9 month old hates cot and screaming all night - HELP!

[Sleepstrike]

My 9 month old has decided he no longer wants to sleep in his bed and is waking up screaming/shrieking/crying all night long. Was previously a good sleeper, went down without a fuss and slept 6 hours at a stretch. Is getting three teeth all at once, but even with prior teeth never had this trouble. Tried putting him in new cot and old co-sleeper, arches back and screams like he’s in pain when we put him down, then takes another 30 min to calm him from absolute panic shrieking. Was up from 3-4:30 this morning crying and then only slept in 30-60 minute chunks the rest of the night. Tried Calpol for teething pain but didn’t notice a difference. Has started standing/cruising/babbling/eating loads in the past week or so. I’m wondering if part is separation anxiety? How do we do better with this? He is BF and was down to one night feed but last night offered breast more frequently though he didn’t seem hungry at all-previously magic boobs would settle anything but now he screams and cries, it breaks my heart! (Eventually when settles will take a boob but really just comfort nibbling, not really eating).

Any help/tips/ideas? I am going back to work in a couple of weeks and no idea how I’ll manage. Apologies if this is disjointed, I’m absolutely shattered! Thank you!

My little one went through a phase like that around that age, ended up co sleeping to settle him. We all slept better. But after each phase like that he went back to sleeping in his cot and now, at 2, is sleeping in his big boy bed and hasn't slept in our bed for about 2.5 months now (his choice, he'd be welcome if he needed it). Good luck!

You will find this will happen every couple of months, my ds, 21months was brilliant for about 2/3 months there, 8pm to earliest 6:15 mainly 6:40. But the last 2/3 weeks!!!! Omg he just keeps coming in to our room, we take him back to bed but he will just keep coming in, I end up sleeping in his bed lol. But I know it will pass x

There is a massive developmental leap at this age. Co sleep. It’ll make your life easier and transition at a better time.

Thank you, I even tried cosleeping but even then he was screaming and rolling around. (Yes will flip on his tummy and just crawl and scream and cry!) Feels almost like he’s having nightmares? How long will this last? I’m absolutely shattered after just two nights

I found at 9months, bedtime was when his teething really started to bother my ds. If your saying your with him? Is that in ur bed? It could be night terrors. If he's not settling when ur with him I would say maybe teeth or night terrors, do u think he's teething? X

Have you given ibuprofen instead (or as well as) calpol? It's antiinflammatory so reduces the swelling and pain of teething.

You would be unlikely to fix a sleep issue if there is some teething pain/virus/cold going on or if there is new skills being learnt.

Thank you both. We tried moving him to his own room but that’s when this started, so thought it was separation anxiety. But now back on our room in cosleeper we have the same, so reckon it’s teeeth? We will just have to wait it out? Perhaps try neuro fen tomorrow...?

Hi @Sleepstrike you are so not alone! My DD, now 13 months was exactly like that at that age. It was teething...she had two molars breaking early and she was in pain.

Try alternating between baby Panadol and baby nurofen...one for pain, one for inflammation. Lots of extra breastfeeds, cuddles and a damp cloth that has been cooled in the freezer really helped my little one.

She also doesn't eat that well during bad teething weeks so have soft foods to go - loves banana.

Good luck it will get easier

Yeah try some an hour or 2 before bed. U can give both, so say like neurofen at 6pm and calpol at 8pm right before bed. X

8-10 month sleep regression

Thank you Bronnie, so glad it’s not just us. I thought I saw another tooth coming through-a molar! My poor baby can’t catch a break!

For those of you giving calpol and nurfoen, how often do you give? I’m not keen to be giving a dose every night but what is the alternative?

Pavlovafaith, did you experience the regression? How long did it last? I’m shattered after just two nights, we never had sleep this poor even in the newborn days!

I suppose it's different for everyone. My DD was a horrendous sleeper for 2 years but it got noticeably worse at that time. It lasts a few weeks I believe.

Tha k you, another horrendous night! Do hope that it evens out a bit, tried to have DH do all of the settling but seems to have made DS even more attached to me! I reckon there are too many things happening at once to try to make sense of it, and will just wait for a big and hope it settled on it’s one.