Right- when is this 4 month regression ending then?!

I just fell asleep sat up 😂 I’m looking for a message of hope from someone, when you think you’re through this bloody tough sleep bit!! Anyone who’s had it bad feel like they might be getting there?

I’ve actually lost count of when it started for us, our LO only turned 4 months today but it started early, (as it did with my eldest!) so I reckon it’s been a couple of weeks.

We can do it!!! 💪🏼

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5 weeks in 🫣 I keep getting glimmers of good naps and night sleep again then bam, straight back to crap- so humbling 🤣🤣

I've lost count... 6 weeks? 7? 🥴

I don’t even know what week we are on anymore but it is improving from waking every 40 mins during the night and I got a 3 hour stretch out of her lastnight!! It’s the little wins 🙈😂

When did yours start? I feel like mine started at 11/12 weeks

I’m not sure this will give much hope buuut….

We got the 4 month regression bang on 3 months… over 7 weeks later (we were totally broken) and we have started to see improvements.
He has never been a good sleeper, generally a 3-4 hour stretch followed by 2 hourly wakes.
Well we seem to be back to 2 hourly wakes compared to every 20/45/60 mins and barely being able to put him down. And we also had a magical 4 hour stint. I felt like a new woman.

He will probably humble us next week and put us right back in there but it has been a good week and I’m very grateful for it. At least I know he can link his cycles now. Gives me hope.

I’ve also lost count of the weeks 😂 6 or 7 maybe. She started just after 3 months. I thought maybe this is what life will be now. But I am broken - not sure how I’m still functioning!
Before that she was a great sleeper. Would wake once a night or twice max but now it’s been as much as 8 times. Finally the last few nights I’ve had some consistent 3 hour stretches at the start of the night. Followed by 2 hourly so I’m hoping we may just be turning a corner. I also moved the next to me from next to our bed to across the room and have turned up the white noise. Seems to have worked so far in helping her link her cycles better 🤞🏽🤞🏽

Thanks guys, it sucks that so many of us feel like zombies but not being alone in it is very reassuring!! Sounds like very similar experiences, let’s all pray for those 3 hour stretches to start/continue/get even longer….anyone else’s babies still got a strong startle reflex?! This is the main thing keeping us up!!

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Rant about dad in playground incoming!!!!!

So me and my mum were just in the playground with my 21 month old. We made our way to a little playhouse and there was another little boy who seemed the same age, maybe a little older with his dad and older brother nearby.

I looked at the dad and he seemed so laid back he might aswell of been laid in the bushes. One earphone in, kind of looked distant.

I encourage my son into this playhouse, holding his hand. The little boy comes over and basically barges his way in and stands in the way so my son couldn’t come in. I’m obviously still encouraging him to go in and trying to chat to this little boy about how nice the playhouse is.

He swipes some leaves and sticks off a little table inside which makes my son jump so he steps back and this little boy leaves. He then follows us to the slide and he’s using his body to basically block my son. Kicking his leg so he can’t get on. The slide was massive and attached to a massive climbing frame. There was plenty of space for several kids.

It got to the point where we had to explain to this little boy that his behaviour isn’t very nice and to stop. The dad was on his phone still with an earphone in.

Now I try my hardest, even more so now I’m a mum to not judge and fully understand kids are kids and sharing, social skills ect are being learnt but I feel like those kids were in charge of their dad, not the other way around. At what point do you stop being so understanding and throat punch the dad 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Is it normal to feel this way?

Baby is currently 4 weeks old…I love her to bits but I DREAD her wake windows, as horrible as that sounds😖
She’s rarely content or happy when she’s awake. If she’s awake she’s crying or screaming. I actually get scared for when she might wake up because she gets herself in such a state.
Has anyone else felt this way? Or am I just an awful mum lol.

Im hoping this gets better once baby is a bit older & can interact more with things/play/laugh etc

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