6 month old sleep is terrible

[Rubybluetopaz]

Yesterday, she somehow managed to get by on one fifteen minute nap in the morning and one slightly longer nap of around 40 minutes at around half one to just after 2. Then she went to bed at 7. She woke at 4 and she’s still awake now.

I am starting to lose my mind slightly 😅 my other child is being ignored and I’m exhausted. I also don’t see how she can’t be tired.

Does anyone have any advice? My eldest wasn’t the best but she fooled me by starting well!

Are you saying that they've slept 9 hours at night without waking? If so you should count yourself lucky on that front, mine is currently waking every 45 minutes due to teething 😫

Some babies just won't nap during the day I'm afraid. What sort of environment are you trying to get them to nap in? I find mine naps less on weekends when everyone is around

I don’t count myself lucky I’m sitting in a car at 548 because she’s been up since 4 and is just refusing to go back to sleep. I don’t count myself lucky that my days are long and miserable with a restless, irritable baby.

Has anyone got any useful advice? (I am in the car because she’s so loud I don’t want her waking her brother.)

Unfortunately, you need to sleep when she does which means going to bed early. If you're asleep by 9pm and awake at 4 then that's 7 hours straight. When she's awake at 4 what does she want to do?

Kind of in the same boat as you, except we also have a 2 year old. Me and dp split the night so we each get at least 5 hours

Sorry mate that's not terrible. Mine went to bed at 2am and slept for an hour or 2 at that age
I know it feels bad when you're in it. As a pp. said go to bed early it will make you feel much better. Forget about the housework if it can wait

It could be worse as others have said. You have a window in which to get plenty of nighttime sleep yourself which is more than a lot of new parents.

That said, when my babies don't nap I replace the nap with a walk in the pram. Fighting with them and trying to make them sleep is just stressful.

If they don't sleep, put them in the pram for a walk and call that their 'rest/nap'. Bring your older child, obviously and try to walk to places/notice things that will interest and engage them.

Go to bed when the baby does. If you go to bed at 8pm you'll have 8 hours uninterrupted sleep, that's going to do you a world of good when you're dealing with a relentless baby the next day.

Accept that your baby isn't a great day time sleeper. It will pass.

This is us our 6month old sleeps through when we get her down but that’s not until 12/1 or even 2 am and it’s bloody awful!!

Days are long and miserable and I can’t moan as “we’re so lucky she sleeps through” but it’s hell……

Ive had some success with huckleberry app for wake windows but she only naps for like 15/30mins max…… I’m going to have to go back to walking her in the carrier/pram for naps which works but leave me absolutely shattered!!

My kids both woke every 2 hours all night every night until they were 18 months. My son woke up for good at 4.30 as well, so waking every 2 hours and then up at 4.30 for the day. I know waking up early is awful but I'm afraid a 6 month old sleeping 9 hours is amazing and very very unusual so you're not going to get many answers. Do to bed earlier yourself so you get more sleep.