FWIW, I just think she's a normal baby. Both of mine have done the same thing. At night I co-sleep from the first wake up because I find they slept a lot longer that way and I got more sleep.
We had a very similar problem with our bub around that age- our self settling, all night sleeper stopped sleeping through and boy was it a rude shock for mum and dad! She is now almost one and has just started sleeping through again with some encouragement.
I have heard there can be a four month sleep regression (well, that's what I blamed!!)...maybe it has come earlier for your bubs??
I guess whatever you choose to do, consistency is the key.
Good luck, and sending easy sleeping vibes your way.
Sounds like me with DD2 but it hit at 5 and half months. Perfect sleeper till then and now she wakes up about 4-5 times a night. I am riding it out too. We have ended up doing a lot of co sleeping which helps a bit. I did find that she liked some sort of noise when she was sleeping so majority of the time during her day sleeps I have the radio playing or a musical toy. I guess it is not to bad, it always feels worse at 11pm, 2am, 4am and 6:30am when I am up again and DH is happily snoring next to me.
DD1 is the best sleeper, we never had any issues with her.
It's pretty normal baby behaviour, sorry ferrals
Sometimes it's just a short phase - developmental leap, growth spurt - sometiems it might be an illness or due to some other change that's thrown her out of whack. But a lot of the time it's really just her being a baby. Babies do like to be carreid and cuddled. Doing it won't make them 'reliant' on it, they already feel that need, but it will meet that need and allow them to settle down again more rapidly.
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(well, that's what I blamed!!)...maybe it has come earlier for your bubs??
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