How well does your 9+ month old sleep?

christie.h · January 2010

I'm just wondering if this is ever going to get better. We've tried every sleep training technique except CIO, but nothing seems to work especially since DS's crib is in our room.

He goes to bed great, but wakes up 3-5 times a night, and we have to rock him to sleep every time - even daytime naps. And during the day it is so hard to get him from the rocking chair to the crib without him waking up.

We just tried changing matresses, and we're giving him a couple days to see if it helps. His old one was used and kinda worn out.

Are you still rocking your 9+ mo old to sleep? Are they still waking up numerous times a night? Are they crappy nappers?

DH and I are at the end of our patience with L's sleep habits. I just want to pull my hair out. I guess I'm not really asking for help, but more or less need to know I'm not alone in this. And yes - he was a FANTASTIC sleeper until 4.5 months, so take that 0-3.

TrumpetBride · January 2010

Jack did this as well around 9 months. He would go down fine when we'd rock him, but then get up at least 3 times a night. So, we decided to try CIO with him. Within three nights he was sleep from 7-7 w/o any waking up.

christie.h · January 2010

TrumpetBride:
Jack did this as well around 9 months. He would go down fine when we'd rock him, but then get up at least 3 times a night. So, we decided to try CIO with him. Within three nights he was sleep from 7-7 w/o any waking up.

DS's crib is in our room. Do you think if we slept in the living room for a couple nights and tried CIO, and it worked, that we could go back to sleeping in the room with him and he would continue to sleep well?

I'm afraid of going through all of that, and then when he realizes we're back in the room, he'll completely regress. What do you think?

TrumpetBride · January 2010

ChristieAnne:

TrumpetBride:
Jack did this as well around 9 months. He would go down fine when we'd rock him, but then get up at least 3 times a night. So, we decided to try CIO with him. Within three nights he was sleep from 7-7 w/o any waking up.

DS's crib is in our room. Do you think if we slept in the living room for a couple nights and tried CIO, and it worked, that we could go back to sleeping in the room with him and he would continue to sleep well?

I'm afraid of going through all of that, and then when he realizes we're back in the room, he'll completely regress. What do you think?

I think so. Jack's crib is in his room, but I've gone in and out to get laundry etc. w/o him waking. My advice is even though you are in the room when he starts crying just lie still and eventually (as he learns to do so) he'll self soothe back. For Jack he usually grabs his paci, lovely, and rolls over back to sleep after fussing a minute. If he actually *saw* me after waking up all hell would break loose. lol.

Is there any reason he is in your room? Is there another room available for him to sleep in?

I would check out Healthy Sleep Habits Healthy Child or Ferber's book for some possible "co-sleeping" type solutions. Good luck!

aynjc · January 2010

My DD has always been a good sleeper. I don't know how she would do if we were in the same room as her. I think it would be harder for all of us. I don't rock her to sleep unless she is teething and very upset which happens from time to time. Have you tried rocking a little and putting in crib sleepy, but awake? Do you have a soother? My DD seemed to like that and now likes when I turn on the glowing seahorse she has. She sleeps with it for both her naps and at night.

christie.h · January 2010

TrumpetBride:
ChristieAnne:

TrumpetBride:
Jack did this as well around 9 months. He would go down fine when we'd rock him, but then get up at least 3 times a night. So, we decided to try CIO with him. Within three nights he was sleep from 7-7 w/o any waking up.

DS's crib is in our room. Do you think if we slept in the living room for a couple nights and tried CIO, and it worked, that we could go back to sleeping in the room with him and he would continue to sleep well?

I'm afraid of going through all of that, and then when he realizes we're back in the room, he'll completely regress. What do you think?

I think so. Jack's crib is in his room, but I've gone in and out to get laundry etc. w/o him waking. My advice is even though you are in the room when he starts crying just lie still and eventually (as he learns to do so) he'll self soothe back. For Jack he usually grabs his paci, lovely, and rolls over back to sleep after fussing a minute. If he actually *saw* me after waking up all hell would break loose. lol.

Is there any reason he is in your room? Is there another room available for him to sleep in?

I would check out Healthy Sleep Habits Healthy Child or Ferber's book for some possible "co-sleeping" type solutions. Good luck!

My sister is staying in our second bedroom, and I'm not sure when she'll be able to move out, so DS's crib will have to stay in our room for awhile.

Thanks for the advice.

SoonerMagicMama · January 2010

DS just turned 9 months last week, and that was the first week that we were able to put him in the crib for naps without rocking him to sleep. I thought we'd be rocking him forever, but the nanny started putting him in his crib with a plush toy and walking away, and found that he will just chat and play and go to sleep after about 5-10 minutes. Naps went well this weekend with me doing the same. I haven't tried this for night sleep because after a long day of work, I love the 20 minutes of rocking.

He sleeps through the night most nights and has done well since about 7.5 months. It got better when I adopted the approach of not going to him at night unless he was truly crying or upset and not offering a bottle during night wakings unless he wouldn't go to sleep otherwise.

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