Sleep regression? Sleep training

Question

My 3.5 month old is waling every 2-3hrs and wont go back to sleep unless I nurse her. She was sleeping 5-6hr stretches and just started this about a week ago. Maybe early sleep regression? Has anyone sleep trained and if so how old was your baby and what method?

Answer

She’s probly hungry, it’s very common at that age to want fed every 3 hours. If she’s nursing and is satisfied afterward then she’s hungry. Feed on demand, there’s no need for a schedule, if she’s wanting fed then feed on demand, she could be going thru a growth spurt. A baby’s schedule, especially sleep schedule, can change frequently for the first several months. Most sleep training isn’t suggested until over 6 months because that is when a baby becomes more capable of going longer periods without needing fed at night. It will get better😬 (then probly worse, then probly better😂)

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This seems pretty normal still at that age. It’s really probably too young to sleep train because baby still needs to eat that often at this age.  There is a sleep regression around 4 months but for my two kids - it was way worse than waking every 2-3 hours.  (They would be up almost every hour all night :/) It can take baby quite a while before they are “sleeping through the night” and not in need of milk at night.

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I do feed her on demand but worry she isn't getting enough during the day.  I always get formula feeding moms who say "oh my baby was sleeping through the night at that age,  must be because you breastfeed". Ofcourse im going to continue to breastfeed and just hope eventually she will sleep longer stretches.

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My son was sleep trained only to sleep in his crib at that stage. It could certainly be a regression.  My son ate every 2-3 hours at night until close to 4-6 months, but he still woke twice at night to bf.  I don’t think there’s much to do but wait it out, unfortunately.

Sleep regression? Sleep training

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