Guys! I’m struggling lately to be patient when my baby starts crying when I put him down or try to make him go to sleep. He use to never make a problem about sleeping, once he gave me the cues I would breastfeed & he would ko but now that

But now that he’s 4 months going into 5- he began to fight it. He moves while on the boob and struggles to fall asleep easily. It’s as if he weren’t comfortable. Once I know he’s filled himself with milk and he doesn’t want my breast anymore, he cries non stop bc he’s over tired and there I hud him tight and say shh noises to help him ko. He does eventually but he wasn’t like this. It was never a struggle to get him to sleep. He’s been napping 30 or less minutes a day when he use to do 1-2 hrs ! Sometimes I’ll get an hour but even then he wakes up easily! Idk what to do or what went wrong. I do have to say I was going out a lot with him and I’m not sure if that disrupted his sleeping schedule bc sometimes he would pass his 2 hr wake window or if he’s having a sleep regression. I don’t want to be upset and inpatient when this happens bc I know he can feel my energy but idk how to adjust to this or how to make it comfy enough for him to sleep. If anyone has gone thru something similiar can you please comment below. I’d love some advice. Thank you :(

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In the same boat, mine has been fighting naps for a while now. He just turned 4m. Curious to see what other people will comment. Mine also started teething, so I just hope it’ll get better in a few weeks. He just grunts or cries. We get 15 min naps or have to hold him in our arms for an hour to make him sleep.

Could be the four month sleep regression. I notice my 4 month old (almost 5 months in a couple days) can't sleep when she's too hot or its too noisy and bright. Sometimes walking back and forth with them for 10-15 minutes puts them to sleep When you're at your limit. Put them in their crib or somewhere they can't roll off, then come back once your calm and then try to breastfeed again or rock them to sleep.

Thank you for the advice ! I’ve noticed light could play a role on how quickly he sleeps now

Definitely limit noise and light as it can be “overstimulating” baby when put down for nap. Doing some cuddle time and pat baby back can help. I recommend a baby lounger if you don’t have one. So when you put baby down for a nap it’ll feel cuddled still! White noise is seriously great and will/can help. I don’t know how you feel about using infant Tylenol, but you want to schedule nap time during the day I recommend giving a dose before the nap.

My baby is the same, 5months in 2 weeks. She used to fall asleep so easily but now she’s fighting herself

The 4 month sleep regression occurs anytime between 3-5 months and can last 2-6 weeks. It’s also the hardest of all regressions in my opinion (maybe because it’s the first real big one). Sadly there will be more throughout the first 2 years of your child’s life. As others said, if you’re getting too overstimulated, you should put your baby down, leave the room, and then start again after you’ve calmed down.