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Help! 9 mo not sleeping!!

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NoSleepNever · 12/05/2018 22:34

My 9 mo was ill for a couple of weeks, now better but is teething badly. At 7.30pm she'd usually go to sleep fine and wake up for one or two breastfeeds during the night before this but now it's taking near on 3 hours (5 hours sometimes 6 hours after she woke up after her last nap) to get her to sleep.

Me and DH are at our wits end. She's not a self soother yet, she requires rocking, held and walked around or breastfeeding. I try bf again, rocking her, singing, patting, etc. Then after 30 mins, DH will try walking, shushing or patting. No joy she comes back and I try again. I'm concerned this is confusing her more but we haven't had this issue in so long, I don't know. Sometimes she will get to sleep at 11pm, a couple of nights 12am and then she'll wake up at 6! When she does go to sleep, she's waking up more often for feeds and I'm exhausted in the morning.

I'm wondering if it's the combination of disrupted sleep for medication whilst being ill, growth spurt, learning new skills (crawling, cruising, standing up, first words, etc.) and teeth all in one, I'm desperate to get this sleep sorted though!

I am throwing the line out for all MNetters, I need your help!!

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NoSleepNever · 13/05/2018 11:06

Another awful night. Anyone?

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arbrighton · 13/05/2018 11:18

There's a HUGE sleep regression at this age

It will get better (certainly has for 10.5mo DS although he's not 'perfect')
Just keep doing what you're doing

TitNoseorNoseTits · 13/05/2018 23:04

Thanks for the reassurance. What would you do when this happened? I'm attempting to hold her now and currently have her blowing raspberries on my shoulder. We cosleep (considering trying a cot ASAP) and it's like someone has given her a can of full sugar coke and wotsits, she's on one!! I'm knackered.

arbrighton · 14/05/2018 17:23

I just keep doing what I've always done. Boob. Play in cot if needed, quick cuddle unless that makes him grumpy, down and shush pat as needed.

He doesn't often have night time parties.

And I cosleep once I can't hack any more treks along the corridor.

salesmeister · 15/05/2018 10:32

Iv'e been trying white noise jungle sounds recently which has helped send them off and it relaxes me too.

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