6 month old stopped sleeping

[Sailor2009]

My 6 month old slept through the night from about 9 weeks (I'm aware of how lucky that makes me) but for the last 2 weeks she wakes between 3 and half past and won't go back to sleep for at least 90 minutes usually longer. I am exhausted and have no idea how to get her back into her routine. I've tried leaving her for a bit but even when she's not crying she's babbling away to herself and keeping me awake. I've tried going in and soothing her but as soon as I leave the room she starts either chatting or crying again. Last night I put her in my bed just to get her to sleep which doesn't help me because I can't go back to sleep with her in the bed. Any ideas? Anyone?

What are her daytime naps like? My DD started doing this when she ready to drop a nap.

My LO went through a phase of this, though it could be 330.4am.5am etc.

as pp said of naps - maybe not enough or too much sleep in day? What's lo routine?

Maybe overtiredness.

Hungry-I upped her intake and gave an couple extra top up feeds. Especially before a nap.

Cold? I put heating on 3am till 6am at low heat just to take chill off.

Could try the trick of waking lo before the usual time. Just enough to disturb them. Some say stroking cheek, some say knocking cot slightly, and resettle them quick. What ever you prefer. Personally my LO woke up earlier as a result of me doing it.

Developmental? Big changes at 6 months

What time lo going bed?

Is room dark enough?

Personally nothing I did worked, and I will just leave her if she wakes now (we got 530am wake up at the moment approx) I leave her babbling etc until she shouts for her dummy. Or needs some comfort as if I went to her to soon she thought it was get up time 😂 then she drift off about 615/630am till I get her up at 7am.

If your happy cosleeping then carry on. Personally no matter what I will not cosleep but that's my personal preference

Oh and is lo teething? So much to chose from 🤦🏼‍♀️

Any signs of teething like dribbling or chewing on everything? If yes I’d give painkillers, I find Nurofen best for overnight as it lasts 8 hours.

How are her daytime naps and could she need to cut down? I find sleep needs decrease at 6 months. Both of mine moved to 2 naps and the 2,3,4 schedule around this time.

Any chance she’s hungry? Have you started weaning and how’s that going? There’s often a growth spurt at this age so I’d try upping daytime calories and if you don’t want to feed at night, maybe try a dream feed.

Most likely culprits

• milk needed
• overtired, not enough daytime sleep
• Nap schedule needs changing

It could be a growth spurt, l read about babies getting them at 6 months. My daughter turned 6 months a week ago and she has become so fussy. Its a fight to try and get her to sleep during the day

Her naps are all over the place. She always goes down at about half 9 and half 1 but sometimes she stays down for an hour and a half. Sometimes she's back up in 20 minutes and nothing will get her back down.
She is dribbling a lot so I think teething is definitely starting but it doesn't seem to be causing her any distress. I've tried calpol but it feels wrong to be giving her it when she doesn't seem in pain.
I've tried putting her night feed back in when she wakes up but at most she will take 2 oz. she just seems to want to play.

@Pickle2021 I have no desire to co sleep either. That one night I just couldn't think of anything else to try. It's the only time I've ever cracked and done it. She's back in her own cot and I genuinely don't know how people survive cosleeping for any stretch of time.

@LakeShoreD she has 2 naps a day. She just never seemed to want the third one. We've started weaning which is going well. She's open to pretty much anything I try her on. Still having roughly the same amount of milk. I'll try the nurofen, thanks.

I'm the same with Co sleeping until older!! I know a lot of people do it and that's all good. Just not for me.