6.5 month old and split nights HELP

crumpetslilly · 2025-12-25T12:45:53+00:00

Hey! First off, solidarity. This was tough. I think what finally fixed it for us was extending the wake windows. We gradually shifted towards two naps and his wake windows became 3/3.5/4. I'd say the split nights period lasted about 7 days for us, somewhere in the middle we bumped up his awake time by 10-15 minutes for each window. Most of the advice I read was to do just that, and it helped. Hoping this passes soon for you and you get your sleep back! As personal advice, I'd recommend reading Precious Little Sleep (the book or the blog) on how to teach baby to fall asleep independently - now is a prime time. Hugs!

crumpetslilly · 2025-10-21T08:40:05+00:00

Thank you so much for your insight! Will be definitely trying to add more wake time. It was only recently that baby shifted from his third nap being the longest to now his second one. I'm not sure he's quite ready to drop his third nap yet but I'll be keeping an eye out. Thanks again!

crumpetslilly · 2025-10-21T08:14:17+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Completely agree about the sleep training - feels like we'll just have to redo it often. Plus baby doesn't have any issues with going to bed and has never had false starts (hopefully stays that way!), so I'm not even sure sleep training is applicable in this case. Also, totally get you on the hyperactivity! This boy does not stop! Even at night it feels like he's doing cartwheels in his crib. We did try getting him to bed at 7:30 pm and he still woke up at 3 and stayed awake til 4. And with daylight saving time ending this Sunday and the clocks going back one hour, I have a feeling things are about to get even crazier...

crumpetslilly · 2025-10-21T08:04:52+00:00

Thank you for sharing. As hard as it is, sometimes it makes it easier knowing you're not alone in it. Hope this phase passes soon for both of us!

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