The BIG question...sleep?

[little_O]

DD has always been a great sleeper. From about 2-3 months she slept through (11pm-7or8am)
We often have a variation of that but generally its through. If she did wake i used to just cuddle or rock her back to sleep.

The last couple of weeks she has been sick and teething. She went off her solids, and was stuggling to feed properly because of being blocked up. She started waking around 4am ish and so i would feed her again because i figured she would be hungry from not having enough during the day.

However, the little poppet has decided she now likes to wake regularly at that time, despite eating normally in the day again. I tried last night to just cuddle her again and she protested and then went to sleep. When i tried to put her down she woke up and protested again. I gave in and fed her.


Is this normal around 8 months? Is it a sign i need to be upping the amount of solids i'm giving her during the day?

I dont want to resort to just letting her CIO because i've never had to thus far and she has been fine. I know she can go the 8 hours without feeding because she has been for the last 6 months.

Any suggestions please! I feel like i am strating to get snappy and grumpy with DH and her.

[PumpkinZulu]

DD1 slept 11 hours until about 7 months old, then she started night waking. It was a combo of teething and growing here. Since then she hasn't slept a full night again, she has had anywhere from 2 wakeups to every sleep cycle (every 45 mins). So yeah, lol. Every child is different though. Is teething an issue right now? Wonder weeks?

[LizLemon]

My understanding is that there is a sleep regression at 8 months, like the one that a lot of babies have at 4 months. Mine went crazy at 8 months, especially my younger one who had me up about 6 times a night around that stage.

[onthefly]

It's totally normal for sleep patterns to vary and for young children, in general, to need a parent's help to sleep at least some of the time. Just because they sleep well at one point, doesn't mean they always will, and vice versa. On the whole, it gets easier as they get older.
Babies feed for all sorts of reasons, not just nutrition, BUT that doesn't mean they don't need it. There's no need to let her cry - meet her needs and in time this will pass.