Help!! 11 month Old sleep Problems

[MoggieMo]

Hiya

I am new to the site and I wondered if I could get some advice.

My 11 month old used to be a fantastic sleeper, sleeping through from about 9 weeks for 12-14 hrs, in the past 2 months she has not slept through, she will not settle in her own cot not even when we are stood with her, she will not fall asleep unless she is with us on our bed or being cuddled. She was really poorly about two months ago and she needed all night attention as she was vomiting in her sleep, and temp up at 40.

I have tried everything I can think of, controlled crying was our last chance she cries for 2 hours and gets herself in such a panic that she had been sick, the health visiters tell me to keep going with this, but I don't agree if she is making herself sick.

Any Ideas?? or suggestions all welcome

Thanks

We have a similar thing with dd who is just 1. She wont sleep unless cuddled to sleep. I know its not what you're supposed to do but I end up doing this otherwise she cries for hours and gets hysterical.

Just hope its a phase...sorry cant be of more help but you are not the only one!

Hopefully It is just a phase, thanks though I suppose I just have to go with what she needs until she decides to change.

Thanks Kerala hope your little one starts sleeping better soon.

Oooooh, been there, same bug, same age, same desperation. Dd now just 1 has settled back to being a good sleeper again.

Tried cc on advice of health visitor, but it just made it worse. What seemed to work eventually was moving a bed into her room, and sleeping in there, and just eventually stopping this.

It started when she was 9 months old, and went on for 3 months. It took a long time of useless conversations with hv, and nothing worked. It was just a question of time. We tried bottles, water etc, but it was just time.

Hope this helps, it was horrible, but she did improve on her own.

She also slept worse in our bed

Thanks Fizzbuzz

She sleeps better in our bed but I get my hand slapped by HV if she does, but I work full time as well on nights and when I get home I need my sleep, so if she will settle with us then I let her sleep with us which I know probably is not helping but at the same time I think what would she prefer a cranky mummy because of no sleep or a happy mummy who can play and do everything she wants through the day.

Seems like from what people are saying she will grow out of it though. Glad you baby has settled down for you.

Well my hv was better than that! She said let dd fall asleep in our bed, and then move her to her cot.

I think the being sick scared her, and thatwas why she wouldn't settle.

She caught it on May 17th, and has only really calmed down the last week or so.

I,m sure it will improve