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Another 8 month old sleep question - sudden waking at 4am!
Hi Ladies
DD usually has around 10 hours sleep at night with some brief wakings. She dropped her night feed many months ago although she occasionally takes a sip of milk or water during the night and I say sip because she refuses anything more.
She has been quite good up until about a week ago when all of a sudden she decided she would wake at 4am on the dot and decide to stay awake for at least an hour or so. Prior to this, she would be waking at about 5.30am. Her bed time is 7.30pm. She takes good amounts of milk and solids during the day and as mentioned, when given the bottle when she wakes at 4am, she flat out refuses it.
What has changed? I've read about the regression babies can experience at this age as they reach developmental milestones. She has recently learnt to roll over and really enjoys being up on her feet (she hated tummy time until recently). I've tried putting her to bed earlier and later but still 4am it is. There are no environmental factors which are causing her to wake. I've also tried increasing her night time meal and let her tell me when she is full but again, no major change here. She is has two bottom teeth already and her two top teeth on the way.
I am wondering however whether it is time for her to drop her afternoon nap? At the moment she has three naps that total between 3 to 4 hours per day. The afternoon nap is always between 4.30 to 5.30 and only for 30 minutes. Most of the time she needs to be assisted to fall asleep in the afternoon whereas she tends to self-settle at all her other sleeps (have I just answered my own question?).
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
thanks!
<em>edited by M on 13/03/2012</em>
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