It is still quite comment for children to wake once a might up until the age of 2 ….if they get really upset I would go and comfort them until relax but are not asleep then put them back to bed.

before sleeping get warm bath

give baby formula when going sleeping

al babies are different, my 8.5 month old has slept through the night…5 times.. yes 5! ever! im in the situation where im a single mum and have had to share a room with her, which makes her a light sleeper and she wakes 2/3 times a night and only settles with food.
I have a child health nurse visit once a month and she said that tis fine if she doesnt sleep through yet and she will eventually. but good luck!

My daughter went through that phase we had to give her a dummy and put some music on for her like a mobile or something and just say shhh and wrap her back up. Than she soon got out of that phase. like you say avoid giving the bottle because otherwise he will incorporate that into the routine and you wont be able to break the habit. As well it could be a few different things- too hot or too cold,etc.

With baby’s, I believe in following their cues. They do everything in their own times, some taking longer than others, if he still needs feeds to comfort him, he’s a baby, so go with that. One day he’ll be grown and you’ll miss these days.

The temperature in the room fluctuating can play a big part. Dummy’s another. Check to see if these play any influence in interrupted sleep. Good luck

We went through the same thing – for the first 3 months she woke up for a feed several times in the night, she then started sleeping through til about 6-7 months, then started waking again. I tried to avoid feeding at first but found I would be up for hours, whereas if I got her straight on the boob she would be asleep again within a half hour or so, and would usually then sleep well. When she hit 16 months though, we went through months and months of up several times a night for a feed. She is now 2 and a bit, and still breast feeds, but when she wakes at night we let her crawl in with us, and she will go back to sleep without a feed. Worth having her in with us just to get some sleep!!!

I totally agree with most of the answers on here already. I would check the temperature in his room when he is waking (do you have a gro egg or room thermometer?). Are there noises outside that are waking him,or even a noisy heat pump in your house that might be disturbing him in between sleep cycles? Is he getting too much daytime sleep on the days he is waking up? Sometimes if the little bubs sleep when travelling in the car it can really ruin their night time sleep. Does he have a full nappy when he wakes during the night? Maybe switch to a different brand of nappies that might absorb more during the night. Good luck. We have all been through or are going through the confusing sleep patterns.

It is strange that some nights are different to others. I went cold turkey breast feeding my bub at 9 months because I needed my sleep back but she woke up at least once every night. Does he have a dummy? If he does perhaps he loses it and can’t find it quick enough those nights? You could try putting a few more in his cot so they’re easy for him to find.

I brought a safe t wrap and some gro bags (so I don’t need to wrap or have a Donna on my son) and he (9months old) is sleeping like an angel 😉 I also use soft music playing all night so if he wakes he puts himself back to sleep 😉

My son did that aswell around the same age, we gave him a night feed & lots of cuddles. He is doing the same now at 19 months, but eye teeth are coming through, so we put teething gel on before he goes to sleep & he usually doesn’t wake.

Jessica I definitely did! The first 4 were hell. Since then the last 2 and now the next 2 seem to be coming through without too much of an issue. I’ve heard the eye teeth and molars are shocking though…

My baby did the same thing waking some nights and not others and there seemed to be no reasoning for it. I offered the boob and cuddles and he would go quickly back to sleep. He is now 17 months ad as been sleeping through since he was around 12 months.

There are times i wish my baby could just tell me what is bothering her lol, would make life easier. To other mums did you find some teeth more bothersome than others?

He might be to hot or cold the nights he wakes up

8 month olds still need at least feed during the night/early morning. Once you hit the 12 month mark you can then get your baby into the sleep through routine. Don’t forget that the food is still a new discovery and they pass through a lot quicker than a bigger child. Different types of foods all new to their little bowels too. Change of weather or end of Daylight Savings could also be a difference to them, getting cooler and having to change bedding. Growth spurts also makes some babies sleep longer and wakes others, they are all different and they all have different stages..Sometimes they just cant go back to sleep – maybe try a little night glowing egg, so when they stir, I see its not totally dark, but then 8 months maybe too young for that

My daughter is a vivid dreamer and I find she goes through phases like this as stated above seems to be when she make a leap developmentally. She is 5 and still does it from time to time. She ofter has a drink of water then settles back to sleep. If you don’t want to offer breast perhaps a sippy cup of water, but 8months is still a baby 🙂

Commenting because I’m interested as well. Sorry I have no advice.

might also be the temperature. does he get to cold or hot in those nights, it wakea him and then he can’t get back to sleep so stresses because he is tired? I’d just give him the feed. 8mth olds don’t usually sleep through.