Gentle, practical guidance for navigating sleep between 4–7 months.
This guide is designed to help you understand what is happening with your baby’s sleep during this stage, including the 4-month sleep progression, changing awake windows, short naps, starting solids, bridging naps and the 3-to-2 nap transition.
It is not a settling methods guide. Instead, it gives you the foundations, routines and troubleshooting tools to help bring more calm and predictability to your days.
Your baby is between 4–7 months old
Naps are short, inconsistent or hard to predict
Nights feel unsettled or have changed recently
You’re unsure how to structure feeds, naps and bedtime
You’re starting solids and want to know where they fit
You want gentle guidance without cry-it-out
The 4-month sleep progression
Sleep associations
Age-based routines and awake windows
Bridging naps
The 3-to-2 nap transition
Sleep environment, sleep cycles and sleep hormones
Starting solids
Troubleshooting for short naps, early wakes and unsettled days
This guide will help you understand your baby’s sleep, know what to expect at this age, and make small, realistic changes that support your family’s rhythm.
Gentle, practical guidance for navigating sleep between 4–7 months.
This guide is designed to help you understand what is happening with your baby’s sleep during this stage, including the 4-month sleep progression, changing awake windows, short naps, starting solids, bridging naps and the 3-to-2 nap transition.
It is not a settling methods guide. Instead, it gives you the foundations, routines and troubleshooting tools to help bring more calm and predictability to your days.
Your baby is between 4–7 months old
Naps are short, inconsistent or hard to predict
Nights feel unsettled or have changed recently
You’re unsure how to structure feeds, naps and bedtime
You’re starting solids and want to know where they fit
You want gentle guidance without cry-it-out
The 4-month sleep progression
Sleep associations
Age-based routines and awake windows
Bridging naps
The 3-to-2 nap transition
Sleep environment, sleep cycles and sleep hormones
Starting solids
Troubleshooting for short naps, early wakes and unsettled days
This guide will help you understand your baby’s sleep, know what to expect at this age, and make small, realistic changes that support your family’s rhythm.