Sleep Issue ....

[Babybump87]

Any ideas/advice welcome !.

DD2 has slept through the night from when she was a few weeks old....up until now.

She is now waking up every few hours not wanting a feed or changing. Is there a sleep regression , teething issues?. She is still napping fine of a day too.

Nothing has changed in her routine so this has come out of the blue.
Thanks

Edit: She has just woke up now and started blowing rasberrys..lol

 

[ruby83]

Is she trying to crawl or working on another developmental milestone? I'm not sure if there is a wonder week around this time, that can often impact sleep. In the first year there is generally s lot of bumps along the road- you have been lucky so far! Hopefully it will be short lived!

 

[MindUtopia]

It's really normal for them to still wake lots at 7 months, even if she has slept through in the past (actually, it's probably more unusual that she's slept so well up til now). During teething, I found my daughter was waking hourly all night. Also, around the 7-12 month stage, separation anxiety hits and they will wake wanting to be near you, or to practice an emerging developmental skill, like pushing up, crawling, standing or walking. Both of those could be the case. If you started solids recently, a grumbly tummy might also be doing it. Solids can be really rough on their stomach for the first couple months and it's very normal to wake with wind or just the process of digestion happening. I found my daughter would often wake with her tummy churning and rumbling (I could literally hear it) for the first month or so. All really normal. There's nothing much you can do but just make sure she is fed and comfortable and do what you normally do to soothe her back to sleep until it passes.

 

[Left wonderin]

I've given up trying to figure them out ... Go with the flow its so much easier ... You may never know why ... When they sleep make the most of it and appreciate every second ..when they don't enjoy cartoons at 3am and cuddles on the couch one day you will look back when your teenager doesn't want to know you and yearn for those nighttime snuggles xxxxxxxx

 

[Left wonderin]

Oh and just accept and get used to the idea that exhaustion and feeling it is your new normal !

 

[ElmaWG]

I'm also having trouble with DS at this Age. He's cut 4 teeth the last month and we've traveled, so I think that's messed up his schedule in general. But I also agree with previous poster that learning to crawl can interfere with sleep. DS is always in a new word position in his crib every time I see him.

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

we started co sleeping at 7m!

 

[Babybump87]

She is teething at the minute and has recently started crawling backwards. Changing everyday like pp said I am just going to go with the flow lol... She's started sleeping a bit better more like her usual pattern!.

I started co sleeping with DD1 around this age as she hated the cot . Wish I never now cause she's still in my bed to be fair we are still decorating her room after moving its kinda a toy room at the minute!.

Thanks everyone!

 

[laila 44]

Not everyone is comfortable with sleep training but I swear by it. If it were me, I'd just let my kids cry for 5 mins etc and see if they resettle ( usually they do). Those tiny little regressions were always fixable for us in a weeks time. In my experience sleep training with a bit if controlled crying led to everyone sleeping 13-14 hour nights without a peep. by 5-6 months I never felt more rested in my life lol. It really depends on how you parent and what you are comfortable with.

 

[Babybump87]

We sometimes do let her have a little cry to get it out her system lol . We don't do sleep training never been comfortable with pro longed crying etc .
She sseems back to her usual self with sleeping although has now picked up a stomach bug!.

Thanks everyone x