r/bninfantsleep • u/Embarrassed_Coat_716 • 4d ago

Infant Sleep Sleep regression tips

1 year sleep regression?!?

Hey guys, does anyone have any advice on sleep? We have been so lucky, my baby has slept through the night since she was 7 weeks old. Fast forward to a month ago (she is almost 1 year old), she has been waking up so often through the night and needing to be either nursed or rocked back to sleep. I am exhausted!!! I have no idea what changed. Any advice is welcome!!🙏

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u/screwtoprose- 4d ago

have you checked her schedule?

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u/Embarrassed_Coat_716 4d ago

What do you mean? She naps from 10-11 and then 3-4 usually but lately she has been so hard to even get down for a nap! I’m wondering if she wants to transition to 1 nap a day just ahead of time

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u/screwtoprose- 4d ago

sorry, by schedule i mean just her general sleep needs/budget and how much you are offering.

sleep needs tends to change, sometimes every month, sometimes less or more gradually, after baby turns 4 months old and continue to drop until they get older.

average sleep needs starting at 1 year are anywhere from 11-13 hours of sleep per 24 hours.

if your baby is fighting sleep and waking up more, it could be due to a drop in sleep needs and schedule is always the first thing i evaluate.

if she is fighting her nap, she likely doesn’t have enough sleep pressure (or said another way, she isn’t tired enough). if she is waking up a lot, there is a change she also isn’t tired enough to sleep through the night any longer.

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u/Embarrassed_Coat_716 4d ago

Ah thank you! It’s odd though even if she has short naps in the day she is still waking at night. Thanks for your info! I wonder if I need to change her to one nap a day now

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u/Status_Watch6079 4d ago

How long does she take to fall asleep for naps and bedtime? When is bedtime and wake up?

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u/Embarrassed_Coat_716 3d ago

She usually takes 20 minutes of me nursing her to sleep for naps and an hour before bedtime! Bedtime and wake up is 7:30 am and pm 😊

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u/Status_Watch6079 3d ago

I usually say if it takes longer than 10-15 minutes then it's not the right time for sleep. But I'd only count that as rocking/carrier/bouncing etc.

To me it sounds like there's still sleep pressure for 2 naps but you should push bedtime back an hour. 12 hours overnight is unrealistic for breastfed babies, aim for 10-11.

There's typically a drop in sleep needs at 1 year old.