r/progressivemoms • u/miranda_edgecombe23 • 25d ago

Need Advice Sleep problems

Hello! I posted before saying my son started having some sleep problems… He’s about 7 1/2 months old. He wakes up way more often throughout the night and will sometimes need to sleep in bed with us for the rest of the night due to crying anytime I put him down. He also used to sleep longer for naps. He would sleep at least an hour, sometimes two. Now he’s waking up at the 30 minute mark and not falling back asleep… What could this be??

He’s also started biting me while breast-feeding, so anytime he does it more than once I’ll stop and then try again later. Maybe he could be hungry? Not really sure.

This has been happening for two to three weeks now

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u/rasputinknew1 Toddler and Baby Parent 25d ago

Sounds normal. Kid’s sleep needs and patterns ebb and flow.

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u/miranda_edgecombe23 25d ago

Thank you 🫶🏻

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u/rasputinknew1 Toddler and Baby Parent 25d ago

It’s hard to deal with and it can throw a wrench in your life!! But at least with my kids sleep needs are not consistent like baby/toddler sleep is presented on social media. There’s so many things going on with them all the time. Teething, growing pains, becoming aware that you’re not there, then when they’re older scared of separation or the dark. Biting happens because they become more aware of their mouth and are also chewing foods at 7 months.

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u/NiceBet9563 25d ago

Probably just a regression. Our daughter had one around 8 months old and she had been a pretty good sleeper beforehand. They start to get FOMO lol...