Wakes up in the middle of the night for 2 hours
My baby boy is 6 months old and he is not a good sleeper. Wakes up multiple times and is not sleep trained so if he doesn't go back down with the pacifier and "shh" I have to rock him back to sleep. But every now and then (2-3 times a week minimum) he wakes up and won't go back down for 2 hours. He is mostly happy and cheerful and playful at this time and wants our full attention just like a normal wake window during the day.
The days or timings aren't consistent so very difficult to find what is really going on.
Anyone with tips or tricks or suggestions?
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Hello! This is called a split night and most commonly caused by day timing not being quite where it needs to be for the age. I’m a sleep consultant, midwife, child & family health nurse and mum of 6. More than happy to give you more specific info by DM if you’d like. No pressure tho. x
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