Feeling frustrated

I’m really struggling. Since my baby has turned 6 months we have gone back to waking 2/3 times for a feed in the night and also dirty nappies through the night too. She seems to be stirring for her dummy a lot more than usual too. Day time naps have just got worse and worse, today she had a total of 1hr all day. One 20 minute nap in her cot and then 40 mins in the car. I think she’s over tired but she will not sleep. I hear people saying they are in a day time routine and I should be too now my baby is 6 months but honestly every day is so different for me! Please tell me I’m not the only one? And will my baby go back to sleeping through the night?

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My lb still wakes for feeds during the night. He's now also started turning sideways in his cot, so he bangs his head and/ or feet against the bars which also wakes him up. It's just taken me 2 hrs to get him settled and asleep. His daytime naps are hit and miss. He either naps for 10 minutes or he sleeps for an hour. We don't have a strict routine but he has a general idea of one we sort of work around.

My LG has suddenly started waking up more at night. She used to wake once for a feed a go straight back down. Now she wakes 1 hour after bedtime and wakes/stirs constantly. She also started doing all her dirty nappies at night now which wakes her up and then she stays awake for ages normally over an hour each time. Her naps have also gone from 1.5 hrs to 20mins. It is so hard when things suddenly change. My LG is just getting over a horrendous stomach virus and has started to roll onto her front so hoping these are what’s disrupting everything and that it settles down soon.

There’s definitely a 6 month regression that isn’t talked about enough, I did a poll a week ago about this and 75% of mamas are struggling with more overnight wakes, early mornings etc. just stay consistent with your routine and I’m sure things will go back to normal eg keep putting them down for their naps, leave them more time to settle, same bed time routine etc. My baby has just turned 7 months and I feel like we are starting to get back into more settled sleeps for night and naps so hopefully it’s passing!

My twins did this when they started weaning but we're a month in and they've just started sleeping through again. So hang in there!

Daytime-wise sometimes it's absolute chaos (yesterday they un-synced with napping so one was awake while the other was asleep 70% of the day) but I've realised they're masking their tiredness more. I now make a point of putting them in their cot at 10-10.30ish even if they don't look sleepy and 90% of the time they'll settle down and nap.

My son has never slept through the night. He wakes up at least 3 times a night. A few nights ago he was waking up every 45 mins or so. Last night he woke up 5 times. It's exhausting.

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