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SLEEP => Night Wakings => Topic started by: MakingMischief on February 16, 2016, 18:15:12 pm
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Hey everyone,
My son is 5 months now (born three weeks early) and for 2-3 weeks now, has gone from sleeping 8 hours at a time, waking for a brief feed, and then going back to sleep for 4 hours, to waking 3+ times per night. I figured it was the four-month sleep regression, but I'm wondering now if it's something I should be able to just wait out, or if it's a sign that we need to start some form of sleep training. He's also had a cold for the past few days so that's likely contributing as well.
Previously, I hadn't done much as far as trying to teach sleep independence - we have a bedtime routine that includes jammies, a book, then me nursing him, and he'd usually pull off when he was done with his feed and doze off while I was holding him. Occasionally he'd wake up when I was putting him down, but he'd nod back off in the crib without my help. And like I said, he had started sleeping longer stretches on his own so I didn't worry about it.
What are my next steps - wait it out, or start trying to teach him independent sleep?
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I would wait a bit longer to see if it gets better on it's own. Many LOs (mine included) hit a blip at that age. Are you feeding for any/all of the NWs? He could genuinely be hungry.
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I do feed during the NWs - sometimes he eats like he's hungry, other times he's just comfort nursing.
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Haha:) on the contrary I would do something. I usually wait 10-14 days to sort things out. If it's more I start to solve the problem as sickness, regression and teeth are usually gone after that period. 4th regression needs a sleep cut here to <3h to achieve good nights.