8 Month Sleep Regression - How long does it last?

[ThePippy]

At almost 8m on the dot my DS started needing a night feed (sometimes 2!) after previously not feeding between 7pm and 7am for several months. He is now 9m and 1w and still going strong in terms of appearing to need/want this feed. He sleeps great in between times and self settles very well, and we never feed him to sleep (followed baby whispered EASY plan so feeding is about as far from sleeping as you can get) so I know this is not a settling issue as when he is tired he just wants to be put in the cot and left. So I just want to know how long I can expect this phase to go on for. I have no problem feeding him if thats when he really needs, but I also am a bit conflicted by all the statements about babies this age not needing night feeds and I really want to avoid setting up bad habits that will be difficult to break.

I can't up his daytime calories as he eats as much as he wants (3 good solid meals and 4 milk feeds) and I have tried dream feeding again but he still seems to struggle to go more than 5-7hrs at night without milk.

I know I am very very lucky that he sleeps as well as he does, but I also know he can sleep better so just want advise on whether I should continue to ride it out or try to "manage" him off the night feeds sooner rather than later.

My 8 month old DD still hasn't grown out of her 4 month regression. From 1-4 months she slept 10-12hrs per night with no nightfeeds at all and then from 4 months till now it's usually 1-3 wake ups per night. She's just started eating significantly more at mealtimes but hasn't made a difference with her sleep. I always BF her when she wakes as it gets her back to sleep quickly and I've decided I'm going to tolerate that till she's at least 1 as she won't really feed in the day unless it's nap time, everything else is too interesting

Wow fhdl34 that must be very frustrating after having such a good sleeper. I think I will probably just ride it out too as I think he genuinely seems hungry and frankly I can't cope with the screaming that escalates if he doesn't get milk and we try to settle him in any other way. This is all such a surprise to me as DD's sleep was never effected by sleep regressions so I just don't know what to expect or what is normal.