Restless nights 6 months

[Pickles31]

My little boy is just over 6 months old and use to sleep almost all way through the night but the last few weeks he has been really restless and waking up every 2 hours usually when his dummy falls out, he lifts his feet and bangs them down in his sleep which then wakes him up, any ideas if this is a phase or what can do to help him sleep better?

My DD did the same at that age, and tbh we weaned her off the dummy.
She only had it to get to sleep but wanted it to resettle and could find it. So we found we were going in every couple of hours just to put it back in.

We went cold turkey, within three nights she was sleeping through

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Thanks @bumble270 yes we have only ever used the dummy for settling him just before he sleeps, it usually falls out but the last few nights he’s just been so restless waking up and flailing as it’s fallen out, same with us every few hours. When u went cold turkey did u just pop ur baby in bed and leave them to cry a bit then go and check on them? I will defo try this :)

I cuddled and sang until she was nearly asleep and placed her down, I do think I saw every hour on the clock that night!

But the second night it was only three or four times to resettle and then through the next night.

So I would recommend doing it over a weekend or when someone can help you catch up with sleep!

Unfortunately, the time between 6-12 months can be really horrible on sleep. Teething, starting solids, separation anxiety, lots of developmental changes. There isn't much you can usually do, except perhaps give him some calpol for teething if you think he's in pain. Both of mine settled down again around 13 months, but it was probably the hardest stretch for sleep, much worse than the early months.

Eek thanks @mindutopia yes no teeth just yet but he is teething a little on and off some days more than others. His matress and covers for his big cotbed have arrived so might try him in there tonight. @bumble270 will defo try that over the weekend then :) doing a few kit days at work and one of them is tomorrow so will wait till tomorrow night to start the no dummy trial :) let u know how I get on next week

Well the first 2 nights he slept like a dream in the new cot but the past 3 nights he’s been waking literally every hour and even half hour. Lastnite it was so regular I took him out his cot and laid him with me in the spare room at 3.30 this morn and he’s slept through. He seems to still cry when the dummy falls outs he does have red cheeks and the mo and dribbling and chewing a lot so I’m wondering if the dummy is calming him if teething, what u think? Hubby says I shouldn’t take him out if his cot into the big bed cos he will get use to it but yesterday I was so exhausted from the night before I just needed sleep so that’s why I took him out. First time I’ve had a headache in ages :(