Sleepless nights

Nikkdam · February 2014

My girls are 5 months now and what I thought was a 4 month sleep regression has just not improved and I can't be getting up every 1-2 hours anymore. I EBF and they r not on solids yet. How can I improve their sleep without trying sleep training ie CIO although I might do at 6 months if this doesn't stop! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

raraavis28 · February 2014

For my boys, the 4-month sleep regression went straight into teething, and their sleep didn't improve until about 6.5 months. At that point they started STTN. I didn't do any "sleep training" other than having a consistent routine every night. If they woke up crying in the middle of the night and had eaten recently (I did FF in the motn), I would try patting their backs til they settled down....picking them up and walking them, and then feeding, was a last resort.

I would say wait it out, be consistent, and try to be discerning of the source of the crying. If it's hungry cries, they might be growth spurting, if they are just waking up randomly, try to soothe them back to sleep in the least "disruptive" (for lack of a better word) way possible. GL and hang in there.....this stage is SO SO hard, but it too shall pass!

Wishing35 · February 2014

Are they hungry when they get up or just fussy? If they are hungry maybe they are eating out of habit now and you can work on weaning the nighttime feedings. If they are fussy but not hungry maybe they are teething? Sorry I don't have more advice. I haven't tried CIO but know others who have and it's worked for them, hope it gets better for you.

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