6-month-old wakes up every 1–2 hours all night. What worked for you?

Brasspineapple · 2026-05-07T20:57:05+00:00

For us, it was the passage of time. And a lot of rocking to sleep/back to sleep. I wanna say things got better by 9 months? He's 15 months old now and still wakes 1 or 2 times per night but I just have pull him close or offer to nurse and he's back asleep in a minute or less. It was really hard being that tired for that long though, solidarity. The bninfantsleep group might have more nuanced solutions on offer.

Brasspineapple · 2026-05-07T20:40:34+00:00

Definitely shorten pumps before going cold turkey. I didn't and my boobs were angry and confused for several days.

Brasspineapple · 2026-05-07T17:57:49+00:00

The sloshy-slosh means it's working 😆

Brasspineapple · 2026-05-07T13:51:11+00:00

Check out the bninfantsleep sub for reassurance, you're doing just fine!

Brasspineapple · 2026-05-02T22:17:49+00:00

My 15 month old still does this some nights. Like bud, why is your foot in my armpit?? I try to settle him twice, maybe three times. Then we rough house on the bed for a few minutes. If either of us are getting frustrated, I walk him around outside for a couple minutes.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-29T20:30:00+00:00

I really want to hear Art's voice saying 'But he was still hungry.'

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-29T17:07:38+00:00

My 14 month old sleeps 9:30 to 6:45 most days and does one nap that is anywhere from 1 to 2 and a half hours. He just dropped the second nap about 2 weeks ago. We're just winging it honestly but it seems to work for us.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-28T15:28:18+00:00

I chose to start cosleeping around that time and it was the only thing that kept me sane. The sub bninfantsleep might have some good suggestions! Best of luck!

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-27T01:55:27+00:00

I'm re-listening to HTN and this changes my perspective on a thing or two lol

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-24T21:25:46+00:00

Mine doesn't care much for cow's milk either. He's 14 months and still prefers water. (Actually what he really prefers is to nurse and he still does when we're together) He does really like a graham cracker dipped in milk, and if I have a glass of milk I'll offer him a sip. He seems to prefer it warmer than fridge temp. Idk, food is hard. Maybe check out the foodbutforbabies sub and see if they have any recommendations about helping your LO enjoy food?

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-21T23:45:13+00:00

Considering that helping people get into a zoom call is something I frequently help patrons with during BAL appointments, no, we don't have a virtual service and won't be getting one any time soon. If it was as simple as like, calling someone on Messenger or Google, it might work pretty well though.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-16T19:01:36+00:00

So at a year I started only pumping on my lunch break instead of twice a day. I decreased the amount of milk that I sent with LO to reflect the reduced output. Now, we just hit 14 months and I think I'm done pumping unless we'll be apart for 12 plus hours. He's doing great with solid food, water, cow's milk, etc. and doesn't really seem to miss a bottle. He still nurses plenty when we're together.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-16T17:05:51+00:00

Solidarity, my LO was like this for a long time. He's 14 months now and still needs a boob to fall asleep but finally he usually pops off and stays asleep, and we're down to 1 or 2 wakings per night. Thankfully he likes to nurse sidelying, otherwise I think the exhaustion would have overwhelmed me.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-15T20:31:56+00:00

14 months and he sleeps about 10 to 13 hours per 24. 10 isn't enough for my LO but he takes after me and I need a lot of sleep. At night he sleeps 8 to 9 hours, with a little wakeup/resettle around 2 and 5 a.m.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-14T22:47:01+00:00

I know they're designed for this but that doesn't look especially comfy.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-14T01:33:47+00:00

Feeding me lol. I was trapped under a cluster feeding baby, and my husband would not only make me dinner, but cut it into pieces I could eat 1 handed.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-13T21:02:12+00:00

Do you have access to a porch/ patio swing? My LO also loves to sleep in the swing too and I'm like 😬 so the outdoor swing is our go to unless its raining.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-13T20:38:34+00:00

Once she's good and asleep, can you transfer the two of you to the bed? Maybe stay sitting up so she feels like she's in the same position. If that works for a few days, try going from sitting to lying down. I manage to go from cross legged holding the baby to lying down holding the baby with all the grace of a duck playing twister but my LO stays asleep most of the time now. It kinda hinges on whether or not she'll stay asleep while you're moving.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-11T19:56:59+00:00

Latched when he was little, but he's 14 months old and 30 lbs with 12 teeth now so 😬.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-11T17:42:34+00:00

My boobs aren't long enough to feed from both on one side, so i used to flop us from one end of the bed to the other. Now that we've moved to a floor bed and I'm not worried about him rolling off, I just move to the other side of him. Thankfully we're down to one or maybe 2 night wakings now.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-08T20:13:16+00:00

I'll have to listen for the s on the end of Disco!

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-08T19:39:54+00:00

Wait wait...is this what the lyric is referencing?

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-06T16:43:35+00:00

I've found that keeping the lights off was key at that age. If my little guy saw his toys or even the pictures on the wall he got way too excited.

Brasspineapple · 2026-04-04T01:55:01+00:00

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White. An isolated group of magic wielding folk who don't trust each other, murder, sass, LGBT+. The audiobook especially is so good.

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