9 month old waking for milk

[Griffles]

My 9 month old is waking every hour and a half to 2 hours overnight for milk. It's been happening for months now and me and my husband are losing the will to live. We've tried giving him less milk, replacing it with water and neither of them work.

Nap wise he normally has around 2 hours a day in total, 1 in the morning around 9am and 1 in the afternoon. He's eating 3 meals a day and has a couple of bottles but he's very uninterested in milk unless he's in bed going for a nap (too distracted!).

Someone please help 😩 my HV told me it's normal and offered no advice but I just don't know how much longer I can cope with it.

I haven't got any advice just empathy. Kathryn Stagg and Lyndsey Hookway have some advice on their Instagrams I think for night wakings around the 8-9 month leap.

Sounds like a sleep regression or a development leap. I feel your pain. Its bloody brutal. I remember cosleeping and laying there with a boob out (sorry TMI) and I would wake to her latching on whenever she woke.

Does your baby sleep well usually or is this constant since birth?

Sorry just re read this, you poor thing.

Your baby sounds like they may need to learn how to settle themselves.

Our nanny (not me), I'm too soft did sleep training for us. It was pretty bad for a few days but she quickly got the hang of it and sleeps well mostly, with the exception of teething and development leaps.

If you look up Little Ones, they have some good tips on teaching self settling.

Good luck, feeling for you xx

Sounds like lo needs you to settle in the night and may have to break cycle. The 2 hours waking approx is a night sleep cycle so expect you to be there at end of cycle. I read on forums that if you get oh to go in and offer water or comfort, it breaks cycle.