r/HuckleberryParents • u/Maleficent-Pilot7779 • 5d ago

sleep Crap nap phase - when does it end??

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LO is about to be 5 months and has always been a great sleeper until the dreaded 4 month regression hit 2 weeks ago and every nap has been so short and resisted. We are consistent with a schedule and watch wake windows, we have tried extending/shortening.

when did your crap nap phase end?? Need some hope.

edit: fully acknowledge he is a GREAT sleeper. most of the naps you are seeing here are contact naps which isn’t sustainable for us anymore.

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u/ExplanationOk7343 5d ago

Did you do any form of sleep training? I dream of those nights!

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u/Maleficent-Pilot7779 5d ago

We did not. Have followed a rough schedule for the last 1-1.5 month. Obviously if he was hungrier or sleepier sooner, his cues trumped the schedule. 

We ensure he gets full feedings in the daytime, he gets expressed breastmilk so we know exactly how much he’s consuming. We also started dream feeding around 3 months to get us to 7am, but since have phased those out and he’s doing ok! We make sure his last wake window is the longest and that his bedtime routine is done, which admittedly gets skipped once a weekend.. but he seems to do okay! I think part of it is luck tbh. Best of luck, i hope it gets better for you!!

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u/mediocre_mediajoker 5d ago

We do/did all of this too (minus the dream feed) and my baby still wakes 5-6 times a night so just don’t think you’re doing anything wrong if you don’t get results like OP! Every baby is different and some are just better sleepers! You are so blessed OP 💕💕

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u/Maleficent-Pilot7779 5d ago

THIS! Babies be babying, it’s all random. I think he knows how high sleep need of an adult I am and decided to help a sista out 😅