First off, my dd is amazing and I never want to dim her fire. But I've read up there's a growthspurt at 9 months old and the past week or so has been hideous with her. She has no teeth yet and no sign of any coming through. We run our finger on her gums and nothing. So although it must hurt her, it can't be as bad as them cutting through.
She's always been very willful. She was born incredibly alert so much a nurse was shocked when she came out and attempted the best she could do to look around. She develops more mentally than physically. She still can't sit up on her own etc but if shes sat down she has great balance. She prefers a cup to a sippy cup and she knows what she wants. If I hide something she's not to have have, she will find it. Playing peekaboo, she looks around your hands or the piece of paper. You can't pull the wool over her eyes. I've never been around a baby before, so this could be common. But her fight is never ending. Which I love her for, It just gets a bit frustrating. I hope she grows up with the same fight in a determined way to do well.
So during the 4 month sleep regression. I tried the gentle cry method. So I'd still be there but instead of it taking half hour or so etc, she would be shattered on schedule for a nap and keep the fight sometimes up for 2 hours until she was in our arms. Our downfall is we let her into our bed. Which is fine, we love cuddling her etc but now I need to be breaking this routine. We started a strict routine in November and stuck to it. But I've had to change it as she's grown a bit older. I've finally found what works for her but this past week has been horrific. I can't seem to satisfy her in any way. I'll take her out, she won't want it. Take her to the park, she doesn't want to know. Take her for a nap which is routine and needs, she would rather cry and pass out now than wind down and sleep for an hour. She's constantly whinging and whining and I just can't seem to make her happy. She likes one particular song and she bounces to it, it's the sweetest thing but that's all I can do to make her happy.
Is this just who she's becoming or the 9 month growth spurt making her more fussy? She's not in her own room yet as we have no heating upstairs and her room is freezing but she won't self settle no matter how much I've tried. She won't do it. But I'm starting to think that could be the problem? She won't stop until she's in our bed from waking up in the crib, I think she associates it as a negative thing but then she has no room anymore as she's quite a long baby.. Anyone else's baby similar? How do I help her? An how do I make her happy?