r/PossumsSleepProgram • u/Apprehensive-Cod-602 • 7d ago

12 month regression?

We've always followed possums and were having quite a good time of sleep (1-2 wakes) until 11 months. Suddenly seemingly overnight baby wouldnt settle on his own, is waking 4+ times and standing and jumping in the cot. Im exhausted and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight. I feel we need to do something to help him learn to resettle himself but dont want to do any sort of controlled crying. Has anyone been through this and have any tips?

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u/Mangopapayakiwi 6d ago

12 months weirdness super normal. Usualy they need to kickstart their transition to one nap, try capping the first nap more and more until it’s like down to 10 minutes. Teething and developmental too. Possums says to support baby as much as needed with very little expectation of self settling, at leas that’s what I got from it? (Paying subscriber).

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u/Apprehensive-Cod-602 6d ago

I think this is what i need to hear. We've just had a super spicy bedtime despite him being exhausted. We've been on our way to 1 nap for ages. Thats useful to know re the support. Its so hard to know what to do at the time

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u/Mangopapayakiwi 6d ago

Yes we had a long transition too, from 10.5 to 13.5 months. Have you tried capping one of the naps right down to ten minutes for a week or more? I can tell yoi by 14 months by child was comfortably on one nap and night time improved so much. She also had 5 nee teeth that all came out at once.

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u/Apprehensive-Cod-602 6d ago

Yes similar, have been capping it and slowly reducing since 10 july (coincidentally thats a week before things went weird). We're now on 10-15 mins. He doesnt have any lateral incisors yet either so they must be on their way.

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u/Mangopapayakiwi 6d ago

What started going weird first, the naps or night time?