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FebMama · 18/11/2023 22:59

Yes it's me again 😂

Almost 6 weeks into the 9 month regression.

DS2 is 9.5 months and was sleeping 7pm-6.45am or thereabouts for about 3 weeks.

Then hourly wake ups started. Thankfully not that bad now but still waking up frequently and I'm ending up bringing him in the bed with me during the night. But even that is a shitshow because he's still so very unsettled in the bed too. Typically he's down for 7/7.30pm and by 11pm I've already caved and let him come in the bed!

Well tonight I am going to try and persist with settling him and keeping him in his cot. I think if we were both getting some good sleep with me bringing him in bed, I would keep doing it. But it's not helping at the moment so it's not a solution.

It's 11pm and he's woken twice already since 7.15pm. So far he's still in his cot. It's just so hard to have this kind of will power when it's 2/3/4am in the morning and you're in a sleep deprived state 😣

Let's see how I get on as the night goes on.
Anyone else in a similar boat and want to join me on what feels like torture? 😂

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Cappuccino17 · 19/11/2023 01:03

I had a similar experience with my son. But for my own sanity we co slept and it felt so much nicer to get some rest without getting in and out of my bed.
We have a daybed downstairs so if it got uncomfortable for me or my husband one or one of us had a long day one of us would just leave and sleep downstairs aswel. That way there was one rested adult in the house which is much needed as 2 sleep deprived adults do not make a calm household lol. It does get better and the phase will pass.

FebMama · 19/11/2023 08:43

@Cappuccino17 thank you for responding.
I absolutely would cosleep if it meant we were getting some decent sleep, but that's not happening sadly.
We coslept for months before he went to his own room so I'm definitely all for doing what it takes to get some rest! It just feels like he wants to know I'm there but wants his own space at the same time.

Last night wasn't so bad. After his 10.45pm wake up, he stayed asleep until 5.30am which he hasn't done in forever. I tried so hard to resettle him in his cot but at 6am I gave in and let him come into the bed as he's usually up for 7ish anyway so I figured an hour of cuddles is fine. He ended up sleeping until 8am!!!

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