20/05/2026
Has your baby gone from sleeping long, dreamy stretches to waking every couple of hours — and you’re left wondering what went wrong? 😩
You’re not alone — and you’re not doing anything wrong.
This is something almost every family experiences around this age, and it’s exactly the kind of sleep challenge I help parents work through every day 💕
💬 𝗗𝗠 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 - and let me know if your baby is going through this right now. You don’t have to figure it out alone, and I promise there’s a gentle way forward ☺️
🌙 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻:
Around 4–6 months, your baby’s sleep matures.
Their brain starts moving through light, deep, and transition phases — just like ours.
That means they now wake briefly between cycles and need to learn how to connect those cycles on their own.
At around 3 months, sleep felt easier because your baby could 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.
But as their sleep becomes more structured, those natural wake-ups start to happen more often — especially when they rely on something external (like feeding or rocking) to fall asleep.
👶 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿:
Your baby is becoming more aware of their surroundings. If they fall asleep in your arms but wake up in their cot, they notice that difference — and they call for you. That’s why naps shorten, night wakings increase, and you suddenly feel like you’ve gone backwards.
💙 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀:
Your baby’s sleep isn’t broken — They’re wired to sleep. They just need a little guidance and consistency to feel confident linking those sleep cycles.
This stage can feel exhausting, but it’s temporary — and completely fixable with the right support…