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?
