January, 2021

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Sleep progressions are a period in time during which your child is making leaps in their development. This is progress! That’s why I don’t refer to it as a sleep regression. Sleep is becoming interrupted because the sleep cycles are changing. A baby might be hitting new developmental milestones, such as learning to roll, crawl or walk; they might be having a burst in their language development; or they might be teething. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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The 4 month sleep progression can often be the hardest for parents who may have finally gotten into a groove with their newborn. Interrupted sleep is coming as a result of a change in a babyโ€™s brain chemistry. Their sleep cycles are becoming more like adult sleep, which causes an upheaval in sleep and feeding. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Here are 5 tips to tackle this period:โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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โœจGet to know your baby’s unique tired cues, so that you can get them to sleep before they become overtired.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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โœจGet sleep by any means necessary – support your baby to sleep in whichever ways work best – feed, rock, wear, hold to sleep etc., to ensure daytime sleep needs are being met.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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โœจFeed on demand, rather than on a schedule. Offering more feeds throughout the day and night can be helpful in continuing to establish supply for breastfed babies.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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โœจSet realistic expectations and know that nothing is going to be perfect in the midst of a sleep progression. Schedules may not be the same every day, so donโ€™t put too much pressure on yourself to keep things consistent.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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โœจFocus on self-care. You canโ€™t pour from an empty cup and so, spending some time on yourself can go a long way in helping to support your baby.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Need more help getting through those tough progressions? I’m here to help.โ €โ €โ €

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Cayla Solomon
Holistic Sleep Coach

Certified holistic sleep coach working with babies, children, and adults across Canada and worldwide. My approach is evidence-based and responsive โ€” and never involves sleep training.

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Cayla Solomon
Holistic Sleep Coach

Iโ€™m Cayla Solomon โ€” a certified holistic sleep coach specialising in responsive, root-cause sleep support for babies, children, and adults. I work with families and individuals across Canada and worldwide, and Iโ€™ve spent years studying why the standard sleep training advice so often fails the people itโ€™s supposed to help. My approach draws on sleep science, attachment research, and the conviction that understanding your body โ€” or your childโ€™s โ€” is always the first step. I donโ€™t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions, and Iโ€™m not afraid to say so.

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