Sleep regression and teething

[sjess]

My nearly 4 month old is teething and having a sleep regression (I think) at the same time. It's been going for over a month now. I feel like all the universes have come together in one massive cluster fuck of cosmic proportions and I'm losing my shit. Had a little taste of what it's like to feel normal when she slept through for one glorious week 6 weeks ago before all hell broke lose 😭 Anyone else been trough the same, how did you hold it together? How do I get the baby to stay asleep? Any tips welcome before I shoot myself...

I should correct myself there.

It's ok if you don't want to sleep in the same room as baby. That's your risk to take. It is a SIDS recommendation to room share until 6 months, for the benefit of any lurkers who may read this, but I assume you know that.

Please don't take offense op, I meant none.

Agree with PP that having to go between her room and yours is the killer especially if it's hourly/half-hourly in the early hours of the morning.

This may not be what you want to hear, but some babies go through periods of difficult sleep for whatever reason (as mine did) and it can be a case of just riding out the night time wakings as best you can and waiting for things to change, while trying to get the basics sorted (daytime naps, bedtime routine etc). I don't think it's unreasonable to wish that one's baby would sleep through the night - but could some of your evident frustration be borne out of unrealistic expectations?

FATE I appreciate the advice given, what I reacted to in your comments was you telling me to stop making it difficult for my baby. I know this phase is hard because I've lived through it once before and it did pass. That's why I asked for advice on how other people deal with it.

I am not over sensitive. I think most people would take offence by strangers criticising they're parenting.. Respectfully, I think you need to stop over interpreting. I am absolutely fine, albeit knackered, thanks for asking.

There's probably not much I can do in terms of stopping her from waking up as sleep regressions occur because of internal developmental changes and in this case fixes to her surroundings don't seem to work. When she wakes up she is so awake and wired instantly that the only option is to pick her up and hold her tightly to stop her from waving arms and legs around. I think she's too old to be swaddled and it's probably too hot. My husband and I take turns settling her. We've got a routine down, same every day, obviously slightly changing depending on waking up hours. She naps in her buggy (loves the buggy!) and has always slept really well in there, which suits me anyway as it gives me more freedom so I don't have to be stuck at home. Last night she was up for three hours and then slept from 12.30am to 5.30, which I would consider a decent night. Pretty sure she's teething again, plus she's had a cold and also been exposed to chicken pox in the last week (I live in the tiny hope that she hasn't caught it). Will just keep repeating the mantra 'it shall pass' to myself as suggested above...