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9 month old baby - Sleep Regression

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Mochiface · 28/05/2021 21:53

Hi all,

I think our LO is going through a sleep regression..

She used to fall asleep quite easily and has good daytime naps. Slept ten to eleven hours a night but did wake up around 5 ISH AM but more doable than today's 4.30AM.. and now, only sleeps around 8 to 9 hours and that's it. Still lucky but not great because I can tell she is still tired. She doesn't seem to want to sleep when comes bedtime and would stay awake for over 5 hours and I have to really get her to sleep by rocking her and even then, she refuses and sometime after, she's asleep so definitely tired.

From what I've read, websites seems to recommend not to rock them etc and try to maintain good sleeping habits but she is a very stubborn little lady. She keeps standing up and I'm just worried that she falls backwards which she has done before even though she's more stable but being in her sleeping bag, and walking around in her cot is just not a good mix!

Part of me wants that reassurance that my baby isn't broken, where is the light at the end of the tunnel (don't get me wrong, I'm really amazed to see her do new stuff and this is part of progression but I'm also very tired and I want to do my best to assist my baby) and what is your routine!?

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IslandGirl5 · 28/05/2021 21:56

I have a 9.5 month old right now and we had a little sleep regression a couple of weeks back where all she wanted to do was 1. Start sleeping on her front and every time she woke up would cry because she was confused, and 2. Stand up all the time!

We bed share after an awful time of it with her sleep and she would use me to prop herself up and stand while crying half asleep like she didn’t want to be doing it! Very strange thing to wake up to! So your baby is not broken! Just have to do what you have to do to get her to sleep and power through it I’m afraid. I still sometimes walk her to sleep and she still wakes in the night for a quick feed once or twice but it’s so much easier than a fight to get her into good “habits” when this works for us. Do what works for you!

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