4 month sleep regression help

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Hi all, I'm sure this has been asked a million times but how did you get your babies through the 4 month sleep regression? Is there anything I can do to help dd sleep more than 20 mins a time.

She 4.5months and it's all gone to shit. She fights her sleep, she so won't go down at night. Hardly any naps. I'm a first time mum and I don't know what to do. I've tied rocking to sleep and feeding to sleep. No joy. I tried putting down drowsy but awake. No joy. At the moment I'm basically bringing her into bed with me and she eventually sleeps at like 12.30am from
Exhaustion 😐

Help please

I just tried to ride it out to be honest... when dd got to 4 months I stopped taking her downstairs after "bed time" so if she woke up I had a comfy chair in her nursery and would sit in the dark and just cuddle her. To me it helped with reminding her that I was night time. Even feeds were done in low light. By 6 months she was in her own room and to this day I continue the same thing (14 monthd) the only time I brought her downstairs was when her back teeth were coming in.

Have you got a partner or family member that can help at night and take baby while you get s few hours,?

I have been caving and bringing her down tbh but I might try the chair in the nursery idea thanks.

My DH is here in the evening and he helps but isn't as patient - I guess he could work on that too!

She was such a good sleeper before.

I'm afraid i can't give you posititivity on that front..my dd was a good sleeper until 4 months..... at 13 months we eventually managed to get her to sleep through (mostly) and self settle.

The first year is the hardest (I didn't believe anyone) they go through so much xhange and growths. try to be kind to yourself and each other. My dh wasn't patient either and cause dd was ebf I did all the waking nights he is alot better now after I learnt techniques and he followed suit.

Do try to help her learn between day and night by keeping the room dark and not turning on any lights. I got one of those lamps with a dimmer so I had some light to work by.

Also check she isn't getting hungry. By 5 months I was weaning and my dd eats loads and drinks loads too.

Mine stayed down with me until 7 months, by which time I’d feed to sleep on my bed and put a video monitor on. Cosleeping was the saviour for us.