Since the 4mo sleep regression my daughter has woken quite frequently (1-3 hours) to breastfeed at night... (prior to this she would do a 6-7 hour stretch)
She is now 8mo and has been diagnosed with numerous food allergies, which definitely affect her sleep (wind, tummy aches, constipation etc) I have cut lots of food from my diet but she still gets symptoms fairly frequently. We share a bed, so as a rule I can feed her easily without being too disturbed & get us back to sleep no problem, so I haven't minded the frequent waking too much.
I realise we are now in 8mo sleep regression territory (was a bad one for my son!) and I'm curious as to whether we just carry on as we are, as her allergies are likely to be playing a big role in the disturbances... or whether there is something I'm missing which would help her to sleep better?
I have been trying to implement the 3-2 transition for a few weeks now, but apart from a few occasions, nights after 2 naps have been worse than nights after 3 naps... and the 3 nap days have often been dictated by the nursery run, so there was no escaping that - but with the school holidays approaching I guess I can push forward.
A nursery day EASY is
W/u 6:30
Nap: 9-10
Nap: 1-1:45
Nap; 3:15-4
Bt; 7
Then nw's are at approx 10, 1, 4
But this was our 2 nap EASY yesterday and last night was the worst night we've had in a long time:
W/u 7:20
nap: 10:10-12:10 (she seem to do better with shorter naps - 2hr often causes issues at night)
Nap: 3:15-3:45
Bt bf: 6:30
Asleep: 7pm
We then had a nw at 8ish and she was then awake half the night from midnight getting very upset if she couldn't stay attached to me, which is very unlike her!
She falls asleep independently majority of the time... I rarely feed near sleep time... at bedtime she'll feed and then I unlatch her whilst awake and I sing quietly as she drifts off. Usually when I do this she'll do a 3 hour stretch, but if she's OT she will often wake at 45m-1h. She is always attached to me from approx 4-5am but goes back to sleep after this.
I'm wondering how often a previously reasonable sleeper can go back to longer stretches after the dreaded 4mo sleep regression? Does it happen?