4 month sleep regression: Sleep training or ride it out

[Chester1980]

It’s been going on two and a half months now. Every 1-2 hour wake ups :(

I hear ya ride it out rather than sleep train - it would only distress baby and you. Can anyone take over for a bit?
I know it seems unending, but there's light at the end of the tunnel, I promise

I’m with sleep training sorry! Only very gentle sleep training, not leaving baby to cry themself to sleep of course! I done it when my LO was 5 months old as I was so sleep deprived and so was she to be honest. Best thing I ever done and sleep improved so quickly!

Baby is 4mo and it’s been going on 2.5 months? Since the child was 6 weeks old?

I don’t think it’s a sleep issue. Waking every 1-2hrs from 6 weeks sounds like something’s up.

If you meant 2.5 weeks, I say ride it out. I don’t think a baby is entirely receptive to training much before 6, 7, 8 months. You really need an established daytime nap routine before you start night time sleep routines.

Are you feeding at every wake-up or just resettling? If you are feeding then it’s going to be tougher because he/she will be used to getting those calories at night. It might be worth trying to gradually reduce the amount of each night feed and encouraging more feeding in the day to see if that helps.

I have an 8 month old who doesn't sleep longer than 30 mins since the 4 month regression. Go with sleep training.
@SS1987 can I ask how you did sleep training I am desperate.

Just a post of solidarity here from me.

Currently going through it and not sure how we're going to procede. Only wants a bottle once in the night but will wake up every hour to be resettled by us. Doesn't cry but lots of grumbles and grunts.

I started with naps, helped her learn how to self settle in the day and it soon came in the night. We co slept overnight for about 6 weeks as we all got more sleep that way. What id do at nap time I’d make sure she wasn’t hungry, in pain (teething, cold) and was tired enough to sleep but not massively overtired. Put some lullaby’s or white noise on and cuddle/rock her in her room for a minute or so and then put her down, maybe stay for a few seconds stroke her face etc. Then leave. Of course she’d cry but luckily she was never a scream the house down baby, I’d go back in after say 15/20 seconds and either ssshhh and pat her or pick her up calm and calm her down then I’d leave the room again. I only left her for say one to two minutes tops but after a few days it got shorter and shorter until she was happy to be put down wide awake. Once she learnt this in the day night sleep greatly improved. You have to be patient and consistent as it won’t happen overnight. I basically made sure I was home every lunch time for a few weeks so she could seep in her cot. Also a comforter massively helped her, now at 9 months she has a few in her cot with her at all times! Hope this has helped