4 Month Sleep Regression: Signs and What You can Do (Solution) | Dr Sarah Mitchell

[@rebekahmiller8120]

My 3.5 month old is going through this. He used to only wake at 12, 4 and 8. Now he wakes at 8, 9, 10, 3 and 8. I’ve heard from some to ditch the sleep swaddle but from others to keep it through the regression. Obviously it hinders his ability to self-sooth, but it seems like the swaddle … well I guess I’m afraid to give it up since it helped him so much as a newborn, and it does still help him fall asleep. 🎃

[@HelpingBabiesSleep]

I hear that!! We walk parents through this inside of our book on Amazon. The regression might not go away in which case you'll need to teach him to sleep independently and he'll need his hands for that. Right now might not be the time to drop it but eventually you will need to. www.amzn.com/B08WQ2J8MZ

[@sekziijocii]

You video and your blog are so very helpful. The language you use is so frank, straight to the point and very practical. You are really helping me to wrap my head around what the heck my baby has been trying to communicate to me during this sleep regression. I am wondering, what happens if my baby is waking up crying hysterically from naps? I know that this means she likely didn’t get enough sleep, but if I let her try to self-soothe and it’s taking her longer than like 5 or 6 minutes, isn’t she already breaking her sleep cycle? What should I do? Just wake her up and try again in another two hours for her next nap?

[@HelpingBabiesSleep]

Oh gosh you are too kind. Thank you that and glad you are enjoying the videos. We have a full step by step guide for parents to set you up for sucess in our book on Amazon: www.amzn.com/B08WQ2J8MZ

[@helloworld-ow9tf]

Naps are usually not restorative enough if it lasts less than 40 min. Also it depends on how old your baby is

[@perdydelaisse6274]

My 2 month old wakes every 3 hours in the night for feeds, I was told that is completely normal for her age.

[@HelpingBabiesSleep]

At 2 months every 3 hours is very common, 6 to 8 hours is amazing. However, this video is referring to 4 month olds.

[@julissag4474]

My daughter is 4 months and she wakes up every 2-3 hours. 😢

[@dantess2693]

My (almost) 3 month old has only just begun to sleep through the night, she only wakes once now. The idea of that regressing so soon is scary aha