Sleep training

She’s so cute! My daughter is the same way….following

With my first he kind of figured it out on his own but my second was a totally different story. He would cry and want to be nursed constantly until I hit my done point and we tried our own version of the Ferber method. Basically you check on baby at 3 min then 5 min then every 10 min till baby goes to sleep. Our checks were usually walk in calmly talk to baby “hey bud it’s okay” lay him on his back stick paci in his mouth then walk out. Then baby feels comforted because you are still checking. For warning this can be an all night thing so be prepared but it helped with ours.

@Kelsey I’ve tried that a few times but unless we pick her up she won’t even take her paci and the second we put her back down she starts screaming again. Hearing my voice would work out for a little while until she realizes we aren’t picking her up

@Jasmyn Thank you!

Have you tried sleep sounds? My son was like that but I would just keep laying him down and put on some white noise. Sometimes your scent helps so maybe lay with her blanket or her clothes so it rubs off on it

Sounds like the 4 month sleep regression, it can last up to a month, big development happening for baby and totally normal. Wouldn't sleep train while a regression/leap is happening- too much going on brain wise. This is super common for the 4 month leap, very tiring but normal. Hang in there.

1. Do you follow wonder weeks? 2. Read on attachment theory before deciding to sleep train. - don’t use cry it out 3. Does she have any reflux issues that may be causing her pain when laid down?

I recommend the compression sleep sacks. My son had to be really warm to sleep on his own. He also slept much better on his stomach or propped over a pillow that I'd put under his sheet but I'm hesitant to recommend that because it can be risky, we only did that for naps really

Taking Cara Babies works wonders! Sincerely mama of 3, well rested with a newborn and 2 toddlers ❤️ no cry it out(like for hours on end kind of thing) and she’s got a ton of amazing resources. If you stick with it, it’ll help! Best wishes!

Sounds like the 4 month regression. Stick your routine and don’t start any new habits!!!

4 month regression, sleep training isn’t recommended until 6months minimum

Dear lord she is so cute 🥰 check PU/PD by tracy hogg on YouTube I can’t do cry out or ferber. And its too early. Its 4 mnths only. Add to her milk intake, sometimes they associate hunger with bassinet. They scare to go to sleep and stay hungry

More dramatic? The baby is 4 months old and not capable of self soothing?

Hi

Get a routine going darkroom and white noise

We had a velcro baby who only contact napped and preferred to comfort nurse to sleep. He also hated being swaddled from day one and would wake up frequently because he was frustrated he couldn’t move. We’d put him in his mini crib next to the bed and lay with him with just a hand on his chest till he fell asleep. As he got older we’ve always followed the 10 min rule and would let him cry for 10 mins exactly before going in and providing verbal comfort. Our mini crib also had wheels so sometimes we’d sway the crib. We didn’t use a sound machine or anything until he moved to the mini crib and hit the four month sleep regression and having a mobile that reflected lights on the ceiling helped. We had a FOMO baby so we also for a good period would just get in bed at the same time as him and that helped.

@Kaela oh girl I just saw that she was 4 months my bad! I don’t do any of the sleep training stuff till after 11 months at the earliest! At 4 months old yes my babies are in their own room and crib but I still respond to their cries. I know there seem to be a lot of moms saying their baby sleeps through the night at 3 months old or whenever but that is not the case for the vast majority of babies so don’t feel discouraged. I agree with all the others there is a leap at 4 months that makes separation hard but I wouldn’t start stressing about baby “sleeping through the night” till much later. I’m sorry I didn’t read your original post as closely as I should have.

You can cuddle her in your arms, give her the paci, when my baby do that in the middle of night that usually helps, or lay by your breast and tummy. If that makes sense.