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My eight month old has never really slept through the night. He pretty much wakes up every two hours still! I’ve tried so many different things from giving him a warm bath before bed, to giving him oatmeal before bed, white noise, chamomile tea in his formula,
ect. My older two were never this bad. Anyone have anymore suggestions so this zombie of a mama can get some sleep?

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Following because my 8 month old still wakes up often too 🥴❤️

Both my children didn’t sleep through at 8 months . It’s tough especially when you feel like lots of other babies are sleeping through at that age but trust me a lot havnt aswell . I’m sure in time he will . For me they both took about 12 -13 months until they started to sleep through . 🩵🩵

I saw this teddy bear toy online that moves like someone is breathing next to them it’s supposed to help them sleep longer and feel safe

https://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Soothe-Snuggle-Otter/dp/B07N1JP56L#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div

I’ve been in the same boat! This week I started cutting his feeds and it’s been going well. He usually wakes every 2-3 hrs and uses feeds as a crutch to get back to sleep: I still feed 10pm but started cutting back on time from 10min to 8,5,3 and then none the last few nights for his 1:30 feed and then at 4:30 I’ve started the same process just delayed (I’m at 5 min last night and none at 1:30 feeds). Also the sleep plan said don’t feed unless they’re already asleep. So help them get back to sleep but then wake them for their feed. I can’t say he’s not been waking still but I see progress where he’s able to soothe himself better, and he didn’t wake expecting his 1:30 feed last night-so that’s progress!

I did let him cry the first night without picking him up from his crib (still soothing with pats or shushes) and it took 2 hrs for him to fall asleep which was really hard but he hasn’t cried at all during the rest of the nights (I do give bum taps though to help to sleep).

If he’s still waking through the night and not able to settle once cutting the feeds I do plan on probably one of the gentler sleep training methods because I can’t function with 8 wakeups a night

It’s biologically normal for babies to wake and feed at night until one. I night weaned my daughter after she turned one and then she started sleeping through. My son is 9 months now and still wakes and I will do the same for him and only night weaned at one.

Put some baby cereal in the formula .. it's thicker and stays longer in their stomachs a warm bath with calming aveeno baby lavender and use the lotion too they are a heaven sent with that bottle with some cereal ..hopefully that works out

My son was a terrible sleeper and we eventually ended up sleep training him when he was 17m and I was 6m pregnant because I was just way too pregnant and tired to deal with it anymore lol. I really didn’t want to have to sleep train, but it was the best choice we ever made. We did the Taking Cara Babies gentle sleep training, and it SUCKED the first 2-3 nights; but consistency and sticking to the rules was so important and he slept 14 hours straight by the 4th or 5th night. So happy that we did.

Now since baby girl came along, we’re dealing with new sleep issues with him. And there will always be new developmental things going on that can impact sleep - but I can’t recommend sleep training enough! Worked amazing for us.

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Hour night wakes and 5am get up

Can anyone shed some light as to why on earth my child doesn’t want to sleep??? My eyeballs are bleeding!!

Never been a good sleeper, but the problems always changing. He’s nearly 9 months old.

Beginning of the month he dropped to 2 naps. We could put him to bed at 7pm and he’d get up for the day at 6am, with multiple wake ups every 2/3 hours.

Now we put him down at 7pm, he can do a good 4/5 hour stretch, but come 1/2am he’s up every hour then getting up for the day at 5am. This then completely messes up the day because I can’t keep him awake long enough to even get to 7pm, let alone later.

He has 2 naps, roughly about 1hr10 each but it changed based on when he wakes and trying to get him to a reasonable bed time.

What could be the reason for this? 6am is fine, but 5am is not 😩😩

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I think its fair

Me and my partner agreed to sleep in 1 day of the weekend.
He doesn't find it fair to look after both kids (my 4 year old isnt his) while i sleep so he looks after the baby while i sleep and my toddlers at his dads and ill look after both the next day.
Straightaway it was pretty unfair as i let him sleep in until he wakes up 10-12
He wakes me up when baby starts fussing because he wants milk (doesnt need it)
I cant pump as i dont supply enough.
So i get woken at 9/9:30 to feed baby then i get him sleep then theres no point sleeping in as my toddlers being dropped off.
I also find it unfair that i get both kids to sleep most night, i get my toddler to sleep everyday hes home (4/5days) and i get my baby to sleep most nights with the exception of maybe twice a month as his dad struggless then about 95% of his thru the day naps.
I have also been unwell for a few months (tumor scare) and am waiting 18 weeks to see a specialist so im obviously petrified for that, so unbelievably tired and alot of aches and pains, specifically these pounding headaches ive been having.
After i had been up til 11:30 getting both kids to sleep lastnight and my partner falling asleep at 10 then him ignoring the baby cries all morning until my toddler woke up im fed up slammed to door and rold him not to expect to sleep in unless he gets the baby to sleep the night b4.
I keep having issues with him not feeling the wet from baby being sick or weeing himself or being able to smell it do about 98% of the time hes given to me i have to clean him up n change him.
Including at night, we agreed my partner would change nappies (1 a night at 5am) while i feed (2,4,5,6:30) but every night when i get him hes pissed through and my partner gets annoyed when i wake him up n moan about it.
Then the morning after hes annoyed at how much washing there is (thats his job) and moans about how often i change myself (baby constantly shits thru and sicks on me) and baby
Honestly im just so tired all the time

AITA

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!!All advice welcome!! My 5 month old (nearly 6mo) is just not sleeping . Not for naps and not at night . She can’t connect her cycles . We started sleep regression at 3 months but in like how is this nearly been going on for a further 3 months . Like surely not . She has 10 min naps in crib ( which take so much effort ) and maybe 20/30 min naps in my arms/pushchair . She wakes minimum every hour at night with guaranteed false start 20 mins in . I combo feed. I breastfeed her until almost asleep then place her in the next to me crib give her the pacifier and put my hand on her cheek/face for 20 seconds and she drifts off . It’s not really getting her to sleep that’s the issue it’s she just won’t stay asleep . She doesn’t even need to feed much at night usually 1-2 breastfeeds . The rest is comfort wakes needing her pacifier or my hand on her cheek . I’ve looked into sleep associations and independent sleep and I broke the feed to sleep association and rocking and do bedside comforting instead for most wakes which has now lead to my hand being a sleep association on her face . I’m just so exhausted my husband is working mon-fri 9-9 and it’s just me . I haven’t had more than 4 hours in a row since her birth . I can’t get anything done during the day . She is so clingy and cries if I leave room /put her down etc. I love her so much but we both need rest . If anyone has any tips or a routine that could help PLEASE tell me I’ll try anything 🥲❤️❤️

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