You felt like you had finally found a rhythm. Then, around 4 months, everything seems to fall apart. The baby who was sleeping two or three hours in a stretch is now waking every 45 minutes. Naps last under half an hour. Nights are chaos. Breathe. You haven't done anything wrong. What you're experiencing has a name and a scientific explanation. What exactly is the 4-month sleep regression? Unlike other sleep regressions (8 months, 12 months, 18 months), the 4-month one is not

There is no perfect sleep routine. There is the one that works for your family, applied with consistency and adapted to your baby's age. This guide doesn't promise miracles. It promises honest, paediatrically grounded information to help you build a sleep routine that makes sense at every stage of the first year of life. Why a routine matters (but shouldn't become an obsession) Research is clear: babies who have consistent sleep rituals fall asleep faster, sleep longer, and w

One of the most common questions parents ask their paediatrician is also one of the hardest to answer with an exact number: how much should my baby sleep? The short answer: it depends on age. The longer answer involves understanding that there is a wide normal range, that night sleep and naps count together, and that babies under 4 months have such variability that no specific recommendation consensus exists for them. The official table: AASM recommendations backed by the AAP

My baby wakes up every hour. It is one of the phrases paediatricians hear most often — and one of the most guilt-inducing, as if parents had done something wrong. The reality is both simpler and more complex: night wakings are biologically normal in the first year of life. The goal is not to eliminate them, but to understand them and, when the time is right, help your baby manage them. Why does your baby wake up? The physiological explanation Human sleep is not continuous — n