PSA the 8 month sleep regression is worse then the 4 month😭

My baby turned 7 months old last week but he's hit all his milestones early which means we have entered the 8 month sleep regression a month early to. I thought the lack of naps at 4 months was bad and the nights were rough, but boy was I wrong. Bigger milestones me even worse sleep. Now they've dropped a nap awake windows can be like 5hrs long at this point n only napping for 30 minutes at a time if that. This is a prewarnjng to prepare urself because I was not prepared I'd only heard of the 4 month sleep regression I didn't no there were more. Good luck mamas ill see you on the other side😭

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There’s bad ones at 18m and 2 years too but you learn to shake it off. Our Sept baby is our second and the regressions don’t hit as hard this time round as you’re used to it x

This is a thing?! That explains so much 😭 we had JUST got back into a decent nap routine and it's all gone to pot

I hope I get used to it soon couldn't have come at a worse time I'm really ill n actually don't have the energy for it rn😭

@Ezme were the same. I put it down to his teething tho 🙈

Well this explains alot, my LO turning 7 months this week but she's awake hours of the day with sometimes only 30mins sleep

I think this has started for my boy because he is suddenly not self settling and refusing to nap in his cot. I am one tired mama.

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