Change in Sleeping Habits in 4 Month Old Baby

At 4 mos, she has become aware of her surroundings. She knows when you're there, and she knows that if she calls, you will come. She likes you, and wants to hang out with. Even overnight!

Since you're against any kind of CIO, all I can tell you is to be careful with how you respond, unless you don't mind tending to her all night every night.
You have reached the stage of her development when a habit will form, unless you begin some sort of sleep training.
There are no-cry options. I would suggest getting a book and learning those techniques.

This change in pattern is 100% normal for her age and development stage.
It will continue as she grows and reaches new milestones.

She might just want to be with you. I teach, so when I'm off I don't always send my 3 year old to daycare. Last Christmas when he had to go back full time he came into our bed every night for the first 3 or 4 weeks that he was back in daycare. We think he just missed being with us and wanted to be close to us at night.

Would you be open to bringing her into your bed? When my oldest was around 4 months I really go the hang of "side lying" nursing. When he woke up the first time (because he always started the night in his crib) I would lay him down next to me, latch him on and go right back to sleep. If he woke again later in the night, I would do it again. I got so much more sleep that way!!! By the way, he is now 6 years old and sleeps beautifully in his own bed every night!

Remember, at that age it really is just a temporary phase, so try not to worry about her getting into any kind of habits. If there is anything you don't like, you will find a way to change it.

Good luck! Hope Mamma gets some sleep soon.

Do the daycare ladies hold her when they feed her the bottles? Make sure they aren't propping the bottles up. She may miss being held, and is holding you to it in the middle of the night.

Since you don't want help on night weaning (that does involve letting her cry some), I won't offer it, but I fear you are in for a lot of exhaustion.

Good luck,
Dawn

Mine is getting up to nurse frequent all through the night I EBF her we are not on a schedule I go with the nurse on demand and that is what works for us and has with my other 3 children.Babb is very active gets up daily beginning at 4:30 with the giggles cooing and now dada it's just part of a baby learning new skills sleep is a wonderful thing but when you have to get up the next to do your daily duties it becomes hard.I would change her if needed make sure she is warm enough mine doesn't like to be swaddled so I use a sleeper put socks on if needed and use a sleep sack the nites are becoming cooler and we have shut off our AC.You could rock her to sleep or let her play if she isn't crying she isn't doing anything so if you walk into her room she will want to be picked up so I would let her put herself back to sleep that is another learning technique for baby to be able to soothe herself.I don't do the cry it out method just swoop them up and give them some love and breastfeed soothe them back to sleep.Stick with the schedule as you always or to the best you an and your baby will be fine they go through changes it doesn't stay near perfect or horrible for long

I have a 4 1/2 month old who was EBF until 4 months, and she would sometimes sleep through the night and other times wake up once to be fed. She did usually seem truly hungry, other times she would only eat for a few minutes and fall back asleep.

So maybe your little one does just want to be held? You might try having your husband go into her first, hold and comfort her for a bit and see if she goes back to sleep.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned it but she is the perfect age for a growth spurt. No need to increase her bottles, what you are finding is she is making up what she misses during the day with you at night. Give it some time, and just when you think she is out of it...another one will hit. the first year of life they will change their sleep patterns. a lot and often. Going with the flow usually works a lot better.