4 month old not happy!

[Taurean]

This seems to be a common theme at 4 months as there are several of us BB mums are going through the same thing with our 4 month olds!!

My DD has decided in the past week that she wants to fight her day sleeps after 5 weeks of really good day sleeps. She was doing 3 hours in the morning, sometimes with some resettling and sometimes not, and catnaps in the afternoon while we were out and about. In the past week it's been a real struggle to get her down for a day sleep and when she finally gets to sleep, she is waking after the first sleep cycle and we have found it really hard to get her back to sleep. Yesterday was the first normal day sleep in a week. She settled herself in her hammock, no tears at all, then slept straight through for 1.5 hours! Today she decided to scream again when I tried to put her down after she fell asleep on the breast. I finally got her to sleep in the sling and have just managed to get her to sleep in her hammock after 5 minutes of tears.

I think it must just be a phase, at least I hope it is! I have the book The WonderWeeks and apparently from week 15 - 19, they go through a 'fussy' period before the next developmental milestone at 19 weeks. That could explain it. DD also just did something new then as I put her down, she settled herself by sucking on her muslin wrap. It was so cute and something totally new. She often sucks on things, including her wraps, but she's never used it as a sleep aid. I think she may be ready for a comforter which is great as she has three really cute ones I've been itching to use!

If you DS is nearing 19 weeks, it may well be the wonder week he's going through which often means they wake more often for food. DD woke three nights running at 3am during her 12 week wonder week and she was sleeping 9-10 hours straight at the time. After the three nights, she returned to her old self.

I hope that helps a little at least knowing you're not alone.