6 month Baby wakes up at 4am and won’t self settle

[Maya2018]

Hi! I’ve got a 6 month old that recently started to wake every night at 2am from her but just needed her dummy and put into my bed and then awake again at 4am, I’ve tried giving her the bottle she drinks about 2oz then refuses and doesn’t settle with her dummy either. After this she’s still wide awake talking to herself waving her hands up and down, I’ve tried rocking her and it still doesn’t work.

Previously I was able to give her the bottle and she would fall straight back to sleep but these Past two weeks have been a nightmare! Is this normal? Is anyone else going through the same?

Please help! Any advice is greatly appreciated

No advice as I am currently up with my 2 YEAR old who is waking at this time too. Hand hold OP it's exhausting 😢

6mo doing the same i give her ewan lie with her etc

Guess how much sleep I’ve had tonight? None. Absolutely fucking Zero. My 2 year old and 6 month old have conspired against me all night to make sure one of them was up every minute. So I don’t have any constructive advice for you. But you’re not alone.

Oh gosh it seems like I’m definitely not alone, which in a way seems like it’s normal. I guess it’s just the waiting game and hope they eventually sleep through the night!

Having a two year old that also wakes up must also be hard!!

What time does she go to bed?

My just 7 month old DS has been a nightmare recently with his sleep, it was massively affecting the whole family so I've started cc and it's working pretty well. We are 3 days in and if he wakes before 6am I check the video monitor then leave him for 3 mins, if he doesn't settle then I go in and pat or run his back and gently shh him to calm him. Then leave. I leave him 5 mins and then go again if necessary and repeat. He's now sleeping through until 4.30 usually, we then have about 45 mins of me going in. So this is definitely the hardest bit to sort. He doesn't cry for the whole time but will lay and play with his dummy or comforter and then cry again. I only go if he cry's continually for 5mins. He will eventually fall back to sleep and is sleeping until nearer 7. This is a massive improvement from the last few weeks of him waking every hour or so and wanting me to cuddle/rock/rub/shh/play (or all of the above ). I'm going to persevere and see where we are in a week or so.

Is she crying for you or quite happy to chat to herself and fidget around? If she is quite happy to be in her cot awake and 'play' by herself and not actually want you then don't worry to much about trying to get her back to sleep.

I think what you describe is normal op. I have a 2 year old too and you sound like you are doing an amazing job. Keep going with your instincts x

Normal.

I've recently felt elated as my 2 year old is now letting me sleep until 5.30!

My 6 month olds woke about every hour, sorry not helpful. Gets better around 1.

Yeah mine did as well. Stretched to 2 hourly at about 1 but still up for the day at 4.30. only waking a couple of times now at 2, and up for the day at 5.30.

Yep, normal and very common. I used to meet a friend to go to the park at about 7am as we would have both been up for hours. I can only recommend coffee and CBeebies and they will grow out if it.

When my ds wakes, if he's crying for longer than 5 mins I go to him, if it's just babbling, I put my ear plugs in and go back to sleep. 9 times out of 10 I'll wake a bit later and he'd have just babbled himself back to sleep.

Thanks everyone your stories and advice has been really helpful! I think it’s tome I try the CC method don’t feel as bad letting her cry for a little while now she’s older.

Also relieved to know it’s not just me! Feel for all you mums going through it for some time now!