The 4 month sleep regression

Well, it seems that the blessed days of a full night's sleep from our little angel are behind us. At least for the time being. Abby has hit the dreaded 4 month sleep regression. We have been praying this would not happen to our little princess, but it seems that we are in the midst of another developmental milestone. It appears to be a fairly common phenomenon and usually occurs when an infant starts to become more aware of her surroundings and begins a different sleeping pattern that is more similar to adults.

With this new awareness of her surroundings comes the complete inability for her to stay asleep for more than 3 or 4 hours at a time! Abs has been unable to sleep through the night since Sunday. With every night waking she wants to play and her beautiful brown eyes stay open much longer than they ever did before. Needless to say, this week has been somewhat difficult in the Ledezma house as we get acclimated to less sleep.

We'll probably start the dreaded sleep training fairly soon once we get the go ahead from our doctor. Up until now, Abby has been such an excellent sleeper so it's probably our turn to have a go at the typical restless nights that most parents encounter. However, that provides little solace at 3:30 in the morning when for so long she was sleeping through the night.

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer