Posting here to try to get some responses. Sorry I know this is a really boring question and has been asked before but please can anyone advise me about my baby's sleep regression? Based on what we are doing could we be doing anything else?
He is 8mo the old and is teething badly, plus I imagine he's having the 8 mo sleep regression and / or a developmental leap (lots of talk / babble).
Normally he baths at 6.30 and bed by 7pm. Very regular daily routine and structure. Falls asleep straight away normally. Wakes up at 7.00am. Until recently he's had one or two night feeds but went straight back to sleep. Recently I've tried to up his milk intake during the day and he's not been hungry for milk at night but has still woken and had a bit. Naps about 1.5-2hrs over 2 day naps, always the same time in his cot (very occasionally in buggy for morning nap).
Last few days things have changed - bedtime still the same and he still falls asleep. However he is waking up around 11pm (when I go to bed) and is then awake for 2-3hrs or so. He's either crying (when put in cot) or babbling when held. Won't take milk. Constantly distressed. Practising a new scream sort of sound with his voice in his throat. Last night I finally rocked him to sleep in my arms after 2.5hrs as I was exhausted. He then slept through till morning. Tried calpol at 11pm but it didn't send him to sleep.
He is in a cotbed in our room as the spare room is currently a home office for DH wfh. DH works late so we can't see a way of moving DS until pandemic is over. That said, whilst DS still wakes up at night we'd rather not have to go to the next door room anyway...
What do you think? Am I doing it wrong / what can I do to help him through this?