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4 month sleep regression?

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UterusesBeforeDuderuses · 04/10/2018 08:51

I have a 4 month old boy who from quite early on was a great sleeper, regularly sleeping through from 9pm to 5 or 6am. For the past 2 weeks he's been waking more and more during the night, last night from 11pm onwards he woke crying every single hour, and won't be settled by rocking, he will only go back to sleep if I feed him.
I'm assuming this is the 4 month sleep regression. I know we were lucky to have it so good for a couple months, but having no sleep now is making me lose my mind.
Could anyone reassure me and tell me that they had the same thing and it got better? Did anyone's baby go back to sleeping through, or at least for a few hours at a time? Or is this life now Sad

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alwayswingingit · 04/10/2018 19:40

My DS did exactly this at around 16 weeks! The fast 4/5 weeks have been an absolutely nightmare, over the past few days though things have greatly improved.

InRainbows · 04/10/2018 20:19

No advice but sympathys as I am also in the eye of the storm. Last night my LO slept for a total of 1.5hrs between 11pm and 10am, literally feel like I'm loosing my mind! Put him down tonight at 7 and I'm already on the second feed Gin

UterusesBeforeDuderuses · 05/10/2018 10:54

Well at least I know we're not the only ones going through it, hope it ends soon for all of us! Confused

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rubyroot · 05/10/2018 13:37

My baby was never a good sleeper- though there was a stage around six weeks where I’d manage around 5 hours between 2/3am and 7/8am. Yes my baby likes to sleep at around 3am!

He’s gone through all the regressions- 3,4 and 6 months- I’m not sure I ever really saw progression really!

I have been absolutely desperately sleep deprived, feeling like I’m on my knees and I just can’t go on anymore.

And then! Suddenly as I was going to try and night wean anyway at 8 months my baby started sleeping through. It’s been a month now (had one fussy night- perhaps teething) of him sleeping through-nine til nine. I can’t tell you how much happier I am and how much better I feel. I’m really just hoping now that this lasts and there’s not another regression around the corner! 🤞🏼🙏

JWbs · 12/10/2018 20:36

It's so nice to read someone else's post with their baby going through the same as mine!! My DS slept the same times as yours did from 8 weeks and when he turned 12 weeks this changed! He's doing the same as yours - will settle if I put a dummy in his mouth but only for a certain amount of time. It's easier to get up and feed him for him to sleep for a few hours! But he will still wake after he's been fed! He doesn't take a full bottle either! He's been doing it for 4-5 weeks now and I'm so tired but I guess it's just a case of possibly riding it out? I wasn't sure if feeding was the right answer and if it would just create habit for them? I miss my sleep now I've had a taste of full nights!

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