4 month sleep regression

Anyone else been hit with the 4 month sleep regression 🥲 I can only assume that’s what it is as my baby is restless alllll night 🙈 Think I’ve slept 4 hours over the whole night AND my partner did half the night. Send help

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Yes 🙌 we are there too it started when he turned 15weeks🥲

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same here! She’s 16 weeks today and this whole week has been all over the place 🥲

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Yeppp awake after 5 mins Everytime he is put down 😢 2 hours sleep last night 🙈 sending solidarity xxx

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Oh my god! We have been hit hard! So so tiring isn’t it! Even if I try and co sleep to try and settle her she is awake after 30 mins. Xx

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Awake every hour from 1am until 6am last night 😅

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oh godness, hopefully it’s back to normal soon 🙈

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Yep in full swing of it.

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sleep? What’s sleep?

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I’m in it too 🥲 he’s a nightmare to get to sleep and he just wants the boob 24/7

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Mine has just started friday night she went to bed at 8 but then was awake every hour till 5.30 and we gave in and brought her in the bed, she also has a cold which isn't helping her sleep bless her. And then last night she didnt fall asleep till 11.30 !!! And has just woke up ! We got this girls! It's only temporary means our babies are growing up x

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yeah agree some days a better than others! Last night she only woke up for her dummy a couple of times between 12-2 then nappy change at 2 (she wee’d as I was changing her so full outfit change too🥲) then feed at 4 and slept 4-7am so an improvement. But it’s so random who knows what each night will bring 😂

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It’s the no napping that’s totally kicking my butt. He just won’t nap at all, if I try he’s wriggly, laughing, looking around the room etc. it’s hard not to laugh with him and get lost in the cuteness! But he is EXHAUSTED, can see it in his eyes. Makes bed time so much harder because he’s overtired and full of tears by the time it comes round. These regressions are so hard! X

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definitely! The only things I’ve noticed which helps the nights is not letting her get overtired so max 2 hours awake before bed, a solid bedtime routine and making sure she has full bottles through the day

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We’re in the thick of it, been going on for almost 6 weeks, I’m so tired, it’s so hard 😫

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Yes. I really hoped we would skip the nighttime part as his naps were all over the place for weeks and finally got back to normal. But no, now he’s waking up all night 😭 thankfully most of the time he just needs his pacifier, but he’s gone from sleeping anywhere from 7-11hrs on his first stretch to now only doing about 5-6hrs at a push, then he wants to wake up extra early. I’m also struggling with insomnia so i get a fraction of the sleep he does. It feels brutal right now.

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In the trenches here
Was awake every 30mins last night

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I can’t even put him down in the crib without crying and I’m terrified of bringing him in bed with me. Currently just sitting in bed with him on my lap wondering what to do 🥴

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