Advice…sorry it’s long
I am looking for some advice or to know I’m not alone with anyone in a similar situation.
My baby is almost 1 and has always been a not so great sleeper, the only time he slept through the night was after his 16 weeks jabs.
We’re at a point now where we co-sleep after his 1st wake up in his cot because if he settles and go back in his cot, he will be up at 5am although we haven’t tried this recently whereas in bed he will stir and wake at that time but he’ll go back to sleep until maybe 7:00-7:45.
He also usually wakes up crying and we have to walk around with him to calm down.
He is waking in the night and can be awake anywhere between 45 mins - 1hr, just laid talking away, grabbing me etc, this happens almost every night.
How can I get him to not wake at the crack of dawn in his cot and move away from co-sleeping and get rid of these split nights?
I’m back at work too so when he’s waking early morning, he can go back to sleep but I’m working long days so I’m just exhausted.
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What time does he go down for bed? And how much daytime sleep is he having? Split nights are the worst, but it might be his wake windows or that he is sleeping too much during the day.
The best thing to do would be to track his sleep so you know his sleep needs. Then you’ll know how much sleep he will need in 24 hours. I’ve included a post which explains how to do it.
The average sleep needs for 4month-1 year is 12-15 hours but drops to 11-14 around age 1.
Most babies on average can only do 10-11 hours over night. Especially whilst they have a nap still in the day 🥰
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Advice…sorry it’s long
I am looking for some advice or to know I’m not alone with anyone in a similar situation.
My baby is almost 1 and has always been a not so great sleeper, the only time he slept through the night was after his 16 weeks jabs.
We’re at a point now where we co-sleep after his 1st wake up in his cot because if he settles and go back in his cot, he will be up at 5am although we haven’t tried this recently whereas in bed he will stir and wake at that time but he’ll go back to sleep until maybe 7:00-7:45.
He also usually wakes up crying and we have to walk around with him to calm down.
He is waking in the night and can be awake anywhere between 45 mins - 1hr, just laid talking away, grabbing me etc, this happens almost every night.
How can I get him to not wake at the crack of dawn in his cot and move away from co-sleeping and get rid of these split nights?
I’m back at work too so when he’s waking early morning, he can go back to sleep but I’m working long days so I’m just exhausted.
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