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HPenthusiast · 27/01/2022 00:51

My 7 month old hasn’t slept well since he was around 4 months. He has 7 teeth that have come through and he used to be more of a night feedrr but now he’s on 3 solid meals a day, he’s a lot better and we are in more of a routine. He has also gone down to 2 naps a day - 10/11am and 2ish for about 60-90 mins max. We do bath bottle and bed and he’s asleep around 7. Great.
Until midnight hits and he wakes for a feed but is wide awake. It can take between 60-90 minutes to get him back off to sleep. Then he’s up again between 2-5.
A couple of nights ago he did 7-12 12:30-7 it was amazing. But last night and tonight are horrendous. I’m so tired I’ve been crying all day and he’s been very grouchy as is overtired.

We are going to attempt sleep training over the weekend. But could anyone tell me what I’m doing wrong here or am I just unlucky with a bad sleeper?

Im going back to work next month and really need sleep. I feel like it’s worse than ever. ☹️

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ChittyBang1987 · 27/01/2022 02:40

Your doing nothing wrong. Have a look at split nights. Very common x

Catginger · 27/01/2022 02:54

Sorry you are having such a tough time, sleep deprivation is the worst. It sounds like it could also be a continuation of teething. It’s so hard, but in my experience they one day just go back to sleeping regularly once whatever was bothering them passes. It is likely just a phase, hang in there!

HPenthusiast · 28/01/2022 06:51

Thank you for your replies. The split nights sounds like what we were experiencing.

Last night was slightly better with only one wake for a bottle so feel a bit more human today.

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jemimafuddleduck · 28/01/2022 07:01

How does he get to sleep? Does he put himself to sleep or does he depend on you?

Would you feel comfortable with stopping the overnight bottles? Do you think he's genuinely hungry or is it habit?

What do you do when he wakes? Do you go in straight away or leave it a while? Do you keep things dark and boring? What do you do in those 3 hours exactly?

Solidarity, I've been through it and it sucks Thanks

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