My 8 month old DS has always settled well at bedtime and slept for 6-8 hours before another feed. Last few days he’s been waking up every half hour - hour crying hysterically to the point where I’ve had to see to him a few times before I’ve even gone to bed. We’ve ended up co-sleeping and even then he only sleeps when I’m cuddled up right next to him.
What could be wrong with him. He definitely isn’t himself recently - he has a little eye infection too. But when I pick him up, he stops crying straight away so don’t think he’s crying in pain.
Is this the start of separation anxiety? Or nightmares? Please tell me it’s just a phase. I don’t want to get into the habit of bringing him into our bed - we’ve only just got him sleeping in his own room.