u/Interesting-Peace877

FTM to a 15-week-old and I feel like we may have entered the 4-month sleep regression last week.

All naps have become 45–50 mins. Toward the end of each nap, I can see him trying hard to stay asleep, but he eventually wakes up upset and crying — something that didn’t happen before.

Initially, nights were unaffected. He would sleep around 8/8:30 pm, wake around 7/7:30 am, with 2–3 wakeups overnight.

But this week we’ve started dealing with a lot of false starts. We tried going with the flow instead of forcing bedtime, but now evenings look like this:

* He falls asleep
* Wakes up 15–20 mins later crying hard
* We try soothing rocking/bouncing, sometimes falls asleep
* If he shows hunger cues, I feed him and he falls asleep while feeding
* Then wakes again 15–20 mins later upset

This cycle continues for 2–3 hours until he’s finally down for the night around 10:30/11 pm. Followed by 1 wake-up.

Current schedule:

* Wake windows: mostly 1–1.5 hrs, last wake window is 2/2.5 hrs
* 5 naps/day
* Around 5 hrs total daytime sleep
* I usually rescue the first nap by rocking/feeding to extend it to ~1.5 hrs

I’m struggling to understand whether this is something I should just ride out as part of the regression, or if I should actively change something in his schedule/sleep habits.

Would really appreciate advice or experiences from others who went through something similar.

Hey Mumma !
I have pulled a muscle around my upper arm and have been in a lot of discomfort. Not able to pick-up the LO comfortably either.
Have you ever been prescribed painkillers or muscle relaxants while BF?
I could only secure an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow - any advice will help.
I know few who took painkillers for clogs/mastitis.

Hello Mummas,

I’ve been trying really hard to build some good sleep habits with my LO, but as they’re becoming more aware and developing, it’s getting harder to stay consistent.

One thing I’m struggling with is feed-to-sleep. It’s working for now, but I’m starting to worry about how this will play out when I return to work at 6 months.

My work is quite hectic, especially in the evenings (calls/meetings between 6–10 pm), so I may not always be available for bedtime. Ideally, I’d want my partner to be able to put the baby to sleep without depending on feeding.

Would love to hear from other moms:

1. How did you manage the transition when you went back to work?

2. Did your baby naturally adapt, or did you work on changing the association beforehand?

Anything I can start doing now (gently) to make this easier later without making my LO struggle?

Open to all tips, routines, or even reassurance that this gets better 🙂

Thank you!

Note: Used gpt to refine.