it got to the point of needing 2 sheets to swaddle her then enough was enough and we went cold turkey.

16 weeks is still very little, I'd definitely go back to swaddling in your shoes.

Sounds more like the 4 month sleep regression and the swaddle being outgrown is coincidental. But I give another vote for using a bigger swaddle. It may not necessarily wholly solve the night wake-ups, but will certainly help if your DD likes being swaddled. I use a cot sheet as a swaddle for DD (5 1/2 months).

You could also try a larger Love to Dream 50/50 swaddle sleeping bag which is supposed to help with the transition from swaddling to self soothing, or the Zipadee-zip which is a cross between a swaddle and sleeping bag. We're using the Zipadee-zip which stops DD flailing her arms around and face rubbing but she can still suck her hands through the material.