14 week old , regression?

Question

For the past 3 nights, my 14 week old has been so hard to put to bed. I have been doing the usual bedtime routine. She usually wakes up around 7:30/7:45 am and takes 4 naps before I try to put her down around 8 to 9 pm. However she is going to sleep close to 10 pm now after waking 3 to 4 times from the time I try putting her to bed, waking up within 10 mins of her being out down asleep everytime. She hasn't done this before, maybe waking up once but not multiple times. Advice?

Answer

There is a sleep regression that happens around this time. My baby’s sleeping habits changed drastically at 3 months. She used to sleep through the night or wake up only once or twice, then she started waking up- kid you not- like 8-10 times a night… including the wakings between 15/20 mins of falling asleep. We’re at 5.5 months not and it’s getting better, but she’s still up several times a night. 
Here’s what that I’ve heard that helped with us…
Waking up within 39 mins of falling asleep at night is referred to as a “false start.” This happens when the baby is overtired and has an abundance of cortisol (the stress hormone) in the body. 
What worked for us was taking a look at her wake windows hiring the day. She was up way too long- a little over 2 hours and I’d notice her yawning and rubbing her eyes. However, those are actually signs it’s too late and she’s overtired. So I began starting her nap time routine at 90 minutes and noticed what she was doing at that time. Consistently, she’d start to “sing,” avoid eye contact and get a little frustrated with whatever she was doing. Those are now what I associate with her sleep cues. Whenever I see that now I start to put her down for a nap and she falls right to sleep usually. If she’s not falling asleep easily, I take her out of her room and we resume a quiet activity for 15 minutes and try again, then repeat until she goes down without resisting.
One thing to remember is that your baby knows how much sleep they need. You might be putting her to bed earlier or later than she needs and she’s resisting because she’s over or under tired. If that’s causing you anxiety, that can cause a lot of stress for her because she’s so in tune with your emotional state. The best thing I did was surrender and let go of whether or not she napped or slept and for how long. I know it’s hard, but releasing that which I had not control over (except what I outlined above) made her sleep experience a lot more pleasant for both of us.

14 week old , regression?

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