8 month waking every hour - how long did it last?

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Really struggling with my 8 months old

previously woke maybe twice which was fine. 4 weeks since on 2 nap schedule and in own room he wakes every hour. I can’t cope

im due back to work in 2 weeks and partner is a driver so I do all nights. I don’t know whether this is something he will grow out of or I need to do some gentle sleep training. I don’t want to leave him to cry so was looking at the ssshhh pat and pick up put down. Partner thinks he will grow out of it so don’t need to do anything. But I don’t know how
much longer I can take with it

I don’t mind a few night wakings but the every hour I can’t cope with anymore. If your baby did this at 8 months how long until it resolved itself?

8 months is when separation anxiety can start.
DD woke hourly at this age until she turned 10 months, she started sleeping through the night at 12 months.
DS woke hourly for a few weeks, he's 9 months now and he's back to 2/3 wakes a night.

It will get better on its own but it's a tough phase.
I co-slept do it didn't seem too bad, a quick feed and they were straight back to sleep.

About 10 months for us (so 8-18m) then it went down to every 3 hours ish, and then slept through about 50% from 2-3. 3-4 (where we are now) is between 1-4 wake ups.

There are lots of threads about 8m old sleep issues on MN so you are not alone, mine started sleeping much better at 14 months when she stopped breastfeeding. I had to start co-sleeping from 8m as I couldn't keep getting up several times a night.

We have had hourly wakes at various points (4months, 6 months, 7months). At 8m there was a definite increase in night wakes. We weren't sure if it was separation anxiety, increased mobility in cot, teething or a combination. It resolved itself and he's now 9.5m and back to waking twice a night for feeds which seems his natural pattern on a good night. If they're on 2 naps just make sure your final 2 wake windows aren't too long as we found this worsened sleep after around 3am. We have only coslept when it has been really bad but sometimes slept in a chair in his room. It's awful but it will hopefully end for you soon. Secondstartotheright on Instagram has a helpful blog on this age and how they may temporarily need a bit more from us.

Could be teeth - try anbesol / Calpol.

Thank you all.

tried Calpol/anbesol/nurofen/granules at different points and it’s not made much difference

he is on 2 naps, has been for around 3/4 weeks. When he was on 3 naps he was over the recommended amount with a total day sleep of around 10.5 hours. With the 2 naps started at 3/3/3 so I know a drop in awake time but slowly working up and tried soo many different variations 3/3.5/4 or 3/3.25/3.5 etc. he handles the wake windows fine to be honest.

last night was every hour again. I think it’s a case of having to ride it out isn’t it but I’m just terrified of how long it will last as it’s 4 weeks already and if it doesn’t resolve for months 😐😐

We had the same, DD woke every hour. We did the sleep training, the Ferber method, considered a "gentle" method and it worked but took a month (and that was a LONG month). Once sleep trained, she slept 7pm-6am every night with 2 x 2 hour naps. Sleep has been amazing ever since.

That’s what I’m wondering whether it will resolve or sleep training is needed.

kinds hoping sleep training not needed. Attempted last night just with ssshh pat but screamed non stop. But I think will probably need Ferber method. Hard as my partner is against him crying at all. strange too as I know he can self settle as around 5-6 each morning he wakes but sometimes can self settle then but at no other times. I think ultimates will come down to either sleep train or ride it out however long it may be but at 4 weeks so far with no improvement I don’t think it will anytime soon

Sleep training isn't needed though, it will get better.
Also, it doesn't matter if they were over the recommended amount of total sleep in a day. That's an average and every child is different. Yours might need more sleep than others.
I'd recommend some of the following Instagram accounts that may help:
Little nest sleep
Second star to the right
Fox and the moon infant sleep
Hey sleepy baby
Lyndsey Hookway