Is the 4 month regression literally just babies not sleeping as much or?

I have been reading a lot about this… the regression is around 4 months but can happen earlier/later and is all about the change in babies sleep cycle/circadian rhythm. Babies up to now have been able to enter deep sleep which is why noise doesn’t bother them etc. however around this time their sleep changes to be like ours so goes through stages. During the lighter stage of sleep they are more likely to wake up however they struggle to go back to sleep themselves as usually would be reliant on rocking/feeding etc. to put them to sleep. So they have to learn to self soothe/settle with help. Because of the frequent wakings they might feed more at night and then might start to sleep more in the day which can cause day/night confusion. The key is supporting self settling. As your little one takes a dummy they may just need help putting back in but you may not want to do this every 60-90mins so they may need to learn other ways too. Every baby is different and some will be more affected.

wow thank you for that. Maybe my little one has entered it then as she’s definitely up more times in the night but I’m able to soothe her with a dummy. She is also sleeping a little more in the day and drinking more. But everyone seems to be complaining about the regression and if she is going through it now, im not finding it too difficult😂😂

It’s so hard to know and because it’ll come/last different for each baby there is no set time or exact tick boxes. Generally though it’s more consistent night wakings due those sleep cycles and not being able to connect to the next one without waking. I’ve had a few false alarms thinking it might’ve come early. Definitely some babies will get through it easier and maybe a later regression will hit harder or not and if they are already used to the dummy as the main sleep prop/soother that’s may be all they need. I was feeding my baby to sleep so have started to change this in preparation for regression time as otherwise that’s what she’s be looking for to soothe rather than hunger (well for most of the wakings, probably would still need at least 1 night feed but not every waking). Recommend The Sleep Mums (book/podcast/insta) and Takingcarababies (insta/website).