sigh - no sleep again with 9 month old

[Comfeylala]

Basically my 9 month old dd has not slept through the night for the past 3 months up to a crescendo last night of waking up every 20 mins between 9pm and midnight and then at 2, 3 and 4. I work full time, I breast feed her to sleep each time but am starting to feel at the end of my tether. Any advice of how to get her to sleep through most gratefully received?

Have you read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr. Marc Weissbluth. I was really sceptical of it but have been perservering for two weeks now and DS is only waking once during the night. He is five months old today and before this week I don't think he had ever slept for more than 2 hours at a time. He now has two daytime naps of 2-3 hours each day as well, and is much smilier and happier during the day.

It must be really difficult working full-time, and bfing on no sleep. I really feel for you

No advice but DD did this too - I didn't feed her and she still woke up, I talked to my friends (including those who worked full-time and breastfed to sleep) and quite a few were going through the same with their babies. It did get better by the time she was a year old. In our case we discovered her bedroom was too cold at night, we got a heater with a thermostat and she slept through. For a couple of months, anyway!

Second time round with DS I chose to co-sleep and feed to sleep, he also woke loads, you just manage somehow I guess. In fact I can't physically seem to sleep for more than 5 hours at a stretch now!

I hope it gets better for you, it can really wear you down.

Sorry to hear this Comfey - that sounds rough and sadly quite familiar to me.

You might like to come and join us here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/sleep/851829-Misguided-Illusion-Part-II-Baby-still-not-sleeping-through- by

You'll see that I've been posting a warts and all whinge-fest about our attempts to get DS (also 9mo this week) sleeping better using the dreaded controlled crying.

Happy to talk to you in more detail here if you prefer, but on the other thread you'll get the wisdom and support of a wider group of people.

We're going through exactly the same thing. 9 month old, and both working. She wakes so distressed. It's been 6 weeks now. We've tried leaving her, tried comforting and tried mobiles etc. Still no luck...

I know how you feel. I'll try the the link above!

Sorry for not responding to your kind replies and delightfully, after posting this, we've had two nights of sleeping through from 2 wake ups in the evening until 6ish am!!!!!!

I have decided there is no rhyme nor reason, but am just so very, very happy.

And will keep up the mantra of this too will pass.

It?s very comforting to know that I am not alone and thank you all

Oh that's good Comfey, it's nice to feel semi human again, isn't it?

That is fantastic news Comfey. Hope to never see you on that other thread .