Why won't my 9 month behind the times sleep at dark still?
HELP! I have reached my limit.
My 9 month elderly daughter is still not sleeping through the night, she has not slept since she has be born.
She has always been up every hour or 2.
It seem like it is just getting worse than better and I don't know what to do anymore.
She wakes up screaming, and presently shes crawling around and ends up smashing her head in the crib which does not help this situation.
When she does stir up at night she screams I have tried of late letting her cry it does not work.
Ive tried different routines, more food before bed, more feedings at night but im completely out of ideas very soon because nothing is working.
I am starting to wonder if there is medical conditions for infants that dont sleep at night.
My dr doesn't contemplate so, so i am not getting any luck with anything.
Please help
She may hold sleep insomnia. I would take her to a different Doc. to get a different opinion. Its not right that shes wake up every 2 hours at this age...esp. after giving her more food at night. Good luck
The real interview is how long are you letting her cry it out? As long as your child is not in danger, you need to only just let her cry as long as it takes for her to go to sleep. She can't hold it up forever. As long as she knows that you will eventually come get her, she will continue to do it. It's a REALLY tough entry to do, but it is the only way she will learn that it is time to sleep.
My son didn't sleep through the night until he was 16 months. I thought I be going to go inane. I finally got him to sleep through the night by ejection the bottle. Maybe your baby is a little young for this but try some of these things.
1) but them down for the dark before they are sleeping. Don't rock them to sleep when they are tired put them down and let the baby integer out how to soothe herself to sleep. This was my childs issue. He never had to figure out how to unflappable himself down I always rocked him to sleep then went running once he woke
2) try not heat to formula up all the way or watering it down. If she doesn't like what your giving her she might not have a feeling its worth getting up
3) If she is not sleeping at all day or night which be the case with my son. He was thrilled just not willing to sleep. I bought the Fisher Price Soothing Motions rocker kinda like a bouncy stool but so wonderful . I swear it saved me from going insane!
First of all, I am so sorry for you! I have be there myself and I know how physically and mentally exhausting it is to be be wakened every couple of hours, every night for months on end. The sleep deprivation truly affects every aspect of your time.
That being said, I don't have any terrific solutions for you - sorry! It sounds like you enjoy tried everything I would have advised: keeping to a schedule, making sure she is getting consistent nap during the day, offering extra evening feedings to prevent waking due to hunger, etc. The only other hing that help me was putting a fan in my daughter's room, as the white tumult help soothe her back to sleep, and putting a few crib toys (nothing soft) in her bed to absorb herself with when she would wake. That way she would cry a couple of minutes, play a few minutes and consequently drift back to sleep. Not great ideas, I know, sorry!
If it is any consolation, my daughter was in recent times like yours until she was close to a year old, at which time she basically finally started sleeping well at night. She is now 3 and have been the BEST toddler -sleeper I could have asked for. She never gets out of her bed, never get up at night and sleeps until 8 every morning. So hang in near, it could turn around for you any day!!
Make sure you have those cot bumper things that attach to the sides of the cot..on the inside so that when she crawls around she won't hurt herself.
Your baby is merely being herself. Some babies simply cry and don't sleep at night. My parents say I be like that.
One of my children was the same, what ever I did, she lately would not sleep through. I decided not to let it stress me. It won't be forever.
Sleep when she does, and at night probably you could do some housework or cuddle her and play with her.
Have you tried having her in bed near you? Some babies sleep better with Mom. They are actually meant to be beside us and not away from us.
Don't keep trying different routines. You need to pick one routine and stick next to it! For weeks.
You tried letting her cry but it didn't work? Well, not really. You "gave in", that's why it didn't work.
Yes, it is hard. Yes, it breaks your heart. Yes, everyone HATES hearing their child cry. But if you want her to sleep thru, she HAS to learn to do it on her own. Let her cry. Letting a 9 mo. old cry is not going to "hurt" them. You can go within and comfort her on and off, but you need to make it fast, and let her know you are there, but don't stick around and get her out of her crib.
Most promising your Dr has said to let her cry.
Most every book will tell you to tolerate her cry.
Yes, babies wake at night, but they should be able to soothe themselves subsidise to sleep - at least by 9 months! My baby has be doing it since he was 3 months.
I know you want an "easy" solution, but there isn't one. It's up to you to stick with a routine, be firm and give her in her crib.
Answers: You need to newly persevere with it. If you don't like the impression of cry it out then stay with her and tickle her or rub her back until she go back to sleep. At 9 months she is more than likely just teething.
When she awakes at dark don't speak to her or pay her any more attention than you need to and definetely don't take her out of her bedroom. If you touch like she should be able to go through the darkness without her food then don't allow her any. When my daughter used to wake I would dispense her cooled water - and she soon stopped getting up during the night as she realised she wasn't getting any milk.
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My 9 month elderly daughter is still not sleeping through the night, she has not slept since she has be born.
She has always been up every hour or 2.
It seem like it is just getting worse than better and I don't know what to do anymore.
She wakes up screaming, and presently shes crawling around and ends up smashing her head in the crib which does not help this situation.
When she does stir up at night she screams I have tried of late letting her cry it does not work.
Ive tried different routines, more food before bed, more feedings at night but im completely out of ideas very soon because nothing is working.
I am starting to wonder if there is medical conditions for infants that dont sleep at night.
My dr doesn't contemplate so, so i am not getting any luck with anything.
Please help
She may hold sleep insomnia. I would take her to a different Doc. to get a different opinion. Its not right that shes wake up every 2 hours at this age...esp. after giving her more food at night. Good luck
The real interview is how long are you letting her cry it out? As long as your child is not in danger, you need to only just let her cry as long as it takes for her to go to sleep. She can't hold it up forever. As long as she knows that you will eventually come get her, she will continue to do it. It's a REALLY tough entry to do, but it is the only way she will learn that it is time to sleep.
My son didn't sleep through the night until he was 16 months. I thought I be going to go inane. I finally got him to sleep through the night by ejection the bottle. Maybe your baby is a little young for this but try some of these things.
1) but them down for the dark before they are sleeping. Don't rock them to sleep when they are tired put them down and let the baby integer out how to soothe herself to sleep. This was my childs issue. He never had to figure out how to unflappable himself down I always rocked him to sleep then went running once he woke
2) try not heat to formula up all the way or watering it down. If she doesn't like what your giving her she might not have a feeling its worth getting up
3) If she is not sleeping at all day or night which be the case with my son. He was thrilled just not willing to sleep. I bought the Fisher Price Soothing Motions rocker kinda like a bouncy stool but so wonderful . I swear it saved me from going insane!
First of all, I am so sorry for you! I have be there myself and I know how physically and mentally exhausting it is to be be wakened every couple of hours, every night for months on end. The sleep deprivation truly affects every aspect of your time.
That being said, I don't have any terrific solutions for you - sorry! It sounds like you enjoy tried everything I would have advised: keeping to a schedule, making sure she is getting consistent nap during the day, offering extra evening feedings to prevent waking due to hunger, etc. The only other hing that help me was putting a fan in my daughter's room, as the white tumult help soothe her back to sleep, and putting a few crib toys (nothing soft) in her bed to absorb herself with when she would wake. That way she would cry a couple of minutes, play a few minutes and consequently drift back to sleep. Not great ideas, I know, sorry!
If it is any consolation, my daughter was in recent times like yours until she was close to a year old, at which time she basically finally started sleeping well at night. She is now 3 and have been the BEST toddler -sleeper I could have asked for. She never gets out of her bed, never get up at night and sleeps until 8 every morning. So hang in near, it could turn around for you any day!!
Make sure you have those cot bumper things that attach to the sides of the cot..on the inside so that when she crawls around she won't hurt herself.
Your baby is merely being herself. Some babies simply cry and don't sleep at night. My parents say I be like that.
One of my children was the same, what ever I did, she lately would not sleep through. I decided not to let it stress me. It won't be forever.
Sleep when she does, and at night probably you could do some housework or cuddle her and play with her.
Have you tried having her in bed near you? Some babies sleep better with Mom. They are actually meant to be beside us and not away from us.
Don't keep trying different routines. You need to pick one routine and stick next to it! For weeks.
You tried letting her cry but it didn't work? Well, not really. You "gave in", that's why it didn't work.
Yes, it is hard. Yes, it breaks your heart. Yes, everyone HATES hearing their child cry. But if you want her to sleep thru, she HAS to learn to do it on her own. Let her cry. Letting a 9 mo. old cry is not going to "hurt" them. You can go within and comfort her on and off, but you need to make it fast, and let her know you are there, but don't stick around and get her out of her crib.
Most promising your Dr has said to let her cry.
Most every book will tell you to tolerate her cry.
Yes, babies wake at night, but they should be able to soothe themselves subsidise to sleep - at least by 9 months! My baby has be doing it since he was 3 months.
I know you want an "easy" solution, but there isn't one. It's up to you to stick with a routine, be firm and give her in her crib.
Answers: You need to newly persevere with it. If you don't like the impression of cry it out then stay with her and tickle her or rub her back until she go back to sleep. At 9 months she is more than likely just teething.
When she awakes at dark don't speak to her or pay her any more attention than you need to and definetely don't take her out of her bedroom. If you touch like she should be able to go through the darkness without her food then don't allow her any. When my daughter used to wake I would dispense her cooled water - and she soon stopped getting up during the night as she realised she wasn't getting any milk.
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