FTM here. My 8 month old has always been a “good sleeper.” Since he was 6 weeks old, he would sleep 7 pm - 3/4 am, nurse, then go back to sleep until 7 am. He did this naturally and this was our “normal” until 4 weeks ago.
He suddenly is waking up 4-6 times a night and nursing at least 3 of those wake-ups. He sleeps in a mini crib next to our bed and sometimes falls asleep on his own and other times we help him if he needs it. I’m puzzled as to why he was sleeping so well for so long and suddenly is waking often. What am I doing wrong?
Some background info: he is in the three to two nap transition (some days takes two 1.5-2 hour long naps and some days takes three 45 min naps), I let him sleep in as long as he wants to (usually he wakes between 6 am - 7:30 am), we start bedtime routine around 6:30/7:30 pm depending on when he shows tired signs and he’s usually asleep for the night between 7-8 pm. I would say he is fairly high sleep needs. He just learned how to roll onto his tummy, he is trying to figure out how to crawl but is only able to rock back and forth or push himself backwards, he’s two months into starting solids, and is starting to learn some words. It’s also possible he has more teeth coming in (has two bottom teeth so far). And suddenly he only wants mom (me) in the middle of the night.
Is this change in sleep simply developmental (he is learning so many new things right now!) or am I doing something wrong in terms of his naps/wake windows/wake-up time /bedtime? My mom says he isn’t sleeping well because I hold him for one or two of his naps each day
He suddenly is waking up 4-6 times a night and nursing at least 3 of those wake-ups. He sleeps in a mini crib next to our bed and sometimes falls asleep on his own and other times we help him if he needs it. I’m puzzled as to why he was sleeping so well for so long and suddenly is waking often. What am I doing wrong?
Some background info: he is in the three to two nap transition (some days takes two 1.5-2 hour long naps and some days takes three 45 min naps), I let him sleep in as long as he wants to (usually he wakes between 6 am - 7:30 am), we start bedtime routine around 6:30/7:30 pm depending on when he shows tired signs and he’s usually asleep for the night between 7-8 pm. I would say he is fairly high sleep needs. He just learned how to roll onto his tummy, he is trying to figure out how to crawl but is only able to rock back and forth or push himself backwards, he’s two months into starting solids, and is starting to learn some words. It’s also possible he has more teeth coming in (has two bottom teeth so far). And suddenly he only wants mom (me) in the middle of the night.
Is this change in sleep simply developmental (he is learning so many new things right now!) or am I doing something wrong in terms of his naps/wake windows/wake-up time /bedtime? My mom says he isn’t sleeping well because I hold him for one or two of his naps each day
