6 months and not sleeping through

Nope you're not the only one. My baby is absolutely awful and wakes allllllll the time. She's our second and we do exactly the same routines that we did with our first but she is just such a fidget and wakes herself up! No advice just solidarity!

No advice but just here to say that it’s so normal! My 1st didn’t sleep through until she was 17 months! And my second is the same age as your daughter and he doesn’t sleep through yet either, still waking at least twice (normally more) overnight xx

My baby is 6.5 months and doesn’t sleep through. We’ve had the odd 7/8 hour stretch but it never lasts and I can count on 1 hand how many times!

You’re not alone. I just think people are more likely to shout about good sleepers than us sleep deprived mamas.
I’ve got 5 close friends all with baby’s all a similar age, only 1 of them sleeps through x

My wee one is 5 month and 2 weeks old, she has slept through the night since she was 3 month but we don’t have a strict routine or anything 🤦🏽‍♀️think it’s whenever they are ready , every baby is different so it won’t be anything your doing 💗do you have a white noise machine or that?x

thanks so much! Yeah we use a white noise machine, we used to keep it on all night for her but then we wondered if that’s what was maybe keeping her up so we tried to turn it off when we went to bed but it made no difference xx

honestly it is crazy how no two babies are the same , I’m a first time mum and haven’t got any experience with babies etc so please don’t feel like your doing anything wrong 💗most people say it’s down to routine for them to sleep but I just go with her and what she wants, sometimes she will go to bed early, other nights it could be the exact opposite!🤣you do what works for you honey xx

My baby is the same age and has started waking constantly throughout the night too.
Last night was 1230, 2am, 4am and 6am

This is worse than the newborn stage 😴

Totally agree with Stephanie it’s absolutely nothing you’re doing, totally normal for babies to still get hungry/thirsty during the night for as long as 12-18 months. Waking for other reasons normal until pre-school years 😩 You do sometimes get an unusual one that will sleep through, same as you get a baby that starts walking at 9 months etc!

snap! Same age same problem. I had two weeks of 6/7 hour stretches and now back to square one. I thought it might have been the heat but nope 👎
Sort of wish I hadn’t had the sleep for 2 weeks as now it’s just awful knowing what it was like 🤣

Same. He's done maybe 3 stretches of over 5 hours ever. Last night he was up every 45mins. I don't think there's a lot you can do. Some babies sleep others don't. Just gotta keep powering through.

You’re not alone, I feel absolutely dead inside, she wakes ever 1.5 hours since her four month regression, at three months she was sleeping through the night and it lulled me into a false sense of security. I feel such mum guilt as some nights I lose my patience and I feel like my soul is slowly leaving my body from lack of sleep 🫠
It sucks because we have such fun in the day and she hardly cries but then I get such fear and dread in the evening as it’s like having a different baby! We go from Gizmo to Spike 😂 I’m praying it’s something she’ll grow out of soon. Last night was the first time I tried to let her cry it out a bit, I kept doing reassurance checks even though she was right next to me and then patted her bum which she loves lol and managed to get her to settle herself but by the end of it I was exhausted and emotionally drained. It’s so tough when you hear other people’s babies are sleeping through and we’re in a different space right now. ♥️

My LG did sleep through for a wee while, but hasn’t done so now for 2 months. We’re currently up like clockwork every 2 hours… it’s so tiring!!

Its absolutely normal! Babies wake up in the middle of the night to do checks in their brain (sorry i cant think how to word it😂) if they’re hungry, needs some warmth/comfort/you) and if they need those then they’ll wake to get those things! 6 months is still veryy young. I know it sucks to be waking but its just part of being a little baby. I always think to myself, he just wants me because im his safety and it’s my turn to sleep a bit more when hes grown up ❤️

My boy has never slept through the night. He’s 6months too and is still up 4-5 times a night 🫠

I had an absolute mare of a night where baby was waking every hour if not earlier. I am exhausted today but he seems absolutely fine. No advice but nice to hear other mums going through the same thing. I hope tonight isn't the same but already dreading it to be honest x

I had about 2-3 nights like this and then he went to doing 2-3 hour stunts 😅🫠

I know it's so frustrating. My son woke up every 1 hr & 45 mins for months, but it's totally normal for babies to wake up multiple times at night.

I think the push for sleep training has a lot to do with moms needing to go back to work, but some babies just aren't ready so soon.

Give yourself grace. You're doing great as long as you're being attentive to her needs!

Comparison is the thief of joy! ❤️

So nice to hear I’m not the only one going through this as it’s what it currently feels like, thanks to you all!❤️

hopefully it won't last too long then. Fingers crossed cos I am struggling today lol

Mine is nearly 7 months old and wakes often, has never slept through. It’s normal and healthy.

My bubs doesn't sleep through the night wakes up once or twice. Sometimes active sleep can be confused with waking so I always leave him a little bit to see if he'll settle again or move him into a position I know he's more comfortable in! Xx

Ours wakes 2-5 times a nights. Twice is a good night, but usually three small feeds 11pm, 2am and 5am with a couple of small wake ups in between which require belly rubs or rocking of cot 😴

Yeah my sons are 6 months and 2 years and neither sleep through the nights it’s nothing you’re doing mama 🥰

My little boy is six months and he wakes every 1.5 hrs every night. He’s very quick to settle back though. He’s never slept more than three hours in one go. He’s a cat napper day and night. A very happy little chappy though, so clearly not a problem!