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xkayleeyx · 22/04/2015 00:27

Hi fellow mumsnetters. I feel I'm at the end of my tether tonight. My youngest child, who Is 9 months old, has not had a full night sleep since he was born. My first baby was a total angel and slept through from 3 months. I've literally tried everything. I probably haven't, but at this point it sure does feel like it. We can't let him cry it out like we did with our first as he shares a room with his brother and 1 child awake all night is enough. He does have a dummy, but I don't really want to take that away as it's the only thing that (occassionally) does put him back to sleep. I mean on a good day he still wakes up 3-4 times a night. Sometimes it's literally just rolling him over and putting his dummy back in, but the last few weeks has ended in me having to get up with him anywhere between 3 and 5 and taking him on the sofa. I've spent the last hour with him, fed him a bottle, gave him some calpol (cos he's got a tooth through), changed his bum, but he just won't sleep. I spent the while time crying as I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. He doesn't nap hardly at all during the day so I know it's not that. Any help or advice at this point would be brilliant. From one sleep deprived, on the edge of a break down, mummy of 2 boys xx

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laurajaneP · 22/04/2015 08:58

Hi kaylee you poor thing!! My DD is only four and a half months but we went through this for a time and actually found it was colic and a change of her bottles helped. What bottles are you using at the moment? I know you baby is a lot older but from what I know of it colic can last a long time in some cases.

FATEdestiny · 22/04/2015 12:20

If he hardly sleeps at all during the daytime, this could be the cause of the problems at nighttime. Over tiredness can result in baby being too 'wired' and find it difficult to settle and sleep.

More sleep in the daytime may help give more sleep in the night time.

At 9 months old I would be expecting a morning nap of 1 to 2 hours and an afternoon nap of about 2 hours.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 26/04/2015 00:13

Please don't be down on yourself, there is nothing wrong, although I know that you would prefer your baby to sleep, waking is normal and it's what most babies do Smile

Most babies have a sleep regression at 9 months, so things might get better soon and if LO is teething, that won't be helping sleep either.

Can't do links atm, but try to have a search for "Isis sleep". It's an evidence based website that is there to help parents make informed choices about their baby's sleep.

I also agree that napping could be the issue here. Is there a reason he doesn't nap?

Have a search for "foods to induce sleep" too Smile

Vikkijayne2507 · 30/04/2015 23:23

I had this but it does get better. He def needs naps during the day. Mine needs 2 he nap over lunchtime nap

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