Ugh, I forgot how bad the 4 month regression feels like

[FebMama]

Been feeling pretty amazing the last 4 months as my little one has actually been a pretty good sleeper. He's exactly a week away from being 4 months old and BOOM. The last two nights: hourly wake ups.

I. Am. Shattered.

Anyone else feeling the same? The dummy seems to be a hinderence at the moment too. Wondering if I should bite the bullet and get rid now or if I'll just be making it harder.

@FebMama morning

just wanted to let you know my boy is the exact same age and I had a rough night too. It is awful 🙁

as a FTM I don’t know if this is the 4 month regression yet but until 2 days ago he slept so good. Now when we put him down he wakes up within 20 mins. We all go to bed at 9pm so he used to do 9-3am fed then back to sleep til 7 which I could deal with. Sometimes even til 6am - which is fine. As long as I get the good sleep chunk before

but now wakes around 20 mins after going to sleep, takes ages to settle, woke up at 12, 2, 4, 5, 6.30. I didn’t know whether he was too hot but doesn’t feel it or a bad few days or do you think this is the regression?

sometimes he doesn’t full wake but is so restless, tossing turning and kicking/slamming his legs against the mattress which wakes me up all night!

Morning @H44123! Definitely sounds like the 4 month regression to me. My little one goes to sleep fine and will sleep okay for the first 2-3 hours, then every hour he will fuss and fidget and whinge, wanting his dummy which I'll give to him. But he's then fussing so much it falls out of his mouth and I'm constantly having to put it back in.
We saw 1.30, 2.30, 3.30, 4.30, 5.30 and at 6.30am I brought him into my bed for a cuddle even though we have to be up at 7am to take DS1 to nursery.

Really hope this doesn't last long 😩

Oh no I did suspect it could be the regression. Also doesn’t help how bloody bright it is in the morning even though we have blackout blinds a bit of light creeps in at the side!

that chuffing dummy… that was happening to me last night too. Used to work a treat now it just falls out or is hit out and it all starts again!

how long does the regression typically last? I am clueless!

does the bad night also affect your little ones mood the next day? Mine seems grumpy all day but he is typically a
miserable baby 🤣

@H44123 we're the same with the blackout blind! Honestly the regression with my eldest seemed to go on for 7 months until he started sleeping through at 11 months old 😂 I was just about surviving each day! Really hoping this time around isn't as bad.

The night doesn't seem to impact his mood but shorter naps do mean shorter wake windows I find.

Hello from the future! DS started doing this at 15 weeks having previously only woken up 1-2 times. He’s 20 weeks now and, if anything, worse. 🥱

Oh no 🤣🤣 I hope I’m not in it for that long with it!

let’s hope it passes asap!

Oh man, the 4 month regression sucks so bad! Mine was also a good sleeper until 3.5 months and has been terrible ever since. He's almost 13 months now 🙃for us all the other regressions that follow have pretty much been worse, so if I were to look for a silver lining, at least the 4 month regression gave us the tools to cope with the rest!

The 4 month regression was the beginning of the end for us🤣 sleep training her now but have had a good few months of hell! Ahh, I miss those more peaceful early nights.

The nighttime sleep is bad for me now whereas before no issue. Daytime naps have always been an issue, always fights them, regardless of me watching wake windows and sleepy cues

but the past few days he has screamed. Like going back to colic screaming nothing settling, refusing bottle, naps are even harder and now screaming for an hour at bedtime. Are these also from the 4 month regression? My partner wants to go to hospital to get him checked because all he does 90% is cry. Doctor didn’t even look at him last week and sent me on my way