No such thing as a 4 month sleep regression?

shugirl76 · November 2014

Okay, is this for real.

Have you guys asked your pedis about this? I have asked two doctors, one being my pedi, who has been practicing for thirty years and is top-rated. I asked her how I should prepare for the sleep regression, and she said that is a new trendy thing, and that she hadn't even heard of such a thing until five years ago. She said that this motn waking is teething. I love my doctor, and I was just wondering if anyone else has a pediatrician who has said something of that said something similar?
Maybe everyone is flipping out for nothing? Here's hoping

JadaBlue · November 2014

I've been dipping in and out of "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child," and have been surprised not to find any discussion of the four month sleep regression. However, I haven't read the book straight through, so I may have missed it.

shevaCC · November 2014

Lol. I hope it's not a big deal, but if it is, "this too shall pass". Sleep regressions are sucktastic. DD never was (and still isn't) a great sleeper but thankfully(?) regressions weren't much worse than her typically crappy sleep. But...I'm not sure that's something to wish for.

abnelsen22 · November 2014

My pedi says the same thing - that "sleep regressions" are a trendy new way to talk about sleep.

poofwok · November 2014

My pedi said the same. If babies aren't sleeping well, it'll be due to teething and growth spurts mostly.

My SIL had no sleep regressions with her two kids.

becominggold · November 2014

This kind of goes along w what I posted yesterday about my mom's advice. Her thoughts were that sleep changing is a sign they need food, but teething equally makes sense to me. Sometimes I think all the info w have info both a blessing and a curse!

bumpuser10150228 · November 2014

I think people just like to put a name to every issue for convenience when the reality is babies are unpredictable and there is nothing we can do about it! I think I've almost come to terms with this

jamjoyful · November 2014

Honestly, I had never even heard of sleep regressions until it came up on here. DD1 was never a good sleeper until around 1 and so far LO is following in her footsteps. I just figured my kids were crappy sleepers.

RoccoBabyK · November 2014

Our pediatrician said the same thing. She seems pretty young too so if it was a new development I would think she'd know about it (less likely to reject new information I guess is what I mean). She just said that they can go back and forth with sleep.

kimberlybethh · November 2014

I never experienced a four-month sleep regression with DD. She did wake up a bunch between 5 and 6 months but it was because her pacifier kept falling out and she couldn't put back in by herself yet. None of my friends experienced terrible sleep issues with their kids at four months either so I think it is partially a myth.

amj1053 · November 2014

I agree, OP! That and what @becominggold‌ posted about babies getting ready for food make perfect sense to me! Since having LO I've realized I just need to take all advice given with a grain of salt and remember that all babies are different! I will still research and read parenting books but I am not going to stress out if baby doesn't do everything the books say she is supposed to do.

Here's to hoping all of our babies skip the "4 month sleep regression!"

herecomesthesun · November 2014

ChrisseB said:

This makes me feel better because I was just going to pretend it didn't exist anyways.

Same here!

herecomesthesun · November 2014

sweetpies said:

My pedi says the same thing - that "sleep regressions" are a trendy new way to talk about sleep.
Along those lines, I ask my grandmother about putting her (7) babies down "drowsy but awake". Her perspective was, "as a mother, it's your job to put him to sleep. He'll put himself to sleep when he's good and ready". Seriously, how have people been sleeping all these centuries without sleep experts ?!

That's what my mom told me. :-)

dobbysocks33 · November 2014

I hope its not a big deal. I don't remember anything like a regression with my 3.5 yo dd but she also was an awesome teether could not even tell she was. I probably won't be lucky twice.
Eta I'm not changing anything we have a working system for now just waiting and seeing.

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SherryBaby2014 · November 2014

Yeah I looked into the leaps and thought "okay so child development?"

I will say DDs distractabilty/awareness has been effecting her eating for sure. Im sure that also effects her sleep.

2redtulips · November 2014

I agree that sleep issues can happen for a variety of reasons. My LO was sleeping great, but now he has a cold and is waking up multiple times at night again. I know it will pass and we'll be fine, and I am sure there will be future phases of bad sleep.

herecomesthesun · November 2014

Kandreas1 said:

My pedi says the same thing - that "sleep regressions" are a trendy new way to talk about sleep.
Along those lines, I ask my grandmother about putting her (7) babies down "drowsy but awake". Her perspective was, "as a mother, it's your job to put him to sleep. He'll put himself to sleep when he's good and ready". Seriously, how have people been sleeping all these centuries without sleep experts ?!
I was visiting with my grandmother this week who had four children. I said something like oh I'm still rocking him to sleep I guess I need to break that habit soon. She said she always rocked her babies to sleep. She found it very important for alone time and bonding time with her babies.

H rocks LO to sleep. Because he doesn't get to bond by feeding like I do, it's something they can share. He loves it. I think it's the sweetest thing ever.

leannerivers · November 2014

Mine too! They are just babies after all! They need a lot of help from us In every way:) if we take care of their every needs and make them feel secure, then one day, when they are ready...they will be so much better off and independent

plus I've decided that some day I am going to miss her snuggles, so if that's the way she naps now, then so be it!

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