8 month old nap schedule with school runs

[Stelle2]

We are really struggling with our 8 month old sleeping at night, he goes down about 7pm but then wakes on/off from around 12-4 and cannot settle himself. He is also bad at napping which I think might be the cause of the night waking? Is a 4pm nap too late in the day or would this help with sleeping at night? Have a 7 year old too so just wondering what routines you have with school runs? 😴 😴

I believe sleep breeds sleep.

A 4pm nap for an hour would give a 9pm ish bedtime

Waking regularly at night and needing help to settle is developmentally normal for an 8 month old. Some people are lucky and their kids don’t, but it’s not unusual. You could tweak naps until the cows come home and he might still wake.

Thanks! Maybe just wait it out and see if it’s just 8 month sleep regression. Some nights are better than others!

I would do a morning nap and an afternoon nap before school run. 4pm seems late to
me. Definitely at least 2 day naps at this age.