4 month sleep regression

[ApatheticPathetic]

This 4 month sleep regression is easily the hardest thing I've experienced since DD was born...

I've read it lasts 2-6 weeks... but then what?!

Anyone else completely and utterly sleep deprived with a whinging unsettled child please feel free to rant here

And then it ends and you'll get some sleep again. Promise, it doesn't last forever.

Baby was on a 'tolerable' sleep schedule previously

• down to sleep roughly 8/9pm
• dreamfeed at 10.30 approx
• woke for a feed from 3-4am
• woke for a feed at 6.30 and would then sometimes cosleep until 7.30

Now it's every 45 minutes with very specific settling techniques so cuddling up and co sleeping isn't an option (I wish it was!)

Promise me @SPR1107 it does go back to normal / get better than it was before 😩

Ha, just started a thread about this! Up every 45 minutes to an hour here and taking at least the same to resettle. So, so tired - just wanted to say I'm right here with you. Tonight I demolished almost an entire chocolate orange trying to stay awake Hope you manage to get some sleep soon.

Oh it's such a drag isn't it!!! I went to bed at 7.30 with the baby hoping to sleep when she did as I thought 'she eventually wakes up rested if I sleep when she sleeps I will feel the same' hahah I don't think I closed my eyes until nearly midnight 😩 @octoberfarm

@ApatheticPathetic I did the same thing! I think he has a way of telling when I'm just drifting off and picks his moments accordingly. Trying to keep repeating to myself that he (probably) won't still be doing this when he's 18 😩

DD is 6 months old next week, I'd say the sleep regression stopped a week ago, with the week before, I noticed it 'calming down' she started bang on 4 months so it felt like forever.

Last night, she slept through for the first time. 8-6

trying that's fantastic, you must be delighted. What did you do to get through it? DS will only reliably nap in the sling which I assume will make this all harder. So I'm torn between trying to get him in his crib all the time or doing what it takes to get naps and hoping he will get over it at some point because frankly it's killing me!
It's such a headfuck!

@Mississippilessly I know what you mean I'm letting her do anything she wants if that means she sleeps!

As a mum I'm consistently discovering things 'I'd never do that when I have a child' that I'm now willing to try (hence her dummy hahah)

But today we tried some solids for the first time. (She's 5 months and has shown signs for a little while of being ready but I was pushing for the 6 month and BLW route...) but she's had some purée in an attempt so settle her a bit more!

I'm torn too. He'll sleep in the bassinet at night but relies on behind swayed to sleep or his dummy to get him off - rational me knows that's a terrible idea but I'm desperate. Daytime anything goes - he'll literally only sleep in a rocker with no schedule but I'm not sure whether how's the time to start cracking down on using his crib or whether to wait until we're not all exhausted.

Good luck with the solids @ApatheticPathetic, let us know how it goes!

I'm torn too. He'll sleep in the bassinet at night but relies on being swayed to sleep or his dummy to get him off - rational me knows that's a terrible idea but I'm desperate. Daytime anything goes - he'll literally only sleep in a rocker with no schedule but I'm not sure whether now's the time to start cracking down on using his crib or whether to wait until we're not all exhausted.

Good luck with the solids @ApatheticPathetic, let us know how it goes!

Ugh, sorry for the double post.

She started solids about 4 weeks ago, with just baby rice for 2 weeks (MN will scorn) and then I've followed Ella's Kitchen's 'first 2 week' plan since, which is basically a different single vegetable a day blended. We start proper BLW next week as she's 6 months then . She had quite a large helping of sweet potato yesterday afternoon (she loved the stuff!) which I think helped to keep her full through the night.

I'm lucky in that DD has always been a good napper and has taken naps in her cot in her own room since she was around 6 weeks old, which I think has made the transition into her own room so much better - don't even think she's noticed.

I just got through the regression by telling myself it wasn't forever although it felt it at times. I'd love to give advice but I'm so completely winging all this! Best thing I've done though is the dream feed at 10pm; means feeding is only once a night and I'm not stressing about getting all 5 feeds in during the day as it just wasn't happening.

Last night she slept better (she and her first ever solids yesterday - lunch and dinner of puréed carrot)

Last night she was much easier to settle and definitely needed less feeds.

I will do carrot lunch and dinner again and hopefully will help again!

How did last night go? DS is 17 weeks and I want to wean him early. But people treat you as if you are a child abuser (or they ask you why you aren't giving them baby rice. I cant win!)