https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:57:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1871948 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:30:11 +0000 Jass 1871948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wait a minute..i thought you are writing about my baby. This sums story of my life. Just wanted to know how are things? Anything you found which helped and could suggest? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851368 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:06:42 +0000 catomd00 1851368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 months in and sleep is still pretty bad but having more good nights lately. This too shall pass! Hang in there and do what you gotta do to survive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851365 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:00:51 +0000 meredithNYC 1851365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: we didn't experience this, but we sleep trained around three months, which I think helped avoid it. Our LO also hated the swaddle, so we did away with it on the early side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851357 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 21:47:26 +0000 lady grey 1851357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: 5 months. We did the Sleep Easy Soution. I know CIO isn't for everyone, but it worked great for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851249 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:20:43 +0000 twodoghouse 1851249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alice is sleep regressing really bad right now. Sleeping in 20 minute increments from 9-3 the last few nights. Not wanting to eat, take paci, etc. Ped suggested encouraging her to self soothe with her thumb, so we are going to try swaddling with arms out tonight. When she did finally fall asleep and sleep for three hours we noticed she had busted her arms out of the swaddle. So maybe she is swaddle weaning herself? Hope something works for Fia soon. This not sleeping is ROUGH after weeks of good sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851245 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:08:44 +0000 Beebug 1851245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All I can say is for weeks now I could have written this post, and it is doing me in. We had 1/3 of the night better and I got 2.5 hours sleep, but we are no where close to out of this or me saying there's anything good about his sleep right now!</p> <p>Shoot me!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851244 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:08:03 +0000 Mae 1851244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Seattlemom: how old was your lo? I think ours is prob too young. But if you'd like to share I'll keep it in mind for later. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851228 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:34:51 +0000 lady grey 1851228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: Ours didn't end so after a month of being woken up every 1-2 hours we decided to sleep train. Its sounds like your LO needs to learn how to fall asleep on her own without needing your help or the paci to soothe her back to sleep. During the worst of our regression DH and I would take shifts dealing with LO so that each of us could at least sleep 3-4 hours. If you are okay with CIO then let me know and I'd be happy to tell you more about which program we used. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851196 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:33:40 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1851196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: You could try one arm out. That would give her access to her hand but the comfort of the swaddle. We are using the Magic Merlin suit. He HATED it at first, so much that I started a thread on it. But after he scared me by almost rolling in his sleep I tried it a few more times. I wouldn't say he likes it now, but he can get his little fist in his mouth and it does calm his reflexes as night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851185 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:14:08 +0000 Mae 1851185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: She is because it is such a huge sleep cue for her and she startles so easily. But I was just thinking today that her sleep is so terrible that maybe it is time to ditch the swaddle? Like I don't know how much worse it could really get so maybe I just might as well go through both transitions at once? But then I'm scared........ lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851170 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:57:35 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1851170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the last person who should give sleep advice, but is she still swaddled? If she could suck on her thumb or hand when she woke up that might help with the paci wake ups. That said, everything I've read about the 4 month regression -- and all I do these days is obsessively read about baby sleep -- says it'll pass and there isn't much to do but survive. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1851165 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:49:16 +0000 sarac 1851165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine never ended. Sorry. I'd say, do as you want to go on - don't start bad habits just because you're desperate for a little more sleep. But know that it's always changing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1850413 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 09:32:14 +0000 spaniellove 1850413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am googling 4 month sleep regression today because F and J go through so many of the same things at the same time! This scares me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1850393 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 09:24:49 +0000 Smurfette 1850393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Drink wine, and lots of it!</p> <p>Hang in there. Hopefully it passes quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1850390 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 09:23:35 +0000 avivoca 1850390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just had to ride it out, and it was awful. We started a bit late because she was really sick, but when it started, it lasted a solid two months for us, and then it slowly got better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-for-4mo-regression#post-1850376 Fri, 05 Sep 2014 09:14:11 +0000 Mae 1850376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I'm pretty sure Fia is in the 4 mo regression, even though she's not yet 4 mo. She's 16 weeks now. From 8-11 weeks on she slept 9-7 or 8 with 1 wakeup to eat. During week 12 she STTN. Week 13 she started waking up 1 time again. Weeks 14-15 she started waking up and needing to be rocked back to sleep 2-4 times (did not want to eat, or maybe only once). </p> <p>Now this past week she is awake ALL THE TIME. She does this thing where she spits her binky out and then starts grunting/whining/lip smacking for it. And if you don't wake up and get it in fast enough she wakes all the way up and screams and you have to rock her. If you do get it in, she may go back to sleep, or she may spit it out 10 min later and you have to repeat the process. </p> <p>Last night we put her to bed at 9:40 (started bed time at 8:30 and dealt with 2 massive meltdowns). She slept until 11 and then started the paci spit out thing. Spit/replaced it until 11:30 and she slept. Started the paci thing at 12:30, continued every few minutes until 2. Started the paci thing at 3, I replaced it 2 or 3 times then decided to try to let her fall back asleep without it and she woke up and freaked out and I had to get up and rock her. She fell asleep about 3:45. Back up at 5 with the paci thing on and on and on, decided to try to feed her at 6. Ate 1.5 oz and fell asleep at 6:15. Back up at 7 for the day. </p> <p>Also her naps are difficult. She used to put herself to sleep. Now she always needs rocked. She usually melts down during rocking. She usually wakes up after 30-40 min crying for her paci and/or needing to be rocked back to sleep. </p> <p>So... this is the 4 mo regression right? But how long will it last? Feels like this has been going on a long time now and keeps getting worse. And she isn't even 4 mo officially until next week! </p> <p>And I don't know what to do about the paci situation. Do I just keep sitting up all night to pop her paci back in all the time? Is there anything I can do to get her back to sleeping okay without it? (she used to go to sleep with it, spit it out, and be fine with it the rest of the night). Do I just ride this out however I can (paci replacement, tons of rocking)? Or am I creating bad habits? </p> <p>I know its a lot of questions and every baby is different. But I'd appreciate any advice on how to ride the storm without setting up long term bad habits and also without losing my damn mind (emphasis more on the former than the latter... I am still feeling like I can ride this out bc it is hopefully short term... at least for now.) </p>