Why your baby suddenly stopped sleeping through the night (and how to fix it)

If your baby is suddenly waking more often at night, or suddenly they'll only sleep on you, you're probably wondering what has happened to your sleepy newborn...

When this happens and your little one is 3-5 months old, it usually means your baby is going through what's known as the 4 month sleep regression. This sleep regression is totally normal. It's not just a phase.

In fact, it means your baby's sleep pattern has matured! So it's kind of a 4 month sleep progression 😁. Even though it may not feel like it yet.

The 4 month sleep regression can be a very tricky time for parents. But it doesn't have to be!

In this video I share 6 simple sleep tips to help reduce the impact of the 4 month sleep regression and ensure you don't accidentally fall into some unhelpful habits which lead to even more broken sleep.

✅ Get your free 0 - 12 months old developmental milestone chart here:

00:00 - 01:06: Introduction
01:07 - 02:41: 4 Month Sleep Regression: What is it?
02:42 - 03:38: Tip #1
03:39 - 05:40: Tip #2
05:41 - 06:00: Tip #3
06:01 - 07:21: Tip #4
07:22 - 07:58: Tip #5
07:59 - 10:03: Tip #6

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[EmmaHubbard]

Thanks for watching! Which strategy are you going to try first?

[ianbartram]

"This is a permanent change" *screams internally*

[speakingforcrows]

I have a 7 week old (my first child), thanks to your information I've learned so many things I did 't know before. I believed so many of the myths. Such as babies needing to be able to sleep in a noisy environment, and I didn't know that even though they might look asleep that it's their way of coping with busy surroundings. It's helped me get my baby girl in quite a good sleeping rythm. Some of my family (particularly mother in law) thinks I'm a little too uptight about her sleeping patterns and her sleeping in a dark and quiet area instead of the busy area of the house during the day, but so far she's extending her night sleeps from 11 - 3 'o clock sleep to feed, to 11 - 4:30! So far so good...

Also my MIL was over a few days ago and was holding her for 3, 5 hours... I have trouble standing up for myself and let it go for this once, and boy did I regret it. She cried from the afternoon when my MIL left to her late night feed. Never again!

[melindahmkhwanazi]

Learning about sleep cues and wake periods saved my sanity with my colicky baby😭😭😭😭 thanks Emma!

[alexpuchala]

This is exactly what happened 🙈 thank you for the video!

[SakuraButterfly]

We are experiencing this right now! Oh wow this is the video we needed. Thank you!

[sanaabrarsayyed]

My 9 month old is going through the same problem! He keeps waking up every 1-2 hours and he has to be breastfed to sleep. I request you to make a dedicated video for the age 9-12 months😭. We always refer to your videos for any help. Thank you soo much! 🤗❤

[mrsnicolesmith]

Thank you. You've become our go to for advice. I'm going to use the transition advice to get him into his own rib and crib.

[amandarobson]

Thank you so much Emma. This is brilliant advice, really setting parents and babies up for success!!! Love your videos and am so appreciative of the knowledge you share so unconditionally. Many thanks.

[Mosaika_yvn]

Emma thank you so much for your videos. My baby is now 4months old and this is exactly what we are going through right now..i was wondering whether this is a regression or not so when your video popped up today i was shocked for that perfect timing😅 Love you and your videos, and thanks for helping new parents like me❤

[rudedemclot]

Great video, only comment is a worthwhile one; a bedroom full of white noise has proven essential to getting and staying asleep. Whereas a quiet room has proven disruptive, in my experience.

[a.w.wuerfel]

Appreciate you much! So thankful I found your channel. Thank you for making these videos

[Floreins]

I've been following literally ALL these tips for the past month and my 5 months daughter still wakes up every 2-3h per night 😭 I'm convinced I will never sleep again

[minimando]

Our almost 4mo is sleeping like 10hr in crib a night but all day naps are in arms. We are afraid to change anything we are doing because the night times are great atm.

[samanthakemp]

Wow, you gotta be watching me 👀 my baby is up every hour now and used to sleep through the night only waking once around 12 or 1. She's 8 months now though.

[arielmobleyinspired]

This is just what I needed right now. THANK YOU

[magdadebek]

Thank you for this video! My 8 month old wakes up every hour at night since he’s 3 month old, sometimes he sleeps better, sometimes he wakes me up like 8 times at night so I breastfeed him a little and he is asleep again. During the day he naps 30 minutes only, I try my best but it doesn’t change 😌

[raychelmcbride]

My baby is going through this at 3 months. I’m grateful that I can keep swaddling to help her through it, but it’s rough.

[MyCutties-fh]

Thank you maam for your valuable instructions 💓❤️🙏🏻

[a.s.]

We are going through 4 months sleep regression since 2 months old (just hit 3), literally you described our nights 🙈