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14.5 Week Old Experiencing Early 4 Month Regression

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Story of my life right now: https://alphamom.com/parenting/baby/four-month-sleep-regression-survival-tips/ Anyone else experiencing this?! LO was such a great sleeper up until last week when things started going down hill. He would wake in the middle of the night crying (multiple times) and it would take an hour to get him back to bed. I hope this passes soon!
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  • EveryusernameistakenEveryusernameistaken member
    We're almost 15 weeks and in the same boat. It sucks :(


     

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  • janesmommajanesmomma member
    Yes we are in it too. I suddenly thought what have I don't wrong? Where did my peaceful perfect sleeper go!?! I don't know what to do besides grit my teeth and buckle up.. Have you found anything that helps?
    That article is great but it made me super sad to read it may never go away
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  • mtlotslovemtlotslove member
    Here too and we're not even at 14 weeks yet. This sucks.
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  • JGuevara64JGuevara64 member
    Definitely in the same boat! Not fun :((
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  • kristine618kristine618 member
    Our story too. Thanks for the article.
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  • RedBaramidRedBaramid member
    That article... I pray it helps.
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  • Ivorytower2Ivorytower2 member
    Same boat at 13.5 weeks. Wake ups every two hours last night. Are you guys feeding at each wake up? I always do because it's the only way I've found to calm LO down in MOTN these days, but she isn't eating a ton each time.
    Just worried I'm creating bad habits :/
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  • EveryusernameistakenEveryusernameistaken member
    edited January 2015
    Ivorytower2 said:

    Same boat at 13.5 weeks. Wake ups every two hours last night. Are you guys feeding at each wake up? I always do because it's the only way I've found to calm LO down in MOTN these days, but she isn't eating a ton each time.
    Just worried I'm creating bad habits :/

    @Ivorytower2‌ I usually feed every time unless it's less than an hour (we've been having lots of those lately unfortunately!) because I want to keep my supply up. Kellymom has an article about how the 4 month wakeful partially stems from the fact that they are eating less throughout the day because they're so distracted and stimulated so they need to eat more at night when it's dark and quiet. I can't link from mobile but I'm sure it will come up if you google "kellymom 4 month sleep regression" or similar. I have no idea if this is what's really happening but it makes sense to me!

    My H takes him if it's less than an hour, he can rock him to sleep but if it's me then baby wants boobies. If his dad can't get him back to sleep then I will nurse him.

    eta, the article also says if baby is really eating well at night then he is probably hungry and my guy gulps it down at motn feedings, so I guess he does need it? Who knows.


     

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  • lcweddingslcweddings member
    edited January 2015

    I would also feed LO to calm him down. I do it in the dark so he doesn't wake even more. But I'm happy to report this phase has passed! It last about 1.5 weeks so I'm not sure if it was a growth spurt or the early 4 month regression. He finally went back to his regular sleep schedule! I kept to our regular routine of bottle, bath and swaddle but I did move up his bed time the last few days, which helped a lot!!! We moved his bed time up a half hour and it made a huge difference!

    So hang in there moms, there is light at the end!

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  • mrsH1112mrsH1112 member
    I feel like we are heading in this direction as well.  His first stretch is always his best and still is.  He usually goes down around 8:30 and sleeps till around 1ish.  After that though I used to get 2 or 3 hr stretches.  The past few days hes been up much more than that.  This morning he was up 5 times after 2 am. 

    I dont feed him unless its been close to 2 hrs now Im wondering if I should feed him if its been like an hour or so.  He isnt eating less during the day, still eats every 2 -3 hrs on average.
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  • Ivorytower2Ivorytower2 member
    Omg this is getting worse for me by the day. 5 wake ups last night. I try to soothe first with pacifier or rocking but she screams till she gets the boob. Then she only eats for sometimes like 2-4 minutes and goes right back to sleep. I'm sure I'm creating bad habits, but it's the fastest way to get back to sleep. Still fragmented sleep like this is awful. Please tell me this can't really last another 4 weeks!
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  • EveryusernameistakenEveryusernameistaken member
    edited January 2015
    That's so hard, @Ivorytower2‌ ! Not much to contribute but wanted to say I'm sending baby sleep vibes your way!
    Not sure if this would help but we've added a dreamfeed when we go to bed and that seems to at least prolong that initial wake-up...good luck!


     

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  • whitney4126whitney4126 member
    edited January 2015
    LO will be 4 months on Saturday and her sleep has been so sporadic and inconsistent for the last month or so. I don't even know what the hell is happening anymore. One night she sleeps 2 3 hour stretches, then the next she's up every 2 hours, then the next couple of nights she sleeps for a 3-4 hour stretch, then is up every hour, then she'll go a night waking every hour, and then randomly (and rarely) she'll have a night where she sleeps 6 or 7 hours, etc. I would just love some consistency. But I'm still waking up 2-3 times most nights, some much more. I started back to work and put her in daycare this week, so I'm sure there's more transition to come. I'm so tired all the time. I seriously am starting to feel like I did the first couple weeks home from the hospital, except now I'm expected to shower and work. I just needed to vent. Anyone else have this kind of inconsistency with sleep for so long?
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  • VavavictoriaVavavictoria member
    @whitney4126 I feel your pain. DD is completely unpredictable. I try to pump in the early mornings and it's hard bc I never know if I should just wake up on my own or when she will wake so I can feed and then pump. I also just started work this week and feel like I'm in a fog. 
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  • seamonkey0814seamonkey0814 member
    There is hope! My LO is 18 weeks and his sleep went downhill when he was around 3 months old but he's back to normal now. He still wakes every 2-3 hours to eat but he falls back to sleep instantly and I can just put him down in the crib and go back to bed. It's so nice to have my easy sleeper back!!
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  • JillashedJillashed member
    Someone please say this only lasted a few days for them so I have something to hope for. This kid has been up every single hour this week and the majority of the time it is not to eat- just to scream and ensure I don't sleep at all. He is 15 weeks today and I am petrified it is going to last forever.
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