https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:01:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1834032 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 05:17:27 +0000 misstatas 1834032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I see. Do what you gotta do to get by! For a while LO WOULD only eat 2 oz at a time which meant she was eating every hour to hour and a half and she wouldn't nurse at all. She randomly snapped out of it. Babies are weird :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1834031 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 05:13:41 +0000 Mae 1834031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@misstatas: I would love to, and used to! But we have had a lot of problems with her eating and right now she will usually only eat when she is very tired pre nap </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1834025 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 04:39:24 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1834025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 month sleep regression. For us it was combined with 2 colds, 2 teeth, shots and a 3 week trip from Australia to Canada. I honestly feel like I can take on anything now. This too shall pass!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1834023 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 04:33:42 +0000 Dandelion 1834023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 4 month.</p> <p>4 month regression was hard for me. He was sooo needy! But we're now just past it and sleep is good again. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1834017 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 03:22:43 +0000 Applesandbananas 1834017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: it could be the 4 month sleep regression, which sucked, but it was very short for us, less than a week I think! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1834013 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:16:40 +0000 lamariniere 1834013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of the above. My DD was an awesome sleeper until about 3 months. It all went downhill after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833978 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:47:19 +0000 misstatas 1833978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd switch to feeding after she wakes up if you don't want her to get used to eating or rocking to sleep- we are currently trying to break that cycle. I would give my right arm if LO would fall asleep (or do anything haha) on her own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833884 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:57:18 +0000 MrsStar 1833884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I'm hoping this will just be a super short phase for your lo and she'll be back to her normal routine asap :happy: Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833872 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:42:20 +0000 matador84 1833872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going with who the eff knows. My kids are polar opposites as babies. One had regressions, the other didn't, one didn't sttn until a year, one was sttn at 8 weeks, etc etc. I can't figure it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833848 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:25:58 +0000 Mae 1833848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsStar: nooooo don't tell me that lol. This is do-able. That is not. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833835 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:14:46 +0000 MrsStar 1833835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to guess 4 month sleep regression (plus a mix of all the options put together!) lo's sleep started being like that around 3.5 months and then the 4 month regression hit - she woke up every half an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833832 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:14:11 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1833832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: we have a good sleeper too but around 4 months he woke up a few times for his soother. It passed quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833825 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:09:41 +0000 BrandNewMom 1833825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 4 month sleep regression is horrible! My kid used to STTN 8pm to 5am. 3.5 months, BOOM up 3-5x a night for the next 6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833721 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:03:37 +0000 Mae 1833721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd actually be pretty pumped if this was the 4mo sleep regression because I've been dreading it and I feel like this is do-able. So fingers crossed thats what it is and it doesn't get much worse :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833717 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:01:09 +0000 lawbee11 1833717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with PP that it's probably a combo of all 4. M was actually a decent sleeper until 3 1/2 months :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833711 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:56:54 +0000 Emsmems 1833711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@knittylady: ditto.</p> <p>My little guy started the 4 month sleep regression at about 3.5 months too. So it could very well be that. </p> <p>We toughed it out for a few weeks and then finally did CIO just for falling asleep because he'd scream whether we were holding him or not. </p> <p>No real advice, just good luck and this too shall pass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833703 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:44:44 +0000 catomd00 1833703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like my (former awesome sleeper like yours) 6 month old for the past 2 months. I have no advice because we are just in survival mode! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833697 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:38:10 +0000 Mae 1833697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: Yea I have the app on my phone actually but I have a hard time applying it to LO. She is never really very fussy or cranky (if she's not tired) and she's never particularly clingy. And some of the things they say she should be learning to do she's been doing for 2 mo and some things she is nowhere close to haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833683 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:21:47 +0000 knittylady 1833683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vote all of the above. :/</p> <p>Baby sleep is weird, and once you get used to one thing, it changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833664 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:03:35 +0000 immabeetoo 1833664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#4. Baby's waking up out of the third tri. I don't really think kids develop habits that young. If you wait a week, it'll probably change again ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833657 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:57:46 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1833657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 4 month regression was really hard for us. We had a great sleeper before and after. I'd say that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833647 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:49:10 +0000 Applesandbananas 1833647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you read about the wonder weeks? They were spot on for my LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-4-mo-sleep-regression-or-increased-binky-needs-or-bad-habits#post-1833643 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:42:50 +0000 Mae 1833643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 3.5 mo and has always been a good sleeper. For the past 4-5 weeks or so we've put her down for naps and bed time in her pack n play (where she sleeps in our room) and she's fallen asleep on her own always with very rarely any issue. In the past I wasn't even capable of rocking her to sleep because she'd just squirm until I set her down and then she'd fall asleep immediately. (I know. She's awesome). She'd occasionally wake up during a nap or at night but would always kick around for a minute and go back to sleep (except for when she needed to eat during early morning wake ups). </p> <p>Lately though she's needed to be rocked to sleep for every nap and bed time, and she wakes up a lot during naps and also at night. Usually she's spit her binky out and we put it back in and stroke her forehead and she goes back to sleep. But three times last night and twice the night before we had to get up and rock her back to sleep before putting her down (and she did not want food). </p> <p>I have three possible theories: </p> <p>1) 4 month sleep regression strikes a little early (she was a week late so she's almost 4 mo from due date)</p> <p>2) she's become super dependent on her binky, moreso than before and so when she loses it she gets more upset than she used to (although this doesn't explain needing to be rocked to sleep)</p> <p>3) we started rocking her to sleep occasionally because she got diagnosed with reflux 2 weeks ago and we have to hold her upright after feeding, and she eats a lot better before naps than after so she would just happen to fall asleep while I was holding her post sleeping quite often and maybe now she's just decided that way of going to sleep is better than going down awake? </p> <p>bonus option #4: babies are weird and there is no use trying to figure it out. </p> <p>I don't REALLY care because she still sleeps pretty well and it's not that big of a deal to me to rock her to sleep and help her get back to sleep. But I'm curious only because I'm wondering if this means I should change some of my habits. Like if it is the 4mo regression I think I should just keep rocking her to sleep because it helps her and she'll get over it on her own. But if it is a habit I formed by rocking her maybe I should try to move her back towards going down awake and not let her fall asleep on me so much. </p> <p>Any thoughts appreciated :) </p>