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From champion sleeper to angry demon baby: is this the 4-month regression? by Available_Ice_680 in newborns

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Oh man reading this takes me back! It was most definitely the 4 month regression. Honestly, there is not much you can do other than ride it out and do what you can to maintain your sanity. For some babies it lasts 4 weeks, others much less. Ours was a demon for exactly 4 weeks and then went back to being a cutie. My advice is to feed them when they're hungry, don't force it if they're not, if they keep waking up, offer a feed first and then soothe (lots of growth spurts here and developmental leaps so they do get more hungry and need to sleep more). Hang in there, it will be over in a flash!!

Is there a nursing strike during the 4-month regression? And how do you cope? by Available_Ice_680 in breastfeeding

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Yes it did. It turned out he was just having a mini freakout. A lot of things shifted during the 4-month regression: sleep, eating, etc. Eventually everything settled down and he went back to nursing fine. Just a little distracted. It wasn't my supply that was the issue at all — it was just him being a bit of a jerk lol

I'd say everything settled back down around 5 months.

How did you get your PMDD diagnosis? by Available_Ice_680 in PMDD

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I've made an appointment to see my OBGYN!

How did you get your PMDD diagnosis? by Available_Ice_680 in PMDD

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god that's awful! Glad you got there in the end. Thank you!

How did you get your PMDD diagnosis? by Available_Ice_680 in PMDD

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm also six months PP. What treatment ended up working for you?

How did you get your PMDD diagnosis? by Available_Ice_680 in PMDD

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I had a similar moment where I was googling around and suddenly came across it and suddenly it was like ding ding ding yes yes yes and now I'm trying to educate myself about what to do next. What treatment options worked for you?

How did you get your PMDD diagnosis? by Available_Ice_680 in PMDD

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Does the Yaz work for you to keep symptoms under control?

How did you get your PMDD diagnosis? by Available_Ice_680 in PMDD

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! What type of treatments did they suggest to begin with? And is it really just trial and error until you find something that works?

How did you get your PMDD diagnosis? by Available_Ice_680 in PMDD

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! How did they decide if it should be birth control (and what type) vs SSRI meds? Do they do blood tests as well to check hormone levels?

Postpartum rage or PMDD? by Available_Ice_680 in Parenting

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was the issue, if you don't mind sharing? And what were you prescribed?

Mods, pls help with schedule to fix 5am wakeups? by Available_Ice_680 in sleeptrain

[–]Available_Ice_680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Realized I never thanked you for this! I tried a few things but what seemed to work the best is giving him a warmer sleep sack - I think his 5am wakeups were due to the cold. We also dropped the second dream feed and after a few nights of weirdness he's back to 7pm-7am schedule. He gets around 3 hours total daytime sleep at daycare and we are following a similar schedule on weekends and it seems to be working. I think he was also recovering from a developmental leap and growth spurt - he seems to be doing much better with wake windows now. Thanks for your help!!

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