Reassurance - night time sleep

Hey, I’m just looking for reassurance that I’m not alone (FTM). LO is 7.5months and wakes up on average 5x a night, sometimes she does 4-5hour stretches but typically it’s 1.5-3hours. Is this normal? We are working on sorting her routine out as had lots happening outside of our control over the last few months but at the moment she’s sleeping by 10pm, breastfed on demand and feeds to sleep and all naps unless in pram or car seat, sleeps in her cot on her tummy but if she’s waking every 30 mins I do bring her into my bed, she’s eating 1/2 meals a day (milk soy & nightshade allergies). Is this normal or does anyone have any advice? I can’t do the cry it out method and would rather the waking up at night but just wondered if anyone has any tips that’s worked for them or if this is completely normal and will change gradually to be longer stretches of sleep?

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My little boy sleeps like this . We have stretched to 3 stretches too. Once it gets to midnight he starts waking up frequently. He wakes up In the night to feed too. Also feeds to sleep. It’s hard and he’s been like this for a while now, we’ve had good nights but generally he wakes up frequently. Xx

That's completely normal and will get better over time. It is tough when you're in the midst of it though xx

@Amy I’m in the same boat too! I’ve hope it does get better, he still sleep in the same room as us but in his own cot. I sometimes wonder is it the noises that come from myself or my partner that causes them to wake?

Same here 😭

@Priya possibly I’m not really sure to be honest. We have a camera that records and I have looked back to see if it’s anything disturbing him that wakes him up and I can’t hear anything else. A big part of it for us I think he just wants to be held a lot, we get him to sleep by holding him and I think he expects that and when he realises he’s not being held he wakes up, having said that sometimes he’s awake and we’ve struggled to get him back off to sleep, it’s very tough. I’m trying my hardest to feel grateful for every moment but there’s no denying that this regression is hard!!!

My little boy is exactly the same, been told all normal. Sleep is a developmental skill and they’ll all get there when they’re ready. I say this but I am finding the frequency of wakes soooo tough!

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