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8mo Sleep Pattern Disruption -- Normal?

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DD is 8.5m old, and was STTN beautifully until a couple of weeks ago. Pretty much the day she turned 8m, she started teething. Once that was (Thank God) over and the tooth popped through the gum, she STTN for one night before she learned how to crawl/stand/dance. 

Don't get me wrong, its been a wonderful couple of weeks as DD decided to go though like EVERY milestone at the same time, but now she's so agitated at night that she keeps waking up every hour. Around about 1-2AM, she wakes up wanting to practice crawling, dancing, etc. She's WIDE AWAKE and it's IMPOSSIBLE to get her back down until 4-5AM. She then only sleeps a couple more hours.

I read somewhere something like this would happen, but I'm still concerned. She's only getting like 7hrs of sleep at night and she fights her nap during the day, so MAYBE 2hrs there. She's not getting anywhere near the 14hrs she's supposed to.

I'm sticking to her Bedtime routine, but we're all losing a LOT of sleep here. It's like she's one month old all over again! 

Is/has anyone else gone through this? If so, is there anything I can do to fix it? How long does this last? 

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Re: 8mo Sleep Pattern Disruption -- Normal?

  • nycnolanycnola member
    No help here, but we are literally going through the exact same thing, 8.5mth old DD and everything. I could have written your post. I at least am happy to know we aren't alone!
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  • AnankeAnanke member

    There is a "Wonder Week" around that time - it's when babies learn about categories.

     https://www.thewonderweeks.com/images/stories/Book/WW_info_chart.pdf

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  • Libby1978Libby1978 member
    DS isn't as old as your baby, but he started this over the weekend.  He wakes up crying.  Which is unusual for him.  Anyway, I wish I had an answer for you.  I've been ending up putting him in bed with me just so I can get some sleep.
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  • BKHeightsGirlBKHeightsGirl member
    My 8 month old sleeps about 8 hours a night and then naps for about 2 hours per day.  I honestly don't remember the last time she had a 14 hour sleep day, it had to be when she was a newborn.  She is doing fine and progressing nicely.  However, I do not follow milestones to the T, I believe she'll hit them when she's ready.
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