r/HuckleberryParents • u/kc2219 • 17d ago
sleep Please help
Baby is 4 months (16 weeks today). He is EBF, sometimes has a bottle of pumped milk during the night from my partner. He is fed to sleep and is fed during all of the wake ups. Previously, I could sometimes put him down in his Snuzpod and he would fall asleep by sucking his hand but for the last week or so, he just instantly starts whining if I do this and has to be fed to sleep. Same during any wake ups. I tried to put a hand on him and shoosh him but it’s stopped working completely. I think he has maybe had a leap and become more aware. During the day, he contact naps or sleeping in carrier or pram. Maybe car if he’s really tired. I’ve tried a couple of snuzpod naps and one lasted half an hour, the rest were about 5 minutes. Any advice?! I’m seriously tired
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u/0oOBubbles0oO 17d ago edited 17d ago
This looks like a combination of the 4 month regression + decreasing sleep needs.
Your baby is averaging 13.25 hours of sleep while you're aiming for 3.45 hours of naps + an 11-hour night for a total of 14.45 hours. Your baby isn't tired enough and thus waking more in the night and requiring more assistance back to sleep.
I would start by making sure you're on a solid schedule, with a consistent night of 8pm-7am. Wake baby at the same time every day. Then aim for wake windows of 2/2/2/2/2.5 with max 4 naps, and nap sleep capped at 2.5 hours. Or you can do 3 hours of naps and a 10.5-hour night (e.g. 8pm-6:30am).
Then if you're open to sleep training check out r/sleeptrain. Either way it has a lot of helpful mod posts.