6 month sleep regression- thought the 4 month one was bad enough

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I'm exhausted and totally on my knees

Its been about 10 days. His two bottom teeth are poking through, gums are red.

He won't nap, ( used to have two 1 1/2 hour naps with few problems- later one was sometimes a bit difficult as couldn't get him down until about 4pm) and used to get up about 8.30/9.

He'll nap for an hour each time now, but he is crying an awful lot. He's not one of those babies that is okay without sleep, even if he does fight it. He's positively grotty if he can't sleep.

He's now up at 7am. He won't nap until about 12/1pm.

Then he also resists second nap- so after about an hour of being in cot, he cries, gets bf again and back in cot and then crying and so I have to go up again etc. This means he is not asleep until about 5.30 and then up late at 6.30

We do a bath about 8.30, bottle about nine (expressed breast milk- trying to wean him off breast and he is quite sick on formula) Then he breastfeeds (today it was an hour- often it is less)

So he was finally in bed at 10.40, but then he's waking up crying again, and again.. and again.

He's not had enough milk today either and his milk consumption has gone down since teething.

Hes eating his purees okay.

He's up rocking backwards and forwards in his cot for at least 30 mins before he will sleep (learning to crawl) but then he stops and starts crying.

I'm at my wits end :,(

Mine is 7mo and had a regression at 6months. Waking up lots in the night, showing separation anxiety etc. Eventually I just started co-sleeping in the early hours, sometimes all night when it was especially bad.

I have never been able to get her to settle in the cot for naps. TBH I would just do what you need to get naps sorted, whether that’s holding him, in the sling, going out in the pram/car, or letting him snooze on the bed next to you. An overtired baby is no fun for anyone.

3 naps a day might be better if you can get him down for a morning nap at 9ish? The awake times look long for his age.

It is rubbish but we seem to be over the worst of it now, to give you some hope!

I'm in the same boat. My LO had a regression at 3 months and would only sleep in the car. I drove around for hours every day. Then at 4 months she slept like a dream. Down in cot for 2-3 naps ranging in length and sleeping 8:30pm - 7:30am with 1 wake up. Then last week she discovered rolling and keeps waking up hysterical after 20 minutes as she's rolled onto her front. She's awake 3-4 times during the night and needs settling a lot at the beginning. She's very overtired and gets hysterical. She can roll back onto her back easily but as soon as she rolls onto front she's crying and wide awake. AND we are weaning and she has 3 large poos every night. AND her new awake time is 5:30am. Aaaaaaaargh!!!!!

Hi Cottipus

He's never done three naps- he wont have it.

Before regression he used to have two naps of 3/3 1/2 hours- which was fine by me. He was up at 8.30 so a nap at 11.30 and then another at 4 was fine. Even the four month sleep regression his naps weren't affected too much- but his sleep was.

Now the 6 month sleep regression has hit- the naps are being affected, but I am hoping to get him back to his original routine after the regression ( I can, but hope).

There is absolutely no way I'll get a nap out of him by 9- he won't have his milk any earlier than 9 and sometimes 10/10.30. This is because he wakes about 5 for a feed and I'm not ready to night wean yet- esp in the midst of a sleep regression/teething.

Perhaps, I like to make my life difficult- but I really don't want to change how he sleeps, I want him to realise that he naps in his cot- his sleep doesn't seem to be restorative in his car chair or sling.

Last night I had to have him on the bed from about 5, but as a rule I don't want to revert to co sleeping either ( we did it up until 3 months) He doesn't sleep well co sleeping and neither do I- lots of tossing and turning. Last night I made an exception because I think his teeth were hurting him. Bless!

I'm just trying to teach him good sleep habits, I realise there's different opinions on this, but for me the cot is the best place for him to be.

I'm glad to hear it's getting better for you- until the 9 month one? Right?

Thingymaboob- 8.30- 7.30; that is stuff that dreams are made of. My baby has slept three nights for hours straight in his whole life!

He generally does 5/6 hours with one wake up and then back to sleep after a feed on a good night ( a very good night). He won't sleep anymore than 10 hours though and that includes his time for feed. His bedtime has never been earlier than 9.30.

I'm hoping to move this earlier at some point.

I missed out 8

8 hours straight

I know! 8:30-7:30 was a dream. I thought I'd cracked it. But no! Not now. She's rolling around crying. resisting naps. Argh!!!!