I dont think he is getting enough sleep

[tinkerbellchelle]

My 9 month old baby used to sleep through the night and always had about 12 hours sleep. He now has about 7 hours last night went to sleep about half 9 and woke just before 5 and is still awake playing about now. I tried giving him bottle not make noise etc but he just would not settle and after an hour I've given up.

He also just wont go to sleep at night, we have a routine ( or try to ) bath, story, bottle and then meant to be bed. BUT its just not working.
I feel like Im going wrong somewhere?? What am I doing wrong.... Im worried about him not getting enough sleep each night?

Any ideas on help... dream feeding? etc x

I sooooo wish I had some bright ideas. My DS is also 9 months and his sleep has been even more rubbish than normal for the last week or so. He's getting on avg 9 hours sleep a night, which is a good two hours less than he should have, and has been having. His napping remains the same, so he, too, is not getting enough sleep. Your routine is the same as mine and I know it isn't the routine at fault. I have now concluded it's DS that is the problem! Or teeth (second tooth on the way, though Calpol has made bugger all difference to his sleep). Or daylight saving. Or not eating enough during the day so making up for it at night. Or that dreaded enemy of the sleep-deprived parent: 9 month-itis. BTW, I've never tried the dream-feed coz DS is generally awake for a feed at dream-feed time anyway, and when he isnt,I'm trying to make the most of the extra sleep!

maybe then fingers crossed for us it will be a phase and it might change :)

My dd doing this too. She was up at 4.30 this morning though obviously still tired she decided she'd rather play. I thought at this age they started to drop the morning nap, but dd seems to have decided she'll keep that and drop some nighttime sleep instead!

bobblehead thats exactly the same he snuggles back to sleep for a morning nap but by then Im wide awake and cant sleep :) little monkeys maybe it will pass!!