Need Help with 9 Month Old Sleeping in Crib!!

I started having my little girl sleep in her own crib at 3 months. We did the "crying" thing....we would let her cry for 3 minutes and then we would go pat her on the the back, we would increase to 5 minutes and by the time we got to 7 minutes she was out! It took a week or so of consistency do it, but it really did work!
Good luck!

I think she is too young still. She may be ready in another month or even longer. Babies at this age start having seperation anxiety issues which is why I think it is a particularly bad time. Payton will probably be sleeping in her crib before you know it.

I hate to tell you, but some kids are just high need and need more contact with their Momma to feel secure. I would just let her sleep with you for a while, or pull her crib up next to your bed so she can get used to sleeping in a separate space, but near you. Also I read about how this is a very common time for this to occur (usually because of teething). So it may be a tough period she is going through and it might resolve itself on its own. Until then just hang on and love her lots!

LET HER CRY. Buy some ear plugs and turn your noise-maker on. Within three to four nights she will get out of the habit of waking up and realize that no one is coming, and give up. I have to do this with my 6-month-old daughter. I told the Dr. and he said "She is old enought and big enough to sleep throught the night. Let her cry". That's all I needed to hear and it worked.

You have to go through the crying it out method. Let her cry for a while and then go in and reassure her that everything is fine. It does take about a week. This happened with my first son. His crib was in our room, and then we moved him into his room around 8 months. We made sure that he had something to sleep with. We got him a blankybear. He is 7 and still sleeps with it. If you give in and let her sleep with you, that will be a hard habit to break the older she gets.

Hi A.
Everyone seems to think crying it out is the best thing to do. I, for one, can't let my baby cry for too long at all...I feel like I'm abondoning him! I'm still nursing Daniel and he does still wake up to nurse, but it took a while to get him in his crib...Try What we did: put an unwashed heavy towel that you used that way it smells like you and it imitates the weight of your comforter, blanket,etc on her body...when you put her to bed initially, make sure she's not asleep...very drowsy is a good stage...If she wakes up, rock her to that stage again and do it again...it took several nights and nap times of this to get daniel to sleep, it was hard and tedious, but at least he wasn't screaming his poor little lungs out and mommy was there with him... making sure she's not asleep when you put her down is crucial b/c that's when she's learning to self-soothe. babies usually wake up during the night anyway, but when they're sleep trained they just go right back to sleep...(I remember my daughter "talking" to herself some nights like at 2-3 am!)
Blessings!
P.S. you might check out www.sleeplady.com for some other ideas and techniques...

She has started a habit that you are falling into where if she cries you will come. Yes, it is hard to listen to your child cry but you have to let go sometime and get some needed sleep especially since you are working. Put in a shirt you had worn that day so she has your scent in the bed with her. Give her a bottle before bed with her in a blanket or a wrap and when she finishes the bottle take it out and put her to bed the cold bed won't wake her up. Or try the co-sleep bed thingy that some have mentioned or the crib in the room next to you if you have room for it.

All 3 of my children did that at about that age. That is the age where they know the routine and they know they can control your behavior if they cry. They are smarter than we realize. I agree with all the other moms, let her cry it out. Don't ever take her to your bed unless you want to not have a good night's sleep yourself for the next several years. That is a hard habit to break. Does she have a binkie or a blankie, something to make her feel secure? All of mine have a blankie and it works wonders. Let her cry the first time for 15 min., then go in there rub her leg or arm and walk out. Do not say anything. Then wait 20 minutes, same thing. Then wait 25 minutes, same thing. Don't ever say anything to the child. Eventually they just get tired of crying but know that you are still with them. Probably will take a week but your life will be so easy after that. Repeat at nap time. DO THE SAME THING EVERY TIME!!! Babies thrive on repetition. Makes them feel secure. Good luck!

I think you will just need to let her cry it out. It is such a hard thing to do, but it does work. My son had 5 ear infections within 4 months. So he was waking up serveral times during the night. sometimes because of pain, but then it just became a habit. Once we had tubes put in I thought o.k. this will stop, but it did not. He was 10 months old at the time. I would go and get him out of bed. As soon as I held him he back to sleep. I finally had to just let him cry it out. The first night was horribile!!! The second not as bad and by the third night he was soothing himself back to sleep. It might take longer just depends on the baby. If they know you will come into their room and hold them then they will continue the behavior. I did go into his room and rub his back, but never took him out of the crib. Good luck I know this is a very hard process, but trust me it will only last a couple of days.

Hi! I have a one year old who slept with me until just about 2 weeks ago. She did the same thing you are speaking of. Does she take a bottle before bedtime? Is she rolling over on her own? If so...this is what I tried and it helped. I have a nightlight in her room along with a CD player playing quiet music. This helps to drown out the "outside" noises. Then I have a pillow (which I take out each night) that I let her lay on in the crib. The first two nights, I stood over the crib and gave her the bottle that way. After two nights of that, I would stay right next to the crib where she could see me while she held her own bottle. After that, she was comfortable enough to hold her own bottle in the crib, knowing that I was not "leaving" her....I just sat on the floor. Each night I got closer to the door. After about a week.....she goes in her bed with her bottle, drinks it and rolls over and goes to sleep. I allow the pillow to keep her propped up so she is not laying flat. After she is asleep, I get the bottle and the pillow out of the crib. Try it...you never know. I have NEVER been able to let my baby just cry.....It hurts too much. Yours might be too young for this but now that mine should not take a bottle for bed....each night I "lessen" the amount of milk she needs to fall asleep. We are almost down to 3 ozs. Good luck.

Right there with you girlie. If you don't mind me asking, have you tried letting her cry it out? If so, how long did you wait before going in to get her? We go thru the same thing periodically and every time we let him cry it out, he stops after no more than 20 minutes. He will often wake up again around 6AM so I do go and get him at that point and put him in bed with me...and like you said, low and behold, he doozes right back off. But I don't mind it after 6AM and if he can make it from 8:30 at night until 6 the next morning, I'm considering myself lucky! If you do try the "letting her cry" routine, try it for three consecutive nights before giving up.