Baby sleeps better when with grandparents?

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Wondering if anyone has any insights or has been in this situation.

DS is 6 months old and wakes at night for a bottle feed around 4-5 times. Bedtime is around 7pm and he wakes after 2-3hours of sleep until he's ready to start the day at 6am. He's been sleeping in his own cot in his own room from 3 months old.

I thought weaning him would improve his sleep and be less hungry, he is now eating 3 tiny meals a day of puree food but still wakes up the same amount and downs 4oz of milk each waking. And it's exhausting.

He's stayed with both sets of GPs for one night each. Both times, he's only woken twice, and has managed to sleep until 7am. The food/milk I pack is the same amount, he wears his sleeping bag. It's not too hot or too cold. He has a white noise machine. The only difference is that he's in a travel cot sleeping in the same room, vs his own cot in his own room in our house.

What am I doing wrong??? I feel silly that he's able to sleep for 4-5hours uninterrupted sleep and seems to feel more comfortable in someone else's house. I'm also looking forward to having more sleep!

Any suggestions would be great!

The travel cot might be comfier, or cosier if it's smaller. He might prefer not to sleep on his own. He might wake up at grandparents' house too but they might not wake up every time.

No advice just an anecdote, we packed ds off to grandparents the night before we planned on undertaking sleep training, so that dh and I would have enough sleep to stay up settling him. He slept through. And we barely had to sleep train.

I wonder if they don't hear him as much, so aren't getting in there so quick, he's then having more chance to settle himself.

I think this is so normal. He wants you more than he wants them! Both of mine were a bit like this - I took it as a sign that they were much more comfortable with and attached to me.

@Orangeinmybluelightcup
He's in the same room as them when he stays over. So I'm guessing they do hear everything. He sleeps in his own room at home and I have the monitor on.
I've tried at times leaving him to see if he settles himself because he knows how to, but he gets worked up. 😕

Food won’t improve sleep. You’re waking up their digestion and puréed veg has far less calories and fat than milk.

Plus he may be happier in the same room as the adults (you’ve not hit the major separation anxiety peak yet when he is likely to want to be with you constantly).