https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:22:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745473 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 21:56:16 +0000 gingerbebe 2745473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids never did 2-3-4, much to my chagrin. It was pretty much 2.5-2.5-3 for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745445 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:39:39 +0000 MrsSCB 2745445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: yes, exactly! That's we did (or tried to) with two naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745427 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 18:41:09 +0000 agold 2745427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: I'll also add that I also transitioned to a super strict nap schedule around the time of that horrible night sleep my LO experienced. Strict 2-a-day naps and consistent food schedule I think is what contributed to solid night sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745425 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 18:33:04 +0000 SweetiePie 2745425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: Yes you beat me to this!<br /> And will just add that it still took some time for us to get to a true 2-3-4 schedule. My kid is high sleep needs so for a long time it was more like 2-2-3 (we did an earlier bedtime) or 2-2.5-3.5. He didn't get to a true 2-3-4 till almost a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745408 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:57:58 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2745408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: a 2 nap schedule usually 2-3-4. So 2 hours after wake up is the first nap, then 3 hours after that wake up is the second nap, then 4 hours after that is bedtime. DD went to 2 naps around the age your DS is now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745397 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:23:05 +0000 MrsSCB 2745397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: If he took two naps instead of three, they wouldn't happen at the same time as the first two naps now. Basically the first two naps would each shift a little later and the third one would drop. So there wouldn't be six hours until bedtime because the second nap would be happening later, if that makes sense. I think around four hours between last nap and bedtime is ideal. And for us, he did not sleep the same amount of time when he went to two naps, so I think it did help. But it may just be a phase to grow out of, too :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745375 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:20:37 +0000 Goldengirl 2745375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: @gingerbebe: @SweetiePie: Not sure how going down to 2 naps would make it less likely to be awake at night, if he'd be sleeping for the same amount of time..? I don't think he's at all ready to drop to 2 naps, he wakes up from the second nap usually early afternoon and he'd have to be awake for 6 hours to make it to bedtime!</p> <p>@agold: Thanks for this, seems to be what I keep hearing, that they just kind of got over it. I really hope this is the case. If I knew it would end soon I wouldn't mind, but the idea that this could go on for awhile is making me a bit nervous, especially when sleep finally started getting really good with him after 6 months of crap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745301 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:46:29 +0000 agold 2745301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: My LO went through something right around that same time. It was truly terrible. I think I was up with her AND nursing her maybe 2 or 3 times a night. No joke. She had previously been sleeping through the night or just one nursing. I did the 2-3 a night nursing for a couple of weeks. Truly exhausting. But then she honestly just started sleeping through the night one night. I think I inadvertently let her CIO one evening while watching my niece. So for my girl, it was just an awful phase and when she came out of it, she was a bigger baby and ready to sleep through the night. Best of luck. All the sleep troubles suck and its so hard to know what to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745300 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:46:00 +0000 MrsSCB 2745300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Jealous! My son has been a terrible napper forever, argh. At almost 10 months now, he only takes one nap :meh: I pushed daycare to try to get two for awhile, but they just couldn't get him to sleep more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745287 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:08:37 +0000 SweetiePie 2745287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: @gingerbebe: oh yeah, good point. I forgot that 8 months or so is when we dropped to two naps.<br /> ETA: on two naps though we were still doing 4-ish hours. Two 2-hour naps. 1.5 hour on a bad day but 2 on average. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745276 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:47:07 +0000 gingerbebe 2745276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: This reminded me - we transitioned to 2 naps at around this time but my boys still did about 4 hours total on daytime sleep. We did it because they were fussing and not napping well anyway so we just bit the bullet. It took about a week or two - we would go back and forth - 730am wake with 2 hour naps at 930 and 130 with a disco nap at 6pm for 30 mins and 8pm bedtime OR 730am wake up with 2 hour naps at 10 and 230 with bedtime between 7-730pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745273 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:40:47 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2745273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first did this around 8-9 months. It turned out it was separation anxiety (we think) and she would roll around a bit and fall back to sleep in the pnp in our room. But if we tried to put her back in her room (despite going to sleep there on her own in the beginning of the night) she would cry and cry. </p> <p>There are also a lot of milestones at this time or he could be reacting to cutting that feeding! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745267 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:30:58 +0000 MrsSCB 2745267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: It might be time to switch to two naps if he's still doing three. That could explain him becoming so awake in the MOTN. I think three hours is basically the max average nap time for babies six months+ from what I've read. My son was down to two at that age (the nap transition timing varies a lot, though, of course!) </p> <p>It's also possible that it could just be a phase to get through unfortunately. We briefly tried CIO and it didn't work for us for a variety of reasons. We basically just powered through, and now at nine months we've seen vast improvement recently (*knock on wood!!*) I know that's not super inspiring because there's a lot of time between seven and nine months...but it does get better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745255 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:05:49 +0000 Goldengirl 2745255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: Nope, no sleep crutches! Put down awake, closed door, falls asleep like a champ. Naps were previously crap but the last few weeks are getting a lot better and he's now usually doing 2 shorter naps and one long one for a total of around 3ish hours. He's pretty textbook! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745248 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:01:27 +0000 MrsSCB 2745248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went through this at the exact same age, so I have a lot of sympathy! How do you get him down to sleep? Does he have any "sleep crutches"? (i.e. nursing or rocking to sleep). I know you said you sleep trained so I'm guessing not? How much daytime sleep does he get? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745241 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:52:57 +0000 Goldengirl 2745241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: Yah he has 32+ ounces during the day plus 2 "meals" of solids, so he's good! Totally doesn't need it, and could probably benefit from a less soaked diaper at night :) I know, I'm both excited for and dreading him crawling. He's definitely trying pretty hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745232 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:45:50 +0000 catlady 2745232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: Yeah, the feeding thing is so tricky. I have been slowly cutting ours down too, but he was up to like 4x per night during his growth spurt so it's been slow going. I think you do need to make sure they get a little more during the day to make up for it, but if he's already doing that, you're probably fine. This is just a tough age on them developmentally. I'm pretty sure my little guy's regression from before was caused by learning to sit on his own, and now rolling. Can't wait to see what happens when he starts to crawl (ugh). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745226 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:34:01 +0000 Goldengirl 2745226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: Ugh crying all night. The babbling is definitely better! Because I'm in the process of cutting his last feed, I keep not knowing if he's hungry, or if it has nothing to do with that. So it's possible i'm feeding him when he's not even asking for it. if only they could talk! He's also just figuring out the rolling thing, although not doing it in bed yet... so maybe that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745219 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:29:19 +0000 catlady 2745219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is a little younger (almost 6.5 months) but this week he's been going through something similar (although milder) where he's gotten up a few times in the night and instead of crying in hunger like usual, I will hear him just babbling and moving around. The last two nights, I found him on his stomach at least once per night (he had previously never rolled over). So I've been assuming he was working on that. When he just babbles, I tend to just let him be, unless it's a time when I would normally feed him anyway. He's actually coming off a much longer and more disruptive regression that started with a growth spurt around a month ago, so this is actually a better situation for us than before, where he would just cry all night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745217 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:20:16 +0000 Goldengirl 2745217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Thanks that's really helpful! Glad to know they went back to sleeping okay after. I'm so scared to undo all the work we've been doing and progress he's made.</p> <p>@SweetiePie: I think you're right about teething/crying right away, which he doesn't do... which is why I haven't been giving him painkillers. He doesn't cry until much later in the game. I have been making it quick and boring for sure, but I/my husband did pick him up last night and offered pacifier... whereas during sleep training, we didn't pick up. But in the middle of the night, things feel a bit more desperate (i.e. we need to sleep!). I'm finding it hard to not give in and give him more to eat but I really don't want to get him back on that habit when I'm trying to wean him off. Just a pain that it's all happening at the same time. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond, it helps! Hope your little guy is feeling better!</p> <p>@Shantuck: Ack, nighttime poops are the worst! That's also why I eventually went in last night, he was up so long and I got worried maybe he was just sitting in crap. Lol. But he wasn't. Glad to know she's gone back to sleeping well again, I really hope that happens for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745183 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:54:11 +0000 Shantuck 2745183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD turned 7 months last weekend and we were experiencing this as well for the past 3 weeks or so. She had gotten her first cold and also kept pooping in the middle of the night requiring a diaper change. When I came in during the middle of the night, she flashed me the biggest, happiest smile like she thought I was there to hang out and have a good time. I had thought maybe it was just a bad habit formed when she wasn't feeling well but for the last week she's back to sleeping through the night again. I don't recall having heard of a 6 month sleep regression but maybe there is something developmental at play? For us, it appears to have resolved itself after a few weeks.</p> <p>ETA: We kept going in when she woke because of the night pooping thing. This habit was causing her to have a bad diaper rash that we were monitoring. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745168 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:45:33 +0000 SweetiePie 2745168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally hear you on the neighbor thing. My son's room shared a wall with a neighbor from NB to 10 months and I was so concerned I got him a card and a DD gift card for coffee. He said "I've never heard a thing, thanks for the coffee" 😂</p> <p>If it was teething pain or other distress I think he would cry right away, not babble and roll around for a while, so I wouldn't worry about that too much. At least that's my experience but I'm also in agreement with @gingerbebe: that it won't hurt to try it one night and see if it helps. If it does then problem solved. If it doesn't then you know and can figure out what to do next. </p> <p>I agree that for just a temp sleep disruption I don't do CIO. But I do really stick to my guns and don't feed or create new sleep crutches. That only goes out the window for legit illness (like last 3 days my son had 102-103 fever and I basically did whatever I had to to make him comfortable and calm - even an 11;30pm Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode which is UNHEARD OF in my house, lol). But once he's 100% better I'll go back to being tough. Which is basically no talking, lights off, pick up for a minute, whisper it's night night, laying him down, and walking out. I don't let him cry or not pick up. I just make it quick and boring. </p> <p>4 month regression I was so tired and bewildered that I started feeding at wakeups and it was awful. I undid all the progress he'd made to that point and basically had to re-sleep train. So ever since then I try my damndest to remain very status quo for night time disruptions.<br /> He's 2.75 and an excellent sleeper but of course it still happens time to time!<br /> You could hold off on completely night weaning until this blip on the radar passes. But I personally wouldn't go backward and increase feeding again. </p> <p>Ultimately though do what makes you comfortable and gets you through the day and night. If that means feeding and restarting the weaning process then so be it. It won't be the end of the world. :heart: </p> <p>Ugh I think I had some other stuff in my response that got eaten but this covers the main points I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745153 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:20:06 +0000 FaithFertility 2745153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: Teeth, leaps, new milestones..... they all play into it! Sorry!<br /> I'm not help as I just do what they need and chug through </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745151 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:16:51 +0000 gingerbebe 2745151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: my kids both had a regression around 7 months and it messed with their naps and sleep a lot. There was also a lot of stranger danger and did NOT want to be put down. Coincided with crawling and pulling up. I had to nurse them down or comfort them a lot more for about 3-4 weeks. DSs also cut teeth around this time. So it could be all that - brains are really growing now and you're realizing things and able to do more things - so the world suddenly seems real big and scary. As to the teething thing, try some painkiller once and see if it helps. If it doesn't then you know it's not teething. Teething is accompanied by a lot of drooling and crankiness so that could also help determine. And feel around the gums to see if anything is bulging. </p> <p>When DS2 was going through this monthlong period, two of those weeks were spent at my inlaws so we had to comfort a lot and couldn't let him fuss because my ILS would flip so I held for a lot of naps, nursed down, etc and when the regression passed he went right back to sleeping normally. So don't stress too much about bad habits. We still did the same routine, still waited a bit to get them, and kept them on the same daytime schedule and pushed through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745115 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:31:23 +0000 Goldengirl 2745115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Ack, sorry! The same thing happened to me last night when I was writing a FB message and I went bonkers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745112 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:29:38 +0000 SweetiePie 2745112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uggghhhhhhh long response got lost. Retyping now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745105 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:18:35 +0000 Goldengirl 2745105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Thanks! I'm not opposed to CIO (that's how we sleep trained!) but we share a wall with neighbours and feel terrible waking them up on school/work nights. It also seems out of character for LO which has made me worry something's up and he actually needs me. I didn't go back in to feed him last night but was sooo close because I just didn't know what to do and thought maybe he was starving! But I really want to drop that feed, he doesn't need it from a physical standpoint.</p> <p>I also wondered if it could be teething and if I should give tylenol... but I have no idea how to tell if he's actually in pain and don't want to give it if he doesn't need it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745102 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:13:09 +0000 SweetiePie 2745102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi! I think this is common around that age because they are becoming more physically capable of things like sitting up, pulling themselves up to standing, crawling, etc. I remember nights like this at that age but it was relatively short lived.<br /> I would stick to your guns. I highly doubt that it's the decreased feeding, I think that's coincidental. You COULD wait to fully drop it until this phase ends. But I wouldn't go backward (i.e. Bigger feed).<br /> Try to remain as status quo as possible and not to create new sleep habits. Unless he's really crying hard I wouldn't go in. And if he does and you don't want to CIO, just lay him down and whisper it's night night time, give paci and walk out. Repeat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-waking-up-at-night-helpppppp#post-2745098 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:07:28 +0000 Goldengirl 2745098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 7 months and sleep trained and has been doing great at night, wakes once to feed and then right back to sleep. I'm in the process of dropping his last feed by giving him a bit less in his bottle each night. Haven't fully dropped it yet.</p> <p>The past few nights, he's suddenly been awake for long periods in the middle of the night. Last night was several hours! For awhile he'll just seem wide awake and happy, kind of talking to himself and looking around and playing. I wait to see if he'll settle but then he starts to get a bit upset, so I go in and feed him, change him, then leave. But then he stays awake for awhile again, like last night. I could tell he was tired, but he couldn't seem to fall asleep. He started to get really upset so I went in to try to soothe him, give the pacifier. He fell asleep briefly, then woke right up again and same thing for another hour or so. Eventually my husband settled him and he slept a bit longer and woke at his regular time this morning, so now he's way overtired.</p> <p>Did anyone go through something like this around 7ish months? Any idea why he's being so awake at night and can't seem to settle himself, even though he knows how to self-soothe? Is it a developmental thing? Or teething? Or is he hungry since I'm not giving him his full feed anymore, and should I just feed him? I have no idea how to know, or how I should respond to him when he gets upset. He was doing so great and now I'm worried it's all coming undone! Please tell me this is a phase! I'm tired :P </p>