Hi all,
My DD turned 4 months on Christmas Day.
We'd finally been making progress at night. And she'd started sleeping in her own crib rather than in my bed. She then got her first cold and went right back into my bed as she wouldn't sleep on her own. She's over the worst now and just trying to shift a sniffly nose. However she is now fussing all through the night, only settling to sleep over my shoulder. She no longer naps as well as she did (3 times a day - an hour each time) She used to dream feed so slept through the night until 6am. Fussing every 2 hours for a feed but not actually waking up. I'd become accustomed to a sort of acceptable amount of sleep. I feel this is the beginning of the dreaded 4 month sleep regression. I know there isn't anything I can do but wait it out. But if anyone has got any advice/kind words for a mum who is dreading the sleep deprivation that is only beginning. DH works full time so can't help in the evenings, and I don't live near family/friends so I'm pretty much dealing with this on my own 