4 Month Old Stopped Sleeping Thru Night

Speaking from the experience of having two tots now, hony the fact that a four year old would sleep all night awsome as it is often does not have much. However, just hang in there you know around turning 12months this should change some

I have a 16 month old who has done this very thing on several occations. Just recently we went through a spell in which he started waking in the middle of the night. I researched it and found that impending developmental milestones can cause a sleeping disturbance. At four month old, babies are constantly developing. I would say try to stick to your sleep routine and as other have said...try to allow baby to soothe himself for 10-15 minutes before you come to the rescue. Good luck!!!
-T.

Hi C.,
I have read the babywise books as well, I have a 3 year old and a 16 month old girls and used the babywise to put both of them on schedules. Both of my girls started waking up in the middle of the night after colds and it quickly turned into a habit for them. I had to go back to letting them cry it out, it obviously became harder as they got older. I just had to remember that if I let them cry for 10 min. the first night and then went in the room the next night they would cry longer. I know this is probably something you already know but just go back to basics. Hope this helps. We all go through it.

I have a 4 month-old, too, and he, by all definitions, was STTN until a couple of weeks ago. There are a lot of things that can disrupt their sleeping schedule including milestones and teething. (One of the symptoms of teething is wakefulness.) Also, at 4 months of age, babies are so much more in tune to their surroundings than they were at any other point before. I've read quite a few articles about sleep regressions at 4 months of age and have also shared heard directly from other moms about their experiences with their 4 month-old babies.

I've read "Babywise" and "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer", which I prefer over "Babywise" and think that at this age, you have to be flexible. Do your best to stick to your sleeping routine, especially at night. Don't worry about whether your baby is waking every 2-3 hours. Just be consistent and reassure him that it's sleep time and not playtime, if he wants to play, or feed him and promptly put him back to bed.

My son consistently changes his sleeping schedule every few months. He was sleeping through the night at 5 weeks, from about 9 pm till 3 am then wake for a feeding, and then sleep through til 8 am. That lasted about two months, and then he changed his daytime nap schedule on me, which in turn made him reshuffle the night schedule. Two wake ups a night for a 4 month old is actually really good, so I wouldn't worry too much. If it is really driving you nuts though, try to let him fall back to sleep on his own before you jump up to get him. Getting up to quick will train him that all he has to do is yell and you'll come running. If you let him soothe himself, he will be less likely to bother you every time he wakes up for a minute.

hi C.--we didn't do babywise with our kids but we are big fans of "the happiest (baby/toddler/kid) on the block" as well as the books by bill & martha sears. what we have seen is that our kids have long periods of growth--their upended sleeping/toilet/mood/eating habits last for several weeks. i know that the books say this only should be a couple of days but we have never seen that with our little ones. these phases always last for what feels like a long time. and of course, no matter how much you read, each individual kid always does his or her own thing. i'm sure your little one will get back on track with your encouragement. good luck!