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10 month old sleep refusing

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wheresthelight · 13/06/2014 22:07

Please someone give me some ideas because I am not sure how many more 20 hour days I can do with dd!

From about 8 months when she started to crawl she has refused to go down - up until then she went down at about 730 and slept til 630 ish. We still gentle odd night when she still does this but the majority of the time it's 10-1130 before she goes down and is then up at 630-7. She is pretty much on the go all day with the odd 10-15 min cat nap during the day - maybe 3 on a good day but mostly 2.

I have tried controlled crying and some days it works and others she will scream blue murder for hours (I go in and check she is ok, pick up dummy, stroke her back and try my hardest not tonics her up amd cuddle her etc).

She started walking 10 days ago and it has now got worse. If i cam get her to sit still Kong enough she does calm down and fall asleep on me but half the battle is getting her to sit still - now she has found her feet she wants to be up on them all the time.

Please don't say a bath at night because I have tried but it excites her, as do stories. I am seeing my hv next week so could really do with some more ideas before I crumple and admit defeat.

Please someone have some ideas!!!

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wheresthelight · 13/06/2014 22:08

I can't get anything done til she is in bed so am getting about 4 hours sleep and am knackered!! Dp works nights so can't help kosy nights but she also won't settle with him despite our best efforts

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wheresthelight · 15/06/2014 06:47

Anyone?!!!

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sososotired · 15/06/2014 19:00

I have a 10 month old sleep refuser and I'm back to work full time tomorrow!!

Today he had one nap after lunch for an hour which is great but he isn't getting enough sleep!
Goes to bed at 6;30 gets up at 5:30 but still wakes 1/2 a night! I'm currently sitting in his room waiting for him to stop cruising around his bed and go to sleep so that I can cook dinner and iron my uniform!! DH works shifts and generally only finishes at 11pm so like you I'm doing this on my own so I can't give u advice or a cure but maybe some virtual support?

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noideawhat · 15/06/2014 19:20

I've also got a 10 month old who's been refusing to go down for the past few weeks. We've resorted to pushing her up & down in her pushchair outside the house for every nap & before bed. She then has a decent nap in the hallway or at night she'll sleep there til we go up to bed. Our neighbours think we're bonkers but I couldn't handle trying to get her down. She was so tired & getting into a right state. Would yours fall asleep in the car or pushchair first? I know it's not ideal longterm but I'm hoping it's just a phase ...

sososotired · 15/06/2014 19:35

We live

wheresthelight · 15/06/2014 19:35

Thanks for the similar stories ladies!!!

Soso - good luck with going back to work!! My dd would never sleep if I sat in the room with her unfortunately!! But glad you lo settles like that! I have resorted to putting the tv in her room so she is entertained and contained so I cam clean or do some other housework.

Noidea - she does but she usually wakes as you are getting her out to move to cot and then the whole damn process starts again!! I am hoping that now she is walking she will wear herself out and sleep better but as I think her teeth are getting ready I think we will crack on thing just in time for them to cause issues!!

At the moment I am allowing her to play until she falls asleep on me and then once I am certain she is out cold I am moving her to the cot.

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sososotired · 15/06/2014 19:39

Sorry premature send! We live in a 2 floor flat so if he falls asleep in either he wakes up before we are up all the stairs! Took 40 minutes for him to go down tonight!
I spoke to a HV on Wednesday who seems to think at 10months they go through so many developmental changes that they struggle to sleep due to their brains not switching off? I want to believe that it will get better!! I haven't had a full nights sleep since DS has been born!

wheresthelight · 15/06/2014 21:25

Ohh that's interesting about the hv comment, mine is due on Thursday so may have a word.

I think I got spoilt because dd slept through fro
8 weeks so been used to 8-530/6 so the last few weekshave been a nnightmare!

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DirtyDancing · 15/06/2014 22:10

10 month sleep regression? www.babysleepsite.com/baby-sleep-patterns/8-9-10-month-old-baby-sleep-regression/

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