Need Sleep

Try not letting her sleep after 2 pm and direct the daycare not to let her nap after 2 pm that might help! I had the same problem with my 9 month old.

Babies wake up for so many different reasons. If she's waking up hungry then maybe feeding her more during the day might help.

If she's waking up crying like she's scared, maybe a night light or even a very small fish tank with the light on would help her by feeling like she's not alone and she has "friends" with her in her room.

maybe she's too warm at night, my son had that problem. Maybe less clothes for bed or a ceiling fan would help her.

Maybe shorter naps during the day.

Try different things, you will surely find out what's the problem when she sleeps all night long and you find yourself sitting on
the bed wondering if she's ok cause your still waiting for her to wake up. It's a great feeling.

Good luck.
G.

Hi--
I have a 2.5 yr old and an 8-month old and have had trouble getting both of them to sleep through the night. I just read "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby" by Weissbluth and found the advice really helpful. For the past week, my 8-month old has been sleeping from 10-6am without waking (he goes to bed at 6:30 and I feed him before I go to bed at 10). I highly recommend this book!

Can you put her in her own room, our son did not sleep through the night until we did that. Also, we bought one of those aquarium toys at goodwill for two dollars, instead of full price, and he just loved it. After that, when he awoke in the middle of the night, instead of crying until we came in, he would just push the button to turn on the aquarium, and the lights and music put him back to sleep. Now that he's older, I think that experience taught him to find his own ways to fall back asleep. Now he will play, sing, talk, etc. to get back to sleep. Babies need some independance to grown confident, just make sure your baby knows that if she really does need you, you will come in. We had a rule that we never let him cry for longer than five minutes in the middle of the night. We eventually learned his different crys, and we knew when we really needed to go in and check on him. And he learned that he could count on us when he really needed us.
Good luck.
E.

Another helpful book is Happiest Baby on the Block. Maybe she likes sleeping in a room with no other people. You mentioned that the room she likes is dark. Try putting some black out curtains in the room she sleeps in at home. If you can't afford those, go the cheap route and get the darkest shower curtain liners you can find and put those up to keep out the light. My third child only started sleeping through the night after we bought a sound machine and turned on the rain sound when it was time to sleep. She may just be sensitive to noises and get aroused easily. Everyone sleeps better in a cool, dark room. Check her bed position at your house and see if maybe she's in the path of the blowing a/c, which can bother some people. There are tons of reasons that could be causing this, and eventually you will find out what it is.
Also... I was told that if they're not taking good naps during the day, they won't sleep well at night. The theory that if you keep them up and active all day that they'll sleep better at night is a complete lie. They become overly tired and irritable and it's a big ugly cycle.
Good luck!

Sounds like she is ready to sleep on her own. Put her on her own crib in her own room. I swear by room-darking blinds. They are a life saver. My babies never slept good with me. They did much better in their own rooms. Make sure she has a regular routine. Babies thrive on routine. I use a white noise machine for my 15 mth old. I have a 3 yr old and it helps filter out the noise in the house. It is just an air cleaner machine that my dad got at home depot. I put it outside her door. Some babies just don't start sleeping all night til about a year. Remember that this too shall pass.

Hey K.,
So WOW... let me get this straight... your 9-mth old baby walks into her own room?!? You've got quite a talented little baby girl don't you! I would advise you to be careful though, she is still at risk for SIDs and a blanket and feather mattress-topper are dangerous for her when she can roll over. You can get a really cheap crib on Craig's list for your boyfriend's house and avoid any danger. As for sleeping through the night... I highly recommend reading "On Becoming Babywise." It totally helped me to get my little girl on a schedule (I am a single mom by choice who works full time, so I HAD to have her on a schedule). And I found that once on a set schedule... the place didn't matter at all... she would follow it at her grandpa's house... my sister's house... our house... her sitter's house, etc. I know it will take longer to re-train a 9 month old, but it definitely can be done.

Good luck!
K.