Hello,
I have a nearly 8 month old who has always slept well at night from about 5 weeks old. Usually 12 hours at night with little or no awakening. The 4 month sleep regression hit hard and lasted about 2 months but he settled back down and was going 12 hours ish again with little or no awakening for a few weeks and now his sleep has been all over the place.
Sometimes he wakes frequently and other nights maybe only once or twice, but the main thing which has changed is his wake up time has slowly got earlier and earlier. The Norm is now to wake up for the day between 4am and 5am and he will just not settle back down to sleep.
We have tried offering a bottle as he would usually go back down if he did wake at this time until at least 6am, but not anymore. We have always been very strict with his bed time and he goes to sleep between 6pm and 6.30pm without any issues and settled to sleep quickly. He has kind of set this bedtime himself and so I don't believe I could push his bedtime any later as he is ready for bed at this time.
He has 2 naps a day, usually one approx 3 hours after getting up and then another in the afternoon approx 3 hours after his last nap. His morning nap is usually 1.5 - 2 hours and his afternoon nap can be anywhere from 1 - 2 hours. We have a blackout blind in his room so I can't put it down to the lighter mornings. Has anyone experienced this or have any advice to help I would be very grateful! Thank you! 😊