Six month old sleep getting worse

[BlessedMango]

I think I’m just venting as today is A Bad Day, though naturally I’ll be jolly grateful for any advice that isn’t “you need to put him down drowsy but awake” or “breastfed babies do that for two years you just need to woman up and deal with it”.

My six-month-old has never been great at sleeping, but it seems to be getting worse - awake every hour or so in the night and thinks he can’t go back to sleep without being breastfed. Will happily get drowsy when held but when put in crib will immediately be AWAKE and either playful or angry and sad. I’m sure he’s not getting enough sleep, and I’m definitely not! We end up co-sleeping just so I get some sleep, and I hate it and really want to break the habit, but when sleep-deprived and desperately trying not to wake my husband, I’m not strong enough.

Whinge whine moan.

Absolutely bloody same! 7 month old

Me toooo... 8.5 month old!!

Me toooo!! He's 7 months old today and wakes every 1.5 to 2 hours and is a nightmare with daytime naps!! It's not easy!!!!

Same here with my almost six month old. She sleeps on me downstairs and we co sleep when I go to bed. I've tried twice to get her down in her cot but she wouldn't have it. I don't mind co-sleeping but I don't want to do it for months it's so uncomfortable.

Same here with a 5 and a half month old! Was just breaking out of the 4 month sleep regression that he started at 3 months old and starting to sleep for a few nights then BAM! He can't stay asleep during the night again and nap times seem to be non existent! I refuse to co-sleep so I can be up and down like a yo-yo

I came on here to post the same thing. 6mo, terrible sleeper usually but really upping his game recently. Wakes every ten fucking minutes if I dare put him in his cot, which he used to sleep in fine. I hate co-sleeping but it's the only way we survive.

Tried to be firm and keep him in his cot last night but after waking 12 times before 1am I gave up. FML.

How do we fix this????

Might be time to drop a nap.

cyw2018 hahahahahahahahaha

What nap?

6 months was a surprisingly crap period of sleeping for us (never been great). It improved towards 7 months.

That said it changes so much with illness/teething/development that I only notice now when it gets a bit better (11m old). I think I expect the rubbish sleep and have adjusted accordingly!

My crap sleeping 13 month old was at his absolute worst around 6 months. Woke a million times a night and would only sleep if I was right next to him. He improved around the 8 month mark - he still doesn't sleep through but it got heaps better.

I have a 5 month old and have the same issue! I hope someone will come along with some advice and to say it will get better soon.

Also not even co sleeping works for me now! It’s hell.

I'm sure it's around this age they start to understand that they are their own person and not actually attached to your hip (although it does feel like it) when they wake they realise they are not on you and need the comfort and then once you put them down your apart again hence the being wide awake. I don't bf do that's different but my nearly 8 month old has just got past this stage. We did a couple of nights of no picking him up until morning, but would be there to stroke hair, rub back etc. So usual bed time routine, bath bottle then into cot. If woke pat, shh, sing quietly etc. Was a long couple of nights and last night my son slept 7-6 for the first time ever.