Baby no longer self settles at night

[Gemzee]

My baby is just under 10 months and was always a good sleeper overnight. He slept through from 12 weeks with no overnight bottle (bar a couple nights teething or illness) and started self settling/soothing from 6 months.

I went back to work 3 weeks ago and since then he has stopped self settling at night (he is ok - ish at nap time) and started waking in the night screaming. I think its separation anxiety - is there anything I can do to get my lovely sleeping baby back? Me and my husband are so tired! Also hate having to sit with him till he falls asleep every night (for up to an hour).

He was in a Next2me cot in our room till 6 months and then a cot in his own room - we have never coslept (although we did last night as he now has a slight cold which is also causing problems! So he mostly slept but we didn't!).

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

This isn't helpful but I know there is a sleep regression that can hit 8-10 months ish. Maybe it is that. In which case I think you just have to ride it out :/

It's very normal for that time to be particularly rough. I've found it to be the most difficult when it comes to sleep for both of mine, from roughly 8 months to about 12. Other than the very early newborn days, it was definitely when sleep was the most disrupted. Nothing you can do, I'm afraid, other than to just be there to comfort him, ride it out and trade off so that you both get enough sleep to get buy on and extra naps on the weekends to get caught up. It won't last forever. My youngest is now 14 months and only recently started to sleep through. It got easier with both from about 13 months or so.

We had this, it lasted about 4 months - we've been hit hard by every sleep regression though. Multiple night wake ups, hysterical, thrashing about the cot. My husband could usually settle him a bit better as he was worse when it was me. Gave up and just coslept, he's been back sleeping through in his cot for about a month now and seems fine.

Thanks for the replies, will ride it out 😴