6 month sleep regression - misery, misery, misery

[MrsPatMustard]

DS was sleeping through the night from 4 months. Last week we hit full-on sleep regression and we're all so sleep deprived we're walking around like extras from a zombie movie. He wakes up every night about 3am very excitable and babbley and just won't go back to sleep unless I bring him into bed with us. (Which I really don't want to do as it's taken us ages to get him settled in his own room.)

Last night I tried doing the tough love thing and refused to let him out of the cot. He stayed awake babbling until sun-up. By 7am he was exhausted and I put him down for a sleep and he's just slept for almost 3 and half hours. He never sleeps this long during the day. Am worried that we're completely stuffed now as all daytime routine seems to have completely disappeared down the swannie.

Really don't know what I should do for the best here. Any words of wisdom, Mumsnetters?

[Yorkshirelassreturns]

Hello. We were in exactly the same Boston with our 6 month old daughter. She slept through from 4 weeks with no night waking at all then at almost 5 months, she started waking regularly through the night, sometimes as much as every 30 mins. I put it down to her reflux or teething- or the heat. However, we have just started her on solids and it made an immediate difference and she is now sleeping through 12 hours again!! I didn't think she was hungry but givibg her baby rice an hour before bed has done the trick for us- worth a try. Good luck- it's knackering isn't it- especially when you had a good sleeper before- you're not used to broken nights!!! X

[Yorkshirelassreturns]

position not Boston. Silly text predictor!

[MrsPatMustard]

Interesting that solids have made a difference, I think weaning might be one of the issues (along with teething.) I've been trying to feed DS with lots of home-made veggie purées and he's farty like you wouldn't believe - am wondering if his tummy hurts as he's been grizzling a lot too. Maybe I need to add something else to his diet...

[confusedofengland]

Ooh, just seen this thread & joining please! DS3 is 6 months tomorrow (where has that time gone, sob). He's been sleeping a solid 11 hours per night since about 4 months when he went into his own room & stopped bf. But the last 3 nights he has woken up during the night. We thought he might be cold so put him in a sleeping bag last night. He did not wake up until 5am, but it's usually 7am or later.

He has been having a few nibbles of finger foods since Wednesday (crusts of toast, breadstick, plain biscuit) but not much else as we are going camping for the bank holiday weekend so I was hoping to hold off the purees till we got back. Perhaps I'll try some baby porridge or similar.

[marmitelover]

In exactly the same boat! DS has been a great sleeper and last couple of weeks he's been waking earlier and earlier ... Last night 2am! I'm looking into intravenous caffeine drinks ...

I've started weaning and I actually think it has either stimulated his hunger or it's making his tummy a bit uncomfy as he's waking in the night often with a poo to be changed. It was so hot with us until recently and I think maybe we need to get him a bit warmer at night too but we've tried all these things and nothing has worked. And DS1 only started sleeping through the night when he was weaned so I thought it would get easier not worse! Aaargh

[Yorkshirelassreturns]

Aargh - it appears that I spoke too soon... We managed 2 nights sleeping through and we're now back to 3-4 wakings. The baby rice ended up giving her severe constipation and wind and she was waking in agony and straining. Ditched the baby rice and moved onto pear purée for a few days- still no poo (or sleep!), HV suggested prune juice- tried this and she eventually went after 9 days!!!! Was hoping that she would sleep better after this but this is my 4th time up with her so far tonight. She's just so unpredictable at the moment. Sorry I can't be more positive this time but at least you know you're not alone. I miss my baby that slept through. Everyone told me that it wouldn't last and I thought that they were wrong... Boo to "I told you so"!!! Let's stick together and if anyone has any tricks- share. All I can reassure myself with is that it will get better... Some day! X

[MrsPatMustard]

The weaning is tough. I'm trying to give DS food that is gentle on the tummy but he still seems to be straining to poo so much. He's still waking every night, although he 's less perky, so we're having more success coaxing him back to sleep . Dear God it 's hard though

[Highlove]

Just wondering how you're all doing now?

My DD is very nearly 6mo and the last 3-4 nights have been hideous. She was doing 7-7 with two feeds at about 12 and 5, but now wakes at about 9.30 and hourly after that till about 4. She's EBF and will only settle with boob. Argh, I'm tired. Tell me it won't last long?!

[Highlove]

Ps. We've just started weaning but BLW so very little is going down. So not sure it's that?

[Newfamily2014]

Hello, my little one is 6 months and one week and waking up a few times over night, one for feed, and then after that because of a windy tummy so am interested to hear if any of you have had any luck with remedies? She's eating solids very well but is waking earlier each night for a feed and sadly the earlier she wakes the sooner the windy (+/- gripey) tummy begins :-( I wonder if infracol might help? Not used that since she was tiny. I guess it's due to her eating new foods, anyone know when it will settle down? Or am I missing a bit event that takes place at 6months that could cause the wake ups and windy tummy? .... Oh bring on the day when she sleeps all through the night....