Sleep regression

Have you ever heard about sleep regression?

✔ A child with a more or less regular sleep pattern suddenly has difficulty falling asleep and often wakes up at night.
✔ Most often fixed at 4, 6, 8, 12 and 18 months of age and can last from two to four weeks.

❓ When does sleep regression usually occur?

✔ During the sleep-wake cycle: Between the ages of three and six months, babies naturally change their sleep-wake cycle so they stay awake longer during the day and sleep longer at night. Their routine gradually becomes similar to that of an adult.
✔ Milestones: When your baby is learning a new skill, like rolling over from back to tummy, crawling or standing up.
✔ Environmental changes: Environmental factors also affect children's sleep. This may be a change in temperature, a change of room and / or house, etc.
✔ Separation anxiety: Around the age of 6 to 12 months, the baby begins to realize that he is independent from you and may begin to experience anxiety when he is left in a room without his parents. This anxiety peaks between 10 and 18 months and disappears by 2 years of age. The baby may wake up at night and cry, try to get out of bed, or ask to sleep in your crib. This is a natural phase of a child's emotional development.
✔ Changes in the daily routine: maybe you went on vacation and he had to go to bed a little later, maybe he got sick and got used to having you next to him all night. Any change in a child's daily routine can disrupt sleep patterns.
✔ Illness can also cause sleep regression, so if you think your child is worried about something and because of this he often wakes up and cries, be sure to contact your pediatrician.
❣️ Despite the fact that sleep regression does not last long, it is difficult for both the child and parents, so in the next post we will definitely offer you methods on how to deal with it and cope with it.