We've written quite a bit about sleep regressions on this site (in fact, Nicole herself was instrumental in coining that term!), and with good reason: your child goes through FIVE sleep regressions in the first year of life alone! But how can you know for sure if something is a sleep regression? How do you distinguish a sleep regression from a growth spurt? What about a sleep regression vs. a funky phase that has no real explanation? And, for that matter, how do you distinguish
4 month old sleep regression
4 Month Sleep Regression Checklist: What To Do Before, During, and After the 4 Month Sleep Regression
The 4 month sleep regression is a doozie for most new parents - it seems to come out of nowhere! Just when you think your baby's sleep is improving, and that you might be "out of the woods", sleep-wise, BOOM - sleep falls apart completely. It's easy to see, then, why the 4 month sleep regression is such an incredibly popular topic with our readers! We hear from numerous parents each month who want to know how they can prepare for the 4 month sleep regression, what to do during the regression,
Sleep Regression, or Something Else?
Is it a sleep regression...or is it something else? That's a question that many parents would like the answer to. After all, until you uncover the root of your baby or toddler sleep problems, you can't know how to respond to them, and how best to solve them. Today, we bring you a brand-new quiz, designed to help you uncover whether your baby or toddler's recent sleep problems are the result of a sleep regression, or something else entirely. Take the easy, 7-question quiz, and you'll get
Sleep Regression, or Growth Spurt? Or Both?
Parents, does it ever feel like the first year of your baby's life is just one long sleep challenge? Between sleep regressions, teething, illness, growth spurts, and nap transitions, it can feel like your baby will NEVER sleep soundly, because just when you find your sleep "groove", another change or transition rears its ugly head. This is especially true of sleep regressions. There are three sleep regressions that we commonly see happen during the first year of a child's life, and since each
Sleep Regressions: Everything You Need To Know and Ages They Happen
Sleep regressions. It's a phrase you probably didn't know existed before you had a baby, but now? Now that your baby is waking every 20 minutes, and you are exhausted beyond all reason? Now that your toddler is waging a fierce anti-nap campaign? Yeah - "sleep regression" is a phrase you're probably familiar with! Sleep Regressions: What They Are A sleep regression describes a period of time (~3 to 6 weeks) when a baby or toddler who has been sleeping well suddenly starts waking at
20 Tips to Handle the Frustrating (and Exhausting) 4 Month Sleep Regression
The exhausting 4 month sleep regression is when your baby wakes very frequently at night and/or takes short naps. Regressions at other ages, including 8 months, 11 months, 18 months, and 2 years old, are temporary. The 4-month sleep regression is a permanent change to how your baby sleeps. Learn more about this exhausting time period and how to manage it with this guide. If after you read this you need individual help, please consider contacting a baby sleep consultant. The 4 Month Sleep
4 Month Sleep Regression Explained (sometimes 3 and 5 months too)
Over the years, our team has seen countless parents come to us for help with their 4 month old babies sleep. Why? Simple - it's the 4 month sleep regression. This article will explain why "good" sleepers sometimes turn "bad" around the 4 month old mark, also known as the 4 month sleep regression. For most babies, the 4 month sleep regression occurs right around the 4 month mark, but for some babies, it happens a bit earlier (around 3 months) or a bit later (around 5 months). For some babies, the