My 9 month old daughter used to sleep very well thru the night since about 6 months old. She has recently learned to crawl, stand w/help, and just recently to sit back down from standing. This lil girl is so excited about learning these things that I think it is disrupting her sleep. We haven't been able to calm her except a handful of times so on the occasions we can't soothe her back to sleep we end up bringing her into the bed w/me and my husband...which is fine on occasion but I don't want to keep doing it and her not want to go back into her crib. I don't know what to do to soothe her back to sleep...please help!
Letting them "cry it out" all over again is what we had to do. It sucks for a few days but then they learn to put themselves back to sleep.
I know that that is hard! All 3 of mine have done the same thing at about the time they become mobile. The best thing that you can do is to let her go back to sleep by herself. That means: When she wakes up, go and make sure that she is OK, put her back down, and then LEAVE. She will cry, and scream, but after a few days she will learn to put herself back to sleep. And DON'T go back in!
Same thing happened to me....my son was sleeping through the night and then all of the sudden quit. He was teething and had an ear infection. If your daughter is teething, Hyland's Teething tablets work wonders. Hope you all get to sleeping through the night again!!
What is her bedtime and do you have a bedtime routine with her? I always made sure my daughter went through the same settling routine and always put her to bed the same way. Occassionally she would wake at night, usually during milestones or sickness, but a few times for seemingly no reason. I was advised to go in, lay her down, cover her, and tell her goodnight...don't bring her to my bed. It worked!
I remember when my daughter was that age. She also slept really well through the night from about 3 months. She seemed to have sleep issues at the first few big milestones. In fact, when she learned to sit up, I would go in to check on her before I went to bed, and she would be sitting up in the crib with her chin to her chest, trying to sleep, all without even a whimper. But, other times, she would pull up on the railings and need help learning how to sit back down in her crib.
Sometimes I have found that just going in to help my son or daughter get tucked in or sit back down or whatever, saying "It's time to go back to sleep now" and then just calmly leaving does the trick. All with much fuss, etc. They may cry a little hard for the first 15 seconds after I leave, but most of the time, they settle right back down. My motto is: The least interference, the better, unless they are hysterical, of course. You'd be surprised how even a young one can settle back down. I'm NOT talking about crying it out, AT ALL.
You're right- this is a very exciting time for a baby because she's learning the first steps of independence and also the realization that she can control her own little body.
Who knows, she may also have some teeth shifting in her gums, a little separation anxiety, and who knows what else in combination with the excitement. Sometimes, as a parent, we'll never understand why they wake up/think they can fly, etc. LOL
has she begun teething?? this is an issue that both my boys went through and most of the time it only bothered them at night. If she is constantly sticking her hands in her mouth and drooling that could be it. My 1yr old still has pains with his teeth he only has six and it looks like the seventh is on its way in. I use either a cold rag, or teething ring for him to chew on and if that doesn't help tylenol, orajel, or even benadryl ointment for his gums. If thats not it then all I can say is good luck my boys have gone through many stages but the worst are when it disturbs my sleep. Just remember that they are smarter then you think and she could just be crying to get into your bed and to let her cry it out for a few nights might be the answer. You could try letting her cry for 10 minutes go in sooth her then try it again. good luck
Hi! I have a 10 month old daughter and she doesn't sleep thru the night alot either. The reason she doesn't sometimes sleep thru the night is because she is teething or she had a bad dream. So maybe that might be why your daughter isn't sleeping much thru the night.
It's normal. My son was both teething and he couldn't stand to be alone. He started at 9 months (he's 15 months now). I found out that he was in the beginning stages of separation anxiety. Unfortunately, I did the wrong thing - I let him sleep with me and my husband. Now, he refuses to sleep in his crib (although he can sleep in our bed by himself all night without either one of us there?!).
Just be patient and she'll go back to sleeping through the night, and in her own crib.
