Sanchez - that's really tough hon. So sorry to hear you're going through such a hard time! Babies are known to have a period of sleep regression around 4 months so it could be that. Have you got the book The Wonder Weeks? It's fascinating and makes the tough times easier to get through when you have an insight into what our little babies are going through during a developmental growth spurt.

What else can I suggest? Hmmm... is she getting plenty of milk during the day? I pump it into Izzy during the day and think that is probably one of the reasons she sleeps so well at night. Just a thought though.

Is Violet still in a bassinet? If so, it could be time to move her out of it. We moved Izzy into her cot at 10 weeks, after our sleep school day stay. The middies there said she was probably getting a bit big for it and would most likely be happier in a bed where she could fling around in her sleep without waking herself up. They were right, she slept for 9 hours straight the first night! We also slept alot better too as we weren't listening to her noises all night! We have the Angel Care Sound & Movement monitor too which really gives us peace of mind.

Izzy has woken a handful of times in the past couple of weeks at 4am but has gone back to sleep straight away besides once when I had to feed her. She screams out which scares the hell out of us but she goes back to sleep after a few whimpers. Is it possible that Violet doesn't actually need you and you're getting up to her too quickly?

Have you tried going to a chiro? Izzy was going regularly leading up to Christmas for her reflux and it helped with all sorts of things, including sleep. I've actually just taken her back again today for an adjustment. A chiro that specialises in babies really can work wonders on little ones.

That's all I can think of for now. I hope that's given you some ideas. Know that I'm thinking of you and remember 'this too shall pass'