Help with 7.5 month old’s sleep
Hi there, first time posting on Reddit. I’m hoping for some support. My little one is 7.5 months old. Sleep resembled a typical newborn until about 4 months when baby started sleeping through the night. Naps were always short, 30 minutes max but then baby would sleep 12-13 hours at night. Once baby turned 6 months everything went to crap. Baby started waking up at least 3 times a night. Most of the time baby is awake for 30 minutes to an hour. The max baby seems to sleep is 3.5 hours at a time. I keep night wakes boring, with just enough light to see to change a diaper and offer a bottle if those are needed.
During the day I make sure there’s lots of sunlight and I’ve tried to keep a schedule with the goal being 10hrs of wake time. Set wake up at 7am, first nap at 10am, second around 2-2:30pm with bedtime between 7:30pm-8pm. Sometimes baby is up at 5/5:30am and is ready for the day though. More often baby is up between 6am-7am. Naps have lengthened out. Usually 1.5 hours however sometimes 30 minutes. Those days I push for a third nap otherwise bed time would be quite early.
A few things to note. Baby is formula fed. Prior to 6 months was drinking 7-8oz bottles 4-5 times a day. At 6 months that dropped significantly. I’ve been offering 4oz bottles more frequently during the day to help get in the recommended amount. Baby has 2 solid meals a day and typically eats the expected amount 3-4tbsp each meal.
Baby got their first teeth around 5 months. I’m always thinking they are teething but I don’t see any more popping through yet.
Baby has also had massive development since turning 6 months. They roll, pivot, sit independently and can sit themselves up. They are also very, very close to crawling. They are at the rocking stage and can shuffle one or two steps.
I know this could be normal I’m just not sure if I’m missing something. It’s been a few weeks now and I’m so exhausted. I keep telling myself this phase will pass but it’s getting harder to believe that.