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I don't mean to jinx it but I'm baffled!

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FebMama · 06/10/2023 22:24

8 month old moved into his own room and into his cot 2.5 weeks ago. We had two weeks of hellish nights which I thought was never going to end.

Then suddenly for the last 3 nights...

Sleeping solidly for 12 hours straight and ZERO wake ups.

What the shit? How do children keep us on our toes THIS much?

Long may it last!!! (It probably won't. I'm sure you'll find me here again in a few weeks sobbing over sleep deprivation or another regression of some kind).

To those who are going through it right now... you will sleep again. 🥹

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AutumnFroglets · 06/10/2023 22:31

Enjoy it while it lasts OP. Get all the sleep you can and bank it in your sleep reservoirs

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FebMama · 06/10/2023 22:35

@AutumnFroglets oh believe me I am! Every night for the last few nights I've gone to bed thinking "this is too good to be true" and I've gone to bed super early!

Safe to say it's felt amazing to be able to wake up, get showered and dressed before the kids wake up for the day. I'm sure going to enjoy this phase whilst I can.

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Imenti · 06/10/2023 23:01

Enjoy it. My 14 month old has been waking at 4.30-5 since she was 9 months and for the last 4 nights has been awake from 0330-0530 for no particular reason. Not ill, teeth, nappy, hot/cold, hungry - nothing. Stops crying the minute you pick her up, starts the minute you put her down 😴😴😴 I know it won't last forever, but wow she is harder than my first!!!!

Please pray for me for tonight as I've also got a bad cold! My husband has done his fair share but he is dead on his feet dealing with me being ill too 🤣🤣

Imenti · 06/10/2023 23:07

To be fair, I knew this one would be my bad sleeper as my first was so good 🤣🤣 karma!!
Have a lovely night xx

AutumnFroglets · 06/10/2023 23:11

Stops crying the minute you pick her up, starts the minute you put her down .
Please confirm someone hasn't stolen you baby and replaced her with a Tiny Tears doll. Iirc they had a tilt switch too 🤔

Imenti · 06/10/2023 23:14

AutumnFroglets · 06/10/2023 23:11

Stops crying the minute you pick her up, starts the minute you put her down .
Please confirm someone hasn't stolen you baby and replaced her with a Tiny Tears doll. Iirc they had a tilt switch too 🤔

🤣🤣🤣🤣hahaha if only she was that easy to fix!!! Just leave her sitting up 🤣

ChaosAndCrumbs · 06/10/2023 23:18

Imenti · 06/10/2023 23:01

Enjoy it. My 14 month old has been waking at 4.30-5 since she was 9 months and for the last 4 nights has been awake from 0330-0530 for no particular reason. Not ill, teeth, nappy, hot/cold, hungry - nothing. Stops crying the minute you pick her up, starts the minute you put her down 😴😴😴 I know it won't last forever, but wow she is harder than my first!!!!

Please pray for me for tonight as I've also got a bad cold! My husband has done his fair share but he is dead on his feet dealing with me being ill too 🤣🤣

Totally in empathy on this, mine is 2yo and keeps waking at 1am for an hour. Just keep reminding myself it’ll pass. They make up for it with the cuteness, but oh that pain of waking from a somewhat deep sleep.

Still, congrats OP, I never managed it with either of mine (my ds is mid primary and still is often up and down), so send us some of that sleep magic! 😁

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FebMama · 07/10/2023 08:20

@Imenti that sounds tough!!

My eldest was a terrible sleeper and didn't sleep through until 11 months old, so to have this at 8 months feels unreal 🤣
Hope your night wasn't too bad and you're feeling better!

I don't know what's changed with his sleep if I'm honest @ChaosAndCrumbs. I said to my husband last night, who is this baby?! 😱

Usually from what i have read, split nights can be as a result of too much daytime sleep perhaps? Is it worth capping some nap time maybe? X

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ChaosAndCrumbs · 07/10/2023 09:02

Yes, good suggestion, but we have tried it. She doesnt always nap. We always have ‘nap time’, but she doesn’t always fall asleep. We’ve tried swapping times, shortening, lengthening etc but nothing seems to make a difference. She’s incredibly chatty and quickly engaged, so I think she’s easily disturbed when she reaches doze stage. Usually it passes after a while and returns in a different way another time. My DS, my DH and I all have ADHD, so she’s too young to tell whether she does as so much can be typical toddler behaviour (and girls often present differently as well), but I have suspicions both my DC’s restless nights could be down to this. We keep trying different things and some make small improvement, but we’ll see! I’m pretty resigned to it being a part of young child life now 😂 I have found when learning new skills or having new experiences it definitely disrupts sleep, which I think must be part of the processing.

It’s fab news though - always great to have a baby who sleep through (even for a phase). Really hope you get to enjoy the sleep and having a bit of an evening while they’re cosy in bed 😊

Imenti · 07/10/2023 15:38

Actually that's a good point about split nights but I think in her case it's because she's lost her afternoon nap so when she goes to bed she's probably overtired and then is a bit unsettled. She's napping fine in the morning at nursery but they haven't been able to get her down in the afternoon all this week so she comes home all whingey until bedtime. That extra half an hour makes a big difference.

Just have to ride it out for a few months until she is ready to drop to one nap a day I guess!

Last night was better though thank you, and I was on morning duty so was very pleased 🤣🤣

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