My son has just turned 9 months old and from the very beginning he was an absolute angel when it came to sleeping. He woke twice a night for a quick feed, went back to sleep and then got to 4 months old and he'd sleep straight through, full 12 hours 7pm-7am or 8pm-8am and it was amazing he was sleeping soundly in his own room at 6 months old without stirring!
Then we got to 7 months and he started waking up in the middle of the night again just here and there, we'd go in, put his dummy back in, stroke his face and he'd go straight back to sleep that happened for about 2 weeks and then he started waking up bang on midnight and thinking it was play time, he now won't sleep in his bed for longer than 3-4 hours at a time, the only place he sleeps through is in bed with me and his dad (which isn't possible most of the time because he wriggles like nothing I've ever known all night non-stop) or downstairs in his pram while one of us sleeps on the couch.
I've always got him to sleep in his pram as he can stay downstairs with me until I go to bed and I feel safer having him closer to me as my partner works nights often so it's usually just me and baby. We've never had a problem transferring him until now.
I've tried getting him to sleep in my bed, in his next-to-me cot (which he is a little big for now) and in his own cot but he just thinks I'm playing with him.
I'm back at work now and it's affecting my relationship with my partner as the intimate moments at the end of a day (when he's on day shifts) have disappeared and we don't get to cuddle in bed anymore. We've both said at the minute we feel more like room-mates who have a baby together.
I was just wondering if anyone has any tips for helping get him back in his own bed and not in his pram? I have wondered about him going through a sleep regression but I just feel like this has been going on far too long now to just be that, I feel like there's something deeper going on with him. Any help is appreciated.