DS was 17 weeks on Tuesday. He started to sleep through (5/6/7 hour stretches) at about 9 weeks and this lasted for about 5 weeks, was bliss. Then his sleep started to deteriorate with it getting to it's worst in the last week. He's now back to waking every 2.5-3hrs. He goes down between 7-8 awake and most of the time self settles. He was occasionally settling himself if he woke in the night but that has stopped. I'm now feeding him most times (BF). I'm really not sure if it's genuine hunger or needing comfort. I'm worried that he will continue to wake out of habit if I keep nursing him each time, but equally I don't want to deprive him if he is hungry. Although he was a big boy at birth (9lb2) he has since dropped a couple of centiles. HV's not overly concerned as he is alert and happy. Just very active and never still which I think might mean he burns off the calories.
Can I ask you to share your experiences? If this is the 4mth sleep regression how long will it last? Should I stop nursing each time? I just don't know what to do for the best.
I know this subject crops up all the time so thanks for reading this far.
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Is this the dreaded 4 month sleep regression? Advice needed
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scratchandsniff · 22/02/2013 08:55
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