Waking through the night still at 9 months!

[firstbub]

Hi there,

I am in need of some advice! My baby girl is 9 months next week and she has normally been waking once during the night for a feed. However the last couple of weeks it has increased to two or three times!!! She is fully breatfed and is on 3 solid meals a day.

I went to visit the clinic yesterday and the nurse suggested increasing the protein in her diet and also giving her a dreamfeed about 10pm. Well I did that last night and she still woke at 12 and then at 3. I gave her a feed both times but after the 3am feed she wouldn't go back to sleep for an hour. I am just so tired and I don't understand what I am doing wrong. By the way she got her first 2 teeth last week so I don't think she is in pain from teething. During the day she settles herself to sleep pretty well.

I am doing a 4 week prac for my teaching course in April and I am just hoping she will be sleeping better by then. Any advice would be appreciated!!!

[Pandora]

8-9 months is actually a major developmental stage and its very normal for bubs to wake more than they usually would at this age. There is something about it in Pinky McKays 'Sleeping like a baby' I will see if I can find the quote for you.

[Mez80]

I bought one of those activity things u attach to the side of the cot for dd to play with when she wakes up (she can see bcoz of her night light) and this usually works. I know she is hungry and really wants to get out of bed when she cries..otherwise i hear the tunes of the toy through the moment and half doze until its silent again and i fall asleep too.

[Emma1979]

i can remember things going haywire around that time, i think hang in there and in a couple of weeks things will settle down..... my dd has been the most shocking sleeper, and touch wood, i can now say, at 11 months, it is EXTREMELY rare for her to wake and need me overnight.... i don't know myself.
it will eventually happen just hang in there you're not doing anything wrong, she's just a lil bubba who is realising she is out in the big wide world...

[Snoopea]

My girlfriend had the same problem, it kept going until she finally had enough (4years of it) and went to a sleep doctor. Her daughter now sleeps all night they take babies from 6months and they alter the routine (no drugs). Might be worth a try

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

Porridge before bed works for us. Well, I say works for us, I mean if he doesn't have porridge he won't sleep, if he does he might.

But we have teething and seperation issues going on too atm, coupled with a baby who doesn't sleep that we'll be seeing a doctor about soon.