I've heard so much about the dreaded four-month sleep regression, and I'm scared haha. My son will turn four months a few days before we fly out of town for the holidays 
I'm curious if I have any hope of it not being quite as bad as I've read or if I should just resign myself to dealing with the stress of travel and rough sleep at the same time...
You might also enjoy...
-
My younger son bypassed it entirely. Fingers crossed you're as lucky!
-
I think DD had one or two nights with one additional wake up. But that was it!
-
@erinbaderin: @catgirl: How was their sleep before four months? F has been sleeping six to eight hours straight since just before eight weeks...I'm hoping that's a good sign (although I shouldn't even been saying this -- first rule of good baby sleep: don't talk about good baby sleep
*knocking on all the wood* )
-
Never went through any real regressions.... don't ask me about naps right now though! (Lo is 2.5)
-
I'm afraid to tell you because I'll be up all night if I say this out loud, but Dubs has always been a good sleeper. He woke up twice a night for about his first three months and since then has been down to once unless he's sick. I actually totally forgot about the four month regression until I realized at about six months that he'd never had it.
-
@MrsSCB: DD has always been a pretty good sleeper. She was typically only up once a night from about 3 months on.
-
Ds1 skipped it entirely. He's almost 4 now.
He was sttn 6-8 hours by 5 weeks old. 12 hours by 12 weeks. No regressions and is still a great sleeper.
Ds2...that 4 month regression SUCKED.
-
I lived in fear of it and nothing at all happened. And a tooth was even coming out during that time. She was at her regular 10-10.5 hours by that time. She has never slept longer and is 14 months now, but I'll take it.
-
My DS was a troubled sleeper overall and the 4 month regression almost broke me
My DD was a dream baby in comparison and the 4 month regression was notable but didn't make me cry
-
I had a 2-3 nights where my LO would wake maybe 2 times and really needes something- a bottle.
The sleep regression wasnt too bad.
-
We had some trouble with falling asleep around 5-6 months and we sleep trained. Was a good sleeper before and after!
-
My daughter completely skipped the 4 month regression. Hope you are just as lucky!
-
DD2 has always been a rockstar sleeper (minus the 1.5 when she had reflux but we didn't know). No sleep regressions at all. Fingers crossed for you!
-
I definitely noticed the typical sleep regressions with my DD1 a lot more than with DD2. Maybe it was just that I knew sleep would be ever-changing and didn't have time to obsess over what might be the *cause* (i.e., nothing! it's a baby!)? Or maybe DD2 didn't really go through them? Not sure. But I would say the only real "regression" DD2 had was when she went from SSTN (6-9m) to waking up to eat once around 9m-11m. But it was really easy to extinguish that feed again once I decided to.
-
L never has any issues with the typical regressions. We were so lucky with her, she's a great sleeper
-
We didn't have a 4 month regression (I don't follow wonder weeks or regressions like that at all) but I didn't have a good sleeper from the start, so things were pretty bumpy in the sleep department.
-
It never happened with my first.
-
My first and third skipped the four month but had rough eight month regressions.
My second had some trouble around give months but I was pregnant and having supply issues. She's been consistently STTN since. -
DS2 wasn't so bad but it did coincide with teething so his sleep did get crappy for a while but it went back to normal after that, fairly quickly. DS1 it was terrible. His sleep was never ok after 4 months (actually about a week before). He didn't sleep through the night until he was 3 years old after that.
-
Ours was awful and we had to sleep train to get her out of it. BUT, it ended up being the only sleep regression she ever had (I have definitely heard friends complain of them at later ages, even toddlers who had been STTN). So just wanted to give hope in case you do end up dealing with it that you may end up lucking out down the line like we did.
-
We didn't. Her sleep actually got better around then! But she wasn't a good sleeper so it seems like the only place to go was up at that point
-
My first skipped it. I didn't even know there was a four month sleep regression with him.
-
Neither of mine had a 4 month sleep regression. I think they both improved around then, especially my second. They were both good sleepers to begin with, especially my first. They did/do sleep worse when travelling, though.
-
We have never had a sleep regression and he is now 2.
-
I didn't even know it was a thing until months after! So no sleep regression here! there is hope for you!!
-
Woooo, thanks guys! I feel like you hear so many horror stories that it's nice to get some positive ones
-
@MrsSCB: We didn't notice anything. He sleeps worse when he's sick but otherwise doesn't track the supposed regressions. Don't worry too much in advance! Every baby is so different.
-
Dd never really had a 4 month regression. But she's always been an awesome sleeper and slept through the night before 2 months. She had somewhat of an 8 month regression, but I think it was also due to flying cross country then.
-
@MrsSCB: I also was very worked up about it but ours was a blip on the radar. I don't remember anything traumatic or him changing sleeping patterns too much. This website is a blessing and a curse- I get a lot of questions answered but also unnecessarily preemptively worry about stuff for no reason.
-
My older two skipped it completely but it was bad with LO 3. Her sleep didn't improve until she was 7-8 months.
-
Currently dealing with this right now! Naps are crap, we have an extra night wake up but since he goes to bed at 5 it's at 9 so not so bad and starting the day at 4:30 *yawn*
-
Update: well, seven weeks of eight hours straight every night has devolved into up every two hours. Just in time for me to go back to work next week. Perfect. It doesn't help that he's rolling both ways so no more swaddle and he's still in the bassinet but seems to have outgrown it. Time to get a crib I guess.
*knocking on all the wood* )
The sleep regression wasnt too bad.
Reply
Subscribe to our newsletter
- Google Plus
- Stumbleupon
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Pinterest
- Favorite0
32 comments