Sleep Regression
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Yes! I can clearly see she’s tired but will cry and fight her sleep 😩
she’s been pushing herself off of me like using me as a jungle gym whenever i try to put her to sleep
Same! She wants to party when it’s bedtime 🤦♀️
she’s either been only sleeping at 7pm or falling asleep in the car
Yes! The past two days he has refused to go down for a nap. Turned 8 months yesterday!
Yesss!! Going through this right now with my 8 month old! She doesn’t like napping anymore during the day and wants to be close to me at all times! I hardly get anything done during the day 🥲😫
This is extremely normal for babies of this age. There’s several sleep regressions that occur after 6 months of age. And clinginess/fussiness is also extremely normal.
i’m also not sure if it could be because i’m starting work part time either
Yes. First few nights I caved in, and I let my baby sleep on my chest, and when she fell asleep.. I put her in the crib. Thankfully she only woke up twice in the night. But that second wake up was terrible. Then the third and fourth night, I was so exhausted, I just let her cosleep (which we’ve never done). Finally the fifth and sixth night, I decided not to cave in and pick her up. I instead, rub her belly in circles and sing to her. Once she calms down, she will take a bottle or pacifier and I leave her be. If she wakes up again in the middle of the night (her crib is in my room), then I wait about 10 minutes to decide if it’s a cry or moan&groan, and if it’s a true cry, I will go in and once again rub her tummy in circles and sing until she clams down and goes to bed. Tonight’s the first night she hasn’t screamed and cried, being extra clingy! Knock on wood though. I also added my tshirt I wore throughout the day into the crib, so my scent is there
Went through this for 4 weeks then he started teething right after 😅 send help
@Kai, what do you do when the baby is not calming down in the crib? Should we pick him up, soothe him and put him back?
@Charu that’s up to you on how you want to handle it. Those first few nights before I was doing the stomach rubs and singing.. I did pick her up because I was getting tired and I let her fall asleep on my chest and when she fell asleep I put her back. But I personally wanted to teach her to self soothe, and not become dependent on me picking her up, BUT I also didn’t want to do the “cry it out” method. You just have to figure out how you want to approach it, and then execute a plan. It’ll be hard work, but it’ll be worth it. I will rub her stomach and sing for 10 minutes, sometimes 20, just to get her to clam down. But for me, it works.
YES! We are in the exact same boat.y son used to do a great job sleeping independently in his crib, and now, he won’t go to sleep at night without sleeping in our bed. He also very clingy at night time and gets distraught when we leave the room. Not sure how long this period will last 😩