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Seven-month-old only naps briefly and struggles to settle at night

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TheSpoonyOtter · 04/07/2026 21:11

My second baby is 7 months old, EBF and only takes 30 min naps during the day and takes ages to fall asleep at night, like 2-3 hours and just screams unless he is being breastfed and/or rocked by me. I have allowed 2-3 hours wake time before bedtime and he still wakes up after 30 mins and won’t go back down for ages. I follow age appropriate wake windows during the day, have shortened them/ lengthened them to try and figure out if he is overtired or under tired- everything im doing worked with my first born so im just at a loss now. Has anyone had this and is it just a stage? with my first i felt like it wasn’t this hard.

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chickencaesersalad · 04/07/2026 21:22

It sounds like a sleep regression to me. I’d give it a few weeks. I think he‘ll settle into a new routine and might be ready to drop a nap or something.

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