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Why is my nine month old sleeping like a newborn?

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BikeRunSki · 26/07/2012 12:07

DD is 9 months old.

From about 6 months she has been sleeping 7.30pm to about 7 am, no waking, no feeds (lovely, I appreciate we are very fortunate).

Her huge appetite dropped off a bit about a month ago, but then she got Chicken Pox so that explains that. When she had the pox, she slept fitfully and was awake a lot in the night. All understandable. But ever since -post pox - she has still been waking up several times every night. For the last two weeks she has been waking for half an hour every two hours from about 5pm to 8am. She's not hungry and refuses milk and food when offered. (She is FF). All she wants is a cuddle and screams the house down if you put her down before she has had enough. This in turn wakes 3 yo DS! She seems well and happy enough in herself though. I wasn't expecting to still be getting up 4 or 5 times in the night at nine months. What's going on?!

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StarMeKitten · 26/07/2012 15:20

Could is be something developmental? Is she learning to crawl/pull up/cruise/walk?

BikeRunSki · 26/07/2012 19:43

Yes (just mastered crawling, learning to pull up) . But when she wakes up, she doesn't want to do them, just cuddle.

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RillaBlythe · 26/07/2012 19:52

Separation anxiety? Wakes in the middle & is alert enough to realise you are not there?

My 10 month old's sleeping patterns change all the time, oscillates between sleeping through & waking every 2 hours, very frustrating.

MrTumblesCrackWhore · 26/07/2012 21:45

Yup, 9 month old here too. She's generally sleeping ok but fighting naps and bedtime like a bugger. From a easy going thumb sucking drifter at bedtime she has turned into a screaming psychotic banshee - an hour this evening, it took her (us) to get to sleep. Each time I went in, she was standing up using her cot bars and as soon as she saw me, simmered down and even started making those lovely sort of cooing pidgin baby sounds - I swear she tries to sound cute so I stay with her. Each time I made sure she was ok, I left, and sure enough, she would start screaming again.

Separation anxiety and her childminder letting her sleep too much during the day is my guess.

pettyprudence · 26/07/2012 21:52

I think there is another sleep regression at 9 months - sorry!

BikeRunSki · 27/07/2012 09:57

Mr Tumble, that is very reassuring (and familiar!).

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