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6 Month Old Sleep is a Mess

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Aims17 · 16/07/2022 23:53

DS used to be such a good sleeper until the 4m regression hit and it all went to hell. After about 6/7 weeks he started improving again and then leap 5 happened (I know leaps might actually be a load of rubbish but the last 2 seem to have been spot on). On the day leap 5 should have ended (Monday just gone), he actually had such a good night - had long stretches of sleep, only waking twice. I was practically skipping around the house the next day because I was so relieved but then lo and behold…since then it’s been crap again :( The following night he woke every 2 hours and now for the last few nights he’ll go down for 1.5-2 hours to start with and then wake every 30mins-1 hour for the rest of the night. Takes about an hour in between sleeps to get him back down (he’s asleep but takes a while for him to be deeply asleep enough to put down). I’m absolutely knackered and just spend every night so frustrated. His napping is rubbish as well. I just watch for his sleepy cues and look out for his wake windows but if I put him in his cot when he’s asleep, he’ll wake after 30mins and sometimes he’ll fight naps completely. He’s only just started weaning and it’s been quite a slow process so far - baby rice and porridge seemed to give him painful gas in the night and he’s not hugely impressed with puréed veg so far! I know he can self settle to a certain extent because I’ve seen him do it on the monitor! Just at a loss really. DH wants to sleep train and I must admit I’m getting to the point I think we’ll have to. I hate the idea of cc but can’t see pu/pd working? I keep begging him to start sleeping better so we don’t have to do any training but each night is the same and I’m exhausted.

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Fupoffyagrasshole · 16/07/2022 23:58

Honestly just do it he sleep training! We waited until 8 months - had 3 months of hell tbh with hourly wake ups

we did in room settling with gradual retreat and leaving her for 5 mins then back in, then leaving and gradually upping the time

I hated it that first night but once she fell asleep she slept a chunk of time (6 hours I think)

then night 2 she cried only 10 mins and then 5 mins etc

It was such a relief and wish I did it sooner!

Fupoffyagrasshole · 16/07/2022 23:58

The naps all fell into place once the nights were sorted

AnaSpain4 · 18/07/2022 12:07

@Aims17 ive just posted a new thread which is almost identical to this!! Can someone tell me how to do sleep training?

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