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8 month old, not sleeping through the night.

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Twistedunicorn · 29/01/2026 22:42

Tired mama advice needed please. Buckle up it's a long one...

Wakes 6/7am has a 7oz bottle
Has breakfast which is usually porridge @ 8.30/9am
1st nap of the day about 10 is usually no longer than 45 minutes.
2nd 7oz bottle around half 11/12pm
Then lunch about 2pm which is scrambled eggs, toast etc
2nd nap again for no more than an hour
Playtime/walk for school run in between
3rd 7oz bottle 4/4.30pm
Dinner 5/6pm usually a pouch, fruit & yogurt
Bath and bedtime 7.30/8pm with another 7oz bottle

He will sleep till roughly 12/1am has another bottle, back to sleep and that's usually him until 6/7am.

He whale tails allllllllll night, bang bang bang 🤣🤣 also has two top teeth coming through which isn't helping but anbesol liquid is a lifesaver ATM.

Is there anything we should be doing that we're not or something we should be doing differently?

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Sunny123Skies67 · 02/02/2026 22:13

Just FYI I read that we shouldn't give fruit at dinner, apparently it can upset their stomachs a bit.

ArtfulDoddger · 02/02/2026 22:18

Twistedunicorn · 02/02/2026 22:08

@ArtfulDoddger over the past few days we've made major changes and noticing a difference

He's now been having 2 naps a day which have been between 1-2 hrs, he has porridge for brekky, small lunch then for dinner we've just been giving him what we have but a smaller portion, fruit and yogurt for pudding.

He's been having roughly 3/4 bottles throughout the day but hasn't fully finished one and the past 2 nights hes went to bed, woke about 2am has a feed,change and back to sleep.

Somethings definitely made a difference.

That sounds really positive!! I can only speak from my own experience but they only ate when they were hungry and that generally was during the day which made for an easier night. Banana too, masked up is supposed to be great for sleep. Just sounds like he’s hungry come early hours of the morning. I don’t envy you at at all, sleep deprivation is horrible but it sounds like you’re on the right track! Good luck and praying you get a full nights sleep soon!!

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