Sleep stressed

My son is 8 1/2 months old and in the last couple of month I’ve noticed he is waking up at night. I started adding a bottle before bed cause I thought maybe he was waking hungry but still he’d wake up. Since turning 8 months it is like clock work. Around 1 am and again at 6 am we will wake up. My supply has gone down a bit but when he’s not breastfeeding I’ll give him purées. I’ve started to wonder if maybe my milk isn’t filling or maybe he’s over tired. I just don’t know and I’m exhausted all the time. I never feel like I can actually fall asleep since I’m waking up a couple hours later. Help!

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Hey Jenna! That sounds exhausting! It sounds like patterned wake ups. It can happen because of various factors such as wake windows/naps, nutrition, and any sleep associations that your little one has developed. So it’s hard to say if it’s one or both or all of those things! You can message me and I can share some more there if you like ❤️ the lack of sleep on us mamas is no joke🫶🏻

Hang in there! My daughter is 8.5 months and we just went through the random middle of the night wake ups. One night at a time

I agree with @Courtney. They go through patterned wake ups and my son did that. It won’t be forever though and then it will be something new. Now your breast milk, I would possibly pump more if you can to increase it or take some supplements for it.

8 month sleep regression 🫶🏻 just gotta ride it out. Our worst regression was 4m and it bled right into 6m regression so from 3.5-7m old we all slept like shit.

It could be anything unfortunately. Check the temperature of the room - too cold? Too hot? Gassy? Did they burp enough before being put down? Are they tired enough to be sleeping long stretches? Are they getting enough stimulation in the day? Are they napping too much in the day?

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