How do you sleep train a nine month old?

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Got a 9 month old dd. Has never slept through the night (is a reflux baby but a lot better). However, she is now waking up six or seven times a night. Has a couple of slugs of a bottle and goes back to sleep again.

Can you sleep train a baby of this age by doing the whole leaving her to cry business.

We are knackered and I go back to work next week so I need to get this sorted.

I'm weaning her so she is having maximum food in the day and she also has a bottle at 10pm at night (as much as I can get down her without her falling asleep).

Thank you!

1. Baby cries. Leave her to cry for 5 mins. Then go in do not make eye contact. Make shhhing noises and say "Time to sleep." Lie her back down rubbing back or tummy and then exit even if she immediately screams the place down. (Some people suggest sitting in the doorway of the room where she can see you but do not make eye contact but I found it more effective to leave.)
2. Wait 10 mins and repeat.
3. wait 15 mins and repeat.
4. Wait 20 mins and repeat.
5. If she is still crying go back to 5 mins and repeat whole sequence again... and again and again... (Have plentiful supply of matchsticks to prop open your eyes!)

This is bloody hard but soooo worth it.

The first night I did this with dd1 it took 3 and a half hours before she gave in. The second night it took 30 mins and by the third night she didn't even wake!

Good Luck!

She is in the same room as us. I was thinking of moving her cot downstairs for the sleep training, this way she will not disturb the other two (or the neighbours!) too much I hope. Do you think this would work or should i just leave her in with us so she can get herself off to sleep and not get woken up by us moving around etc. Have not moved her in with her sister yet because I don't want two of them waking up in the night.

Sounds like she into a bad habit with the slugs of milk. She is using them for comport rather than sustenance. Better to have one last bottle and then not offer her any during the night.

Not sure it would work so well with you in the same room.I think it would work better if she is else where. Then when she is more settled move her into her sister's room.