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6 month old sleep routine
Hi,
My DS is 6 months old (will be 7 months on 5th Feb). He's always been brilliant sleeper and slept through from very early on (around 8 weeks). He had a bad couple of nights when we moved him into his big cot at the beginning of December, but since then he's been fine, and sleeping through no problem until 8 - 8.45am.
However the past couple of nights he has started waking again. The first night it was at 12.30 and he was wide awake in his cot & didn't drop back off unti l.45am. Last night he stirred at 12.15, then woke up at 1.45 and didn't settle until 3.15, then he woke again at 4.15, 4.30, 5 and 6.30am.... he then slept until 9.45...
Can anyone shed any light on the possible reason for this? He's on 3 meals a day, plus bottles. He has ben showing teething signs for weeks now, but nothing has come through....
xx
My DS is 6 months old (will be 7 months on 5th Feb). He's always been brilliant sleeper and slept through from very early on (around 8 weeks). He had a bad couple of nights when we moved him into his big cot at the beginning of December, but since then he's been fine, and sleeping through no problem until 8 - 8.45am.
However the past couple of nights he has started waking again. The first night it was at 12.30 and he was wide awake in his cot & didn't drop back off unti l.45am. Last night he stirred at 12.15, then woke up at 1.45 and didn't settle until 3.15, then he woke again at 4.15, 4.30, 5 and 6.30am.... he then slept until 9.45...
Can anyone shed any light on the possible reason for this? He's on 3 meals a day, plus bottles. He has ben showing teething signs for weeks now, but nothing has come through....
xx
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Could be a growth spurt, just unsettling him. Or that he has recently learnt something new, and his little brain is processing it all. Unfortunately babies do this in their sleep, and it can unsettle them a bit.
With luck, the chances are it's a phase and will pass. xx
xxx
He had an absolute crazy half an hour at 8pm - screaming, crying, going hot and red and nothing would console him, so hubby had to take him out in the car.
Gave him some calpol before bed and he's now asleep so hoping he stays that way til the morning!! xx
He seems brighter in himself today. Had 2 soft-ish nappies this morning though, so I'm guessing it could be teething xx
My boy is finally sleeping better (he's never really slept through), we get 7.30-3 or 4 mostly, then he wakes for a bit (sometimes small fed) and will settle himself after 30mins-1hr. I just leave him unless he cries in the hope that he learns night time IS NOT play time!!! (certainly not for mummy anyways!)
Hopefully it will pass! saying that my poor friend has a 9 month old that wakes loads in the night!!