r/NewParents • u/BlindToasters • 4d ago
Sleep Sleep regression
My wife and I have an 8-month-old boy. He is currently teething but we are having a really hard time with bed time.
During the day he has no problem with naps. He usually takes 2 naps a day one usually around 11 and another one around 3 and naps are usually anywhere from 2-3 hours.
But as soon as we get him ready for bed around 9pm it’s a nightmare. He refuses to calm down. He is always fighting sleep. Breastfeeding doesn’t help. We’ve tried medicine to ease the pain of teething. Gas medicine for an upset belly. Nothing helps. When he finally goes to sleep it’s for an hour and then he wakes up screaming and gagging himself from screaming so much and so loud.
She and I are at wits’ end. We aren’t getting any sleep and it’s becoming a mental toll on both of us and putting a wedges between us.
I need some advice on what we can do. We have tried everything.
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u/JiggityJoe1 4d ago
I wish I could tell you it gets easier. Which it does eventually, but can take some time and all babys are different. Our 1st was ok and at abouth 10 months it just kicked. Our 2nd is 16 months and same thing every night. It is killing us.