While many babies and toddlers go through
periods of sleep regression, it can be difficult for many parents to manage, especially when they become sleep deprived themselves.
You know what I'm going to say next: Trying to do anything to change sleep patterns is going to be harder in the
middle of a sleep regression phase.
She had the worst night ever at about 3.5 months which I feared was the
start of a sleep regression, but I think she was fighting a low grade fever.
Before I became a parent to my two pretty girls, I always
heard of sleep regression but never bothered finding out what it was.
Then your little one could well be in a
stage of sleep regression and particularly if it falls in the common time frames listed above.
This common problem may rear its ugly head again as your little one reaches two and the upset of being left in the room alone may be the reason they are going through another
bout of sleep regression.
If your baby has woken early and it seems out of character, first eliminate the following as a possible cause: • Too much sunlight coming into the bedroom • Illness • Teething • Sleeping in unfamiliar surroundings or moving from cot to bed •
Bout of sleep regression • Potty training (toddlers).
If you are starting potty training or planning to get your 2 - year - old a grown up bed and then a stage
of sleep regression begins, accept that perhaps it's not quite the right time and delay these changes until your child is more settled.
I felt more in control having gone through it once before, especially as the frustrating
moments of sleep regression, teething and the long sleepless nights.
But how can you distinguish a phase
of sleep regression from other factors such as a growth spurt which can also cause sleep problems?
She sleeps 7:30 / 8 to 6:00 / 7 at night and generally sleeps through the night (though she seems to be going through a
bit of a sleep regression and has been waking up once a night most night for about two weeks.
Some babies sleep through the night really early in their life, but once they start crawling and standing, they through a
period of sleep regression that leaves parents puzzled.
It can become
part of sleep regression and as time goes on as they may they start to want to nap again, some children nap up to the age of four.
In case you find yourself in the
middle of the sleep regression, then, try your best to soothe your baby by being responsive and avoiding creating new sleep crutches, or turning back to the old ones.
In general, if your child shows
symptoms of sleep regressions (not all kids do) they are independent of everything else because they're symptoms of developmental leaps.
Babies and toddlers can go through several
phases of sleep regression and common times include 4 month sleep regression and 8 - 10 month sleep regression, so this could be the reason your baby is waking at night.
With any phase
of sleep regression (and there are a few!)
But there are a few things you can do to survive a period of sleep regression