I have a 9 month old daughter who has recently been waking up alot throught the night and cannot seem to put herself back to sleep. We had her in a pack and play bassinet for the first 5 months and now shes in a crib and doesnt seem to like it one bit. She goes to bed arround 9 every night but wakes up 2-3 times. Sometimes she will fall back asleep other times if i turn on her mobile shes goes back to sleep or if i feed her she will go back to sleep too. Any suggestions on why this is happening all of a sudden? She used to sleep all night long. Im not getting any sleep because of this either. Any help would be appriciated. Thanks!
Thank you everyone for your advice. She is teething right now and i really think that is the cause. Shes been having a real hard time eating and is always drooling too so i think we will try some tylenol before bed and see what happens. Ill keep you posted and thanks again for all your advice!
If it's not a teething problem I would try putting baby cereal in her bottle before bed. It worked wonders with my son.
2 things...1st, is she teething? 2nd...have you ever let her cry herself back to sleep? I know that it's difficult but in the long run it is best for the entire family.
J.
Did you have her in the bassinet on the pack n go? We had our daughter in the pack n go for a couple weeks. When we went to move her to the crib she would wake up minutes after we put her down. It was the size difference between the bassinet and crib. Babies love to feel secure. The Pediatrician suggested we roll receiving blankets up and put them around her. We tried it and it worked eventually we started to take one blanket away at a time and now she is sleeping with out any. Not sure if this is the same with your daughter or not?
Usually when you change their sleeping environment kids will wake up more often. My kids are both in toddler beds now (which I started at ages 1 and 2 (they're now 2 and 3)) and for the first month or so, they had a really hard time adjusting and woke up a lot. After a month, and me just putting them back in bed consistently, they have adjusted to it and now sleep through the night again. Sometimes it's hard when you change the sleeping environment because it's a comfort zone for them. We've had to move several times in the past year (FINALLY settled down!) but with each move, their sleeping schedule would be thrown off, and I'd have to "start over" again with it. I'd just wait it out for a little while and see what happens. . . probably not what your sleeping schedule wants, but not too much to do about it. Hopefully she'll adjust soon and you won't have too many sleepy nights/days.
M.
I think every child goes through this at some point and it is not fun that is for sure!!! But give it a few weeks and it will be better. Remember to give her a good snack before she goes to bed at night and that might help her get a full nights rest...
Good luck
A.
My son isn't as old as your daughter, but we have found that letting him cry a little while helps a lot. I know it's hard, but I don't see it as "crying it out." We only let him cry and fuss for ten or fifteen minutes. I feel like sometimes he just wakes up and is upset he's awake so he fusses. Going in to pick him up and wake him up even more can upset him even more. Try giving her the chance to express it. Plus feeding her if she isn't really hungry can upset her tummy and make her gassy, keeping her up longer.
Is she teething? Try giving her some Infant Tylenol before she goes to bed. Does she have a night light? My son used to do this and I figured out that if I left a light on, if he woke up he could usually find whatever he needs (pacifer, toy, blanket) to help himself get back to sleep. Without the light he couldn't see. The other thing you can do if that doesn't work is maybe try letting her cry it out...go in and check on her to make sure there isn't anything wrong, give her something that comforts her like a stuffed animal, tell her you love her and go back to bed. It will take some time, but soon she'll figure out how to put herself back to sleep. Good luck, this is such a trying time!
M.
Does she wake up crying? Is it a painful cry or just a sobbing I want my mommy cry?
It may be that she's waking up because she's teething. If she wakes up crying and it sounds like she's in pain then try giving her some tylenol or putting baby orajel on her gums. If that doesn't seem to work than try giving her a pacifier. When she was sleeping in the pack n'go bassinett was it next to your bed in your room or in her own room?
There was a short period of time when my daughter would wake up shortly after putting her to bed. She'd wake up crying. It wasn't a painful cry but, more like an I want my mommy type of cry. All I would do is go into the room pick her up and rock her back to sleep. She'd go back to sleep and I could lay her back down. I never turned on the light because that wakes them up even more. I
t may be that she's sensing that you're not in the room and it upsets her. Or it may just be that she's not used to her new bed. You might just have to give it time and she'll eventually get used to it. If you have to sleep with one of her blankets or her crib sheets so that way your scent is on her bedding and that my comfort her enough to where she sleeps through the night.
I hope that something one of us has told you has helped you out in some way.
Hi M.! I know how hard it is to not get enough sleep. I have a 18 month old who has gone through varies times of not sleeping well, through the night. I don't believe there is a baby alive who has not gone through this. Some things that caused my daughter to wake more often: growth spurt, teething, sickness, not seeing her dad due to work hours for a couple days, change of sleeping environment, not enough room to sleep (to roll around), too much room to roll around (loss of security), hunger, thirst (not so much at 9 months), visitors, my going back to work, new sitter, change in schedule during the day, me being busy and cutting into quality time with her during the day. It is so hard at 9 months to figure which of these applies and I am sure there are plenty of other options as well but you will and you will get through it. Take a nap whenever possible. I crash when she crashes for a nap despite the list of things to do otherwise, I personally don't survive so well without it.
Good luck! J.
Is your daughter learning a new skill like crawling or walking? If so, when she wakes, she could just want to practice that new skill so she cries to have you get out of her crib. You may just have to go in and settle her back down. I have to do this with my daughter sometimes and she's 18-months! I do this by giving her some water and simply laying her back down and she goes right back to sleep. Sure, it's kind of hard to be awakened in the middle of the night, but I consider it "part of the job." It may just be something you'll have to work through.
I gave my son a bottle of water. The first few nights I would have to give it to him and then after that he found it on his own. I am not sure if he was just thirsty or what. I took away all bottles by 11 months and he was fine after that.
OH...and I agree with the comment it might be a growth spurt. But who knows with babies....it would be so much easier if they could just tell us!! =)
She's probably teething. You might try rubbing something on her gums before bed like baby orajel or clove oil and maybe give her a small dose of baby tylenol? I think this is normal at this age so I wouldn't sweat it too much. Also, maybe your husband would be willing to take wake-up duty a couple nights a week so you could try to catch up on some sleep? (A good pair of earplugs goes a long way!)
First, it's not abnormal for a 9 month old to wake during the night. My dd woke every hour until she was 15 months.
Is she teething? That always made my dd wake more often.
my daughter did this too all the sudden after always sleeping through the night. she eventually just didnt. i think it was probably mainly teething.
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my daughter use to do this when she was born, she use to sleep great through out the night, and until 5-9 months she started waking up every 3-4 hours, and she would nurse, and seem to be wide awake, well I sure wasn't.lol but i would feed her, burp her and then just rock her back and forth and when that didn't work,I would lay on my back and put her on my chest and rub her back and just sing to her, or sometimes I mostly hummed, she would soon fall asleep, and until this day she still wakes up at the same regular time like she did when she was a baby, and I still rub her on her back and hum to her, and she falls right back to sleep. and some nights she stays asleep, they tend to wake theirselves up by jumping in their sleep and then they are wide awake, and you get no sleep, so hope this helps, it helped me. me and my mom did this for my daughter, I also went and bought baby mozart CD and played it, softly and she would also go to sleep with this, good luck and hope this helps. D.*�*
Have you started her on first foods? Maybe she is getting more hungry during the night. She may just be hungry! Try feeding her breakfeast with rice and then a fruit and then her bottle or if you breast feed or juice. Then for lunch give her a fruit and or vegetable and give her the bottle or if you breast feed. Try those stars that melt in the childs mouth or some sort of snack during the day. For example, cheerios, crackers, and etc.. and if you give her juice try to give it to her here. I know my doc says only to give a certain amount of juice. Then at night give her one of those little dinner things or a veggie depending on what you are on 1 or 2's or maybe at this point 3's. My daughter did this too and I found out it was because she needed more to eat during the day. I hope this works for you and you may also want to ask your ped. too just to make sure where she should be. Take care!
C.
Infants this age do not need to be fed during the night. I would avoid feeding her. I had the same problem with my son. He was never a great sleeper. I actually slept him a swing for awhile during the first two months. It was the only way for me to get any rest! Then by the third month I realized that this could not last forever, so I put him in his crib. It was really rough for the first couple months. Then at his six month checkup my doctor told me he did not need to be fed during the night, and that if I stopped it would be easier to get him to sleep through the night. We had two nights of all out battle. He would wake up and I would go to him but not feed him. The first night I gave in after about two hours of back and forth. The second night he finally gave up, I forget how long it took. After that things were much easier and he started sleeping through the night. I would also suggest trying to do less and less for her each time you go in, and waiting longer and longer before you go in. This certainly sounds related to moving her sleep area, but this is something she needs to get used to and your job is to help her learn how. :)
Could be a growth spurt and she just wants an extra meal.
