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Previously good sleeper, all gone to pot at 9.5months

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Justtrying · 15/03/2012 08:58

DD used to sleep 7.30pm-5.30am from 9 weeks, at about 20 weeks she started waking about 2am but a little drink of milk and she would resettle quite quickly. Now she is 9.5 months, teething, but her sleep is all over the place. She isn't settling at bed time, which has slipped to nearer half 8, nothing changed in her routine, and she wakes up between 11&12 or between 2-3, all upset and is only settling when she comes into bed with me. I'm trying not to give her milk in the night as i don't want this to become a habit so I offer water which more often than not she pushes away. We had a weeks holiday 2 weeks ago and she slept well, she was out in the fresh air all day, but now we are back home she's waking up at all hours again, which she was before we went away.

I really need to sort her sleep out as I'm back to work next week. We've tried leaving her to cry or just going and sitting in her room and patting/sushing her but after an hour of crying and being sleep deprived give in and settle her either in our bed or i go into her room which also has a bed. Even when being cuddled back to sleep she is crying with tears although still asleep. Her top two teeth are coming through, is it likely to be this or something else.

She generally has an hour nap in the morn and afternoon. Any ideas?

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
JugsMcGee · 18/03/2012 13:31

There is a growth spurt/sleep regression at 9 months. It hit our DS hard! He wouldn't settle for naps or bed time, he could frequently be found trying to escape his cot at 11pm! He would wake lots, want milk, want to get out and play, he was just wide awake.

It does pass, so do whatever you need to re settle her quickly so you can get back to sleep. If that means milk, do it, you can always stop offering again once the spurt has passed. Also, she will be wanting more comfort because of her teeth, so I would offer boob/bottle for this if she wants it, poor poppet.

I do feel your pain, DS is going through the 12m spurt and I've just gone back to work, it is tough.

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