5 month old sleep??

How is everyone’s 4–5 month old sleeping these days? The four month sleep regression hit us hard and just now my daughter is getting back to how long she was sleeping at 3 months! She goes to sleep at 8pm with 11pm dream feed then usually wakes around 2-3 talking and/or fussing (not crying) and then puts herself back to sleep until around 5 when she squirms around her crib and fusses a bit but then goes back to sleep before waking for the day between 7-8am.

Is anyone’s LO sleeping quietly through the night without waking? She doesn’t need anyone when she wakes, she just babbles sometimes complains a bit for like 15 mins then gets comfy and goes to sleep again. I’m grateful she’s doing as well as she is but we still get woken up by her sounds.

Really interested in everyone’s experiences so far with this!

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My LO is 4.5 months and sleeping through the night 8pm-6am without waking for about 2 weeks now. The regression caused some night feedings and early mornings for a week there but seems like smoother sailing now

I haven't had more than 2 consecutive hours of sleep in three weeks now 🙃 before the regression he was only having about a 4 hour stretch but I'd kill for that back now 😂

Edit to add he was born May 1st

Same here 😅

My little guy has been in his regression era since 3.5 months and now he's 5 months and a week. 1.5 months of this is killing me slowly. It seems most other babies only experience this for a couple of weeks? Or is someone else out there also feeling the effects for a super long time?

I haven't gotten a stretch longer than 2 hours since 3.5 months. Please send help. Or any advice on how to move forward from this

Taking Cara Babies is an amazing resource. This article may help https://takingcarababies.com/sleep-regressions

is he waking through the night to feed?

Yeah hw does. Before the regression, he used to sleep 4 to 5 hour stretches

My 4.5 month old only just started giving one 4 hour stretch again for the first stretch of the night. Then she wakes every 2-3 hours to feed and is usually completely awake between 5&6am 🥲

same exact thing over here! 2-3 hours stretches I’m dying for the 4hr stretch back 🥲

My guy goes to sleep at 8 but is up every 2-3 hours in between feeds and it ready to wake up after his 6-7am feed. It’s a struggle to wake up in the mornings 😅

My 4.5 month old sleeps from 8 pm until 6 am with a dream feed at around 11/11:30 pm. Sleep regression lasted for a week when she used to wake up around 3/4 am.

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