https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 00:45:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-470327 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:30:44 +0000 Mrs. Bee 470327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>you can wait out the regression, or you can try sleep training. we sleep trained charlie at 4 1/2 months mid regression (though his sleep was already bad before the regression). going into the crib awake will definitely make a difference as far as nap length. do you ever let your lo cry.... maybe just 5-10 minutes? they might surprise you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-470302 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:18:19 +0000 autumn865 470302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to send out some support! I remember you from the fall WB boards (my SN on there was Littlebean912) and my LO is right around the same age and we are going through the same things now with sleep (up all night and terrible naps). It must be the dreaded four month sleep regression. Do whatever you can to get some sleep. Does it help when your DH gets up at night? I think sometimes my LO sees me and associates me with feeding so then if DH gets her she goes to sleep again without eating. Just hang in there and hope it passes quickly :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469994 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:03:08 +0000 yellowbird 469994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried the side lying nursing, and she refused to fall asleep just now! DH bounced her to sleep but she only stayed down for 20 minutes. </p> <p>She haaaates her carseat. I guess I'll just stick to survival mode until this passes (hopefully!) I feel like I'm doing something wrong if I constantly nurse, rock, and hold her when she sleeps, but if that's the only way, then what can I do?</p> <p>I don't even think she's fully awake at night when she's crying so frequently because her eyes arent fully open and I nurse her and she's back out within 5-10 minutes and I'm still full and engorged, but if I don't get up and feed her she just escalates louder and louder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469949 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:00:43 +0000 X0X0X0 469949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same thing happened to us at 3.5 and 6 months. At 3.5 months I gave in and did the one thing I always said I wouldn't do "co-sleep". Around her usual nap time I would either put her in stroller or baby carrier and take a walk while she slept, co-nap with her in bed, or hold her in my arms. At 6 months I sleep trained her via modified CIO, because she started dream feeding all night since breast was so close to her. After sleep training we discovered she likes to sleep on her belly and that may have been part of the problem </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469948 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:00:00 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 469948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My lo's sleep was great until four months. Now at seven months we still haven't recovered....she was up about 15 times last night. The only thing that helps is nursing laying down in our bad so I can sleep too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469911 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:28:21 +0000 luckypenny 469911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So sorry! We have been in and out of the worst sleep also. Sending lots of hugs. I just came to accept that I don't have a good napper :( the ergo has been my saving grace </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469896 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:13:59 +0000 stargal 469896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about the car. That always does the trick with p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469853 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:34:04 +0000 runsyellowlites 469853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would lay down with P and nurse her to sleep. She took lots of naps on our bed during that time &amp; through some of her other nap regression periods.... She had one last week b/c she just started getting on her hands &amp; knees rocking. It's like she forgot how to relax &amp; go to sleep on her own. Killer week but we did survive!</p> <p>And yay to a 30 minute nap! Just gotta take it how you can get it! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469844 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:29:57 +0000 yellowbird 469844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just nursed her for like an hour an she finally fell asleep! I put her in her crib and she slept for 37 minutes. Better than nothing! I hope this passes soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469834 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:18:20 +0000 Freckles 469834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just do whatever you can to get through this regression. I Ergo'd her for naps when she refused to sleep. That and stroller naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469815 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:57:25 +0000 Bao 469815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry momma :( I agree it's probably the 4 month sleep regression, not sure if there is a whole lot to be done. Maybe try @mrbee idea of the stroller thing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469799 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:48:29 +0000 littlek 469799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This isn't a long term solution but I wait till LO is drowsy and I give him a bottle and it knocks him out for nap time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469792 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:41:08 +0000 mrbee 469792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For naps, have you tried the stroller? It helped save Charlie's napping early on!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-at-my-wits-end-no-naps-and-terrible-night-sleep#post-469766 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:20:28 +0000 yellowbird 469766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I was lucky because LO started sleeping through the night around 8 weeks. She's now 17 weeks and for the past 2 weeks has been waking up 4-7 times a night! I know it's probably the four month sleep regression, and she's just learned to roll back to tummy pretty consistently, but OMG!!</p> <p>She also refuses to nap.. like ever. I have to bounce her to get her to fall asleep, and then if I put her down she'll usually sleep for 10-20 minutes only. I know she's exhausted!!</p> <p>She's still swaddled at night, but now that she's rolling I'm guessing I need to sto swaddling soon? I try to put her in her crib, rnp, swing etc for naps, nothing makes a difference. I tried putting her down dead asleep, drowsy but awake, after three yawns etc... If I put her down awake at all she usually starts crying within a minute.</p> <p>Is there anything you did that could help me!? </p>