Any tips on the 4 month sleep regression?

Ive tried a routine but nothing seems to be working

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Ugh I don’t know!! In it now.
Bed time at the moment is brutal.
Can be asleep at 8 but then awake at 9..9:30…10..10:30..10:45…
Then every two hours.

My baby will not settle unless fed to sleep (EBF). Sometimes it’s a big feed so I get it but these short windows are literally comfort and whilst I need to break the habit, for my sanity, I just want her to go back down.

Sorry not helpful to you but you’re not alone and I’m here for any answers too!!! X

Its just a phase! This is my second and she's going through it too. Just do your best to get through it and get sleep when you can. Keep routines etc but remember it won't last x

Thank you so much for all your advice I feel so much better knowing that it's just a phase. Xx

My 15 week old wakes and screams uncontrollably every time we transfer him to his bed.. the last 3 nights he has slept on me while I’ve stayed awake all night. How long will this last, and any tips? I cannot sustain this 😭

We are in the exact same boat, waking every 1-2 hours at night and often won't go back to sleep without boob!
I've resorted to co-sleeping for a lot of the night now so she can just have boob whenever she wants it for comfort and I can get more sleep because I'm not getting up every hour to settle her!
I'm not sleep training but just trying to pay more attention to wake windows and trying to ensure she is getting enough sleep during the day, been doing this for the last few days and it seems to have helped slightly with night time sleep x

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