9 month sleep regression?

[SpringCrane]

My son has been sleeping through the night since he was 6.5 months (he was a sleep disaster from 4-6.5 months). 5 nights ago he started waking once per night, and since he had been eating a lot more than normal during the day, I assumed it's a growth spurt and hunger waking him up. I fed him, and he was only able to fall back asleep in our bed. It's been the same for each of the last five nights. Last night he was way worse. He goes to sleep at 7, and went down fine. He was up at 11, 2, 4, and 5. He woke for the day at 630 (I fed him at 11 & 5). He was able to go back down in his crib each time at least, but it just never lasted too long.

I'm guessing this could be a combo sleep regression/growth spurt/teething situation. I'm just wondering how long this sort of thing usually lasts. He knows how to put himself back to sleep, but I don't want to just let him cry if he's actually hungry due to a growth spurt. Do I wait until his daytime eating seems to calm down too?

We are leaving in 10 days for his first trip. We'll be flying and staying in hotels. I'm not going to let him CIO while we are in a hotel, so I'm worried after two plus weeks of waking/traveling his sleep is going to be really messed up!

Any advice?

 

[Whisper82]

My girls went through this and the research I did suggested this happens between 8 and 10 months and can last for 2 to 6 weeks. I think it was about a month for us and it was pretty tough to be honest. We started putting the girls to sleep at 8 pm instead of 730 and that helped a bit. Be wary of changing your routine too much because this is a time when it is super easy to start habits you don't want later. However, sometimes we do whatever is necessary to survive! Not sleeping is the worst!

 

[Willow01]

I can sympathise this is happening to me at the moment too so I'm stalking! I put Charlie to bed around 7:30 so might try to move it a bit later as suggested to see if that helps any. Let us know how things gox

 

[SpringCrane]

He actually did much better last night! Thank goodness. He did fuss a bit at 4 am, but my husband went in and soothed him and he went back down fine. I think it was mostly a growth spurt. Last night and today he's back to eating a normal amount, not like the last few days. Maybe your LO is also going through a growth spurt?