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4 month sleep regression.. ADVICE

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Jguy28 · 20/02/2025 20:51

My 4 month old DD is going through the sleep regression. She is my 4th child but I just forget everything that's happened with regressions with my other children. She literally was really good at sleeping (as they usually are) then the last 5 nights have just been awful. She goes down after usual routine.. wakes up around an hour later..I go up..offer milk (which I'm sure is the wrong thing to do) as she has a tiny bit and after about 30 seconds SEEMS to be asleep enough to be put down.. I put her down then sneak out the bedroom..go downstairs and 7 times out of 10 she's stirring (can see her on the monitor) then ends up crying..so I repeat
Sometimes I'm up and down about 3 times In 5 to 10 mins. She's waking every hour in the night .. sometimes if I'm lucky every 2 (very rare). I just don't know what the best thing to do is. Do I pick her up when she wakes..Rock her .. put down..repeat etc. She is a thumb sucker too. I'm just so tired it's exhausting. Trying to keep the silence in the house is also not helping..have other children that I don't want to disturb..one of which is 3 and into minecraft on his tab that much that he's waking in the night also to go downstairs to find his tab.(bought a gro clock that just isn't working 😅) have resorted to hiding the tab! It's working slowly.

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Palsywalsy · 20/02/2025 21:01

My Dd was very disrupted by the sleep regression. For months we tried everything but letting her self settle. Partly due to exhaustion, we finally agreed to give her time to settle herself (unless it was a proper distressed cry). First night she slept through, and it was plain sailing after that. Shes 11 now, and much as she loves the idea of a sleepover with me when her dad’s away, she cannot sleep unless she on her own. Usually stays in my room till the treats are done then goes off to her own bed 😂

Jguy28 · 21/02/2025 06:36

Palsywalsy · 20/02/2025 21:01

My Dd was very disrupted by the sleep regression. For months we tried everything but letting her self settle. Partly due to exhaustion, we finally agreed to give her time to settle herself (unless it was a proper distressed cry). First night she slept through, and it was plain sailing after that. Shes 11 now, and much as she loves the idea of a sleepover with me when her dad’s away, she cannot sleep unless she on her own. Usually stays in my room till the treats are done then goes off to her own bed 😂

Thanks for your response. A typical kid 🤣eat all the snacks.. either fall asleep or wander off after. To be fair last night I thought I'd give the "settle herself " a go... only had the chance to try it once before I went to bed..she cried for a little then went to sleep...I managed to get an hour at first...then she woke at 1am..then 3.30am.. but then about 5am.. she just had a bit of milk each time and went back down no problem. Tonight I'll be putting her down to sleep...knowing she's had enough milk/not wet/comfortable and will be leaving her to self settle..I will go up after 10 mins.. pick her up and pop her down offering no milk. And see how I get on 🤞.. I know she can self settle as she does it in the day.. if I'm busy and she's crying for a minute..I'll come back after 5 mins and she's sucking her thumb nearly asleep or actually asleep.

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