9 month olds sleep a mess

Anyone else’s 9 month old has become really hard to get down for naps and night time? We’ve dropped to 2 naps, they don’t last more than 20-30 minutes at a time. He’s waking up loads in the night and from 4am just impossible to keep asleep these last 2 weeks 😴

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Yes ours is a mess as well. It always has tbh but moreso this last month. Early morning wakes, still waking loads through the night. Our only saving grace is I’ve managed to get her napping in her cot more than 30 mins these last two weeks.
What wake windows are you using?

It’s so hard isn’t it. 2.5 away time in the morning and then 3 hour wake window for next nap. Then he’s up about 4 hours before bedtime. My toddler makes if differ a bit but generally that’s what I am for. What about you?

We tend to do 2hr 45 in the morning, then 3-3hr 15 for the second then 3hr 30 for the last. I pushed last to 3hr 45 tonight to see if it helps but she actually just cried more at bedtime and seemed shattered. I already find she struggles with these wake windows a bit but I think she needs the overall wake time otherwise she’ll wake even earlier. I forgot how hard their sleep is, my first was a nightmare as well until she turned 1

Yeah my little girl is the same, the past two weeks she cries every time I put her down for a sleep 😴 it's been a nightmare , she has 3.5 wake windows before bed sometimes 4 and she still then will wake every 3/4 hours at night 😫 we never had a good night routine as she's always woke but she only woke once after being asleep for like 7/8 hours for weeks and weeks so waking up more frequently again is hard going !

Our sleep is chaos at the moment! Questioning a million things myself and what’s causing it and what I should do to help but trying to just do what I can and take each day as it comes xx

Same here, 8.5 months and absolute chaos! 30 minute naps in the cot or pram and we need 3 of them to get through the day. He only sleeps for 45 mins to 2 hours in his cot at the start of the night, then about 4 if we co sleep. Pretty sure it’s separation anxiety and teething. Hope it improves for us soon, and all of you who are struggling too 🤞

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