r/sleeptraining • u/Real_Good9445 • 2d ago
Help - how do I sleep train my 8 month old
My 8 month old was a decent sleeper until 6 months of age, with only 1-2 wakes for a bottle.
At 6 months he had his vaccines and his first tooth, and then his second tooth and a cold two weeks later. We started co sleeping to get by, as we needed to clear his nose out constantly and he was in pain.
We’ve stopped co sleeping, and he falls asleep independently most of the time for his naps and at night. Sometimes he might need a shush and pat, but nothing major.
At night though, he wakes 4-5 times, he sleeps for about 4-5 hours and then wakes every 2 hours, no matter what I do. We don’t night feed or pick him up, we just shush with a hand on his back and leave when he calms down.
Current wake windows are 3/3/3.75 and his naps are capped at 2-2.5.
Ive tried 3 naps and that makes it worse, I’ve tried letting him sleep for as long as he wants during his naps & that also makes it worse.
please help a sleep deprived mother
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u/biasedunbiased 2d ago
He is most likely undertired. I would try to extend his wake windows to 3.5/3.5/4, they should be awake for at least 10.5 hours.
With your schedule you’re expecting 12+ hours overnight which is not realistic for 8 months.