I think I broke her - help almost 9 mths

:shakehead:
I think I broke my baby!

I have cuddled DD2 almost 9 mths to sleep since birth, I have pat her then put her into bed, alas she sleeps, until the other night:o
She was fussy and fighting me, scratching me but so tired, I put her in her bed and left her to cry for maybe 2 mins (if that) she fell asleep, I thought :leap:
:shakehead:I was wrong!!
Now I pat her cuddle her like before but once I lay her down she screams, sits up and does not sleep :yawn: I am exhausted, she has not slept properly for almost 3 days.

How can I fix this? Can I? Hellpppp

no real advice cos my DS still feeds or is rocked to sleep...but is she just ready to self settle maybe & doesn't want to be cuddled at all? i'm sure i've read posts before where people's babies have just stopped wanted help to sleep & want to put themselves to sleep.

what happens if you just put her in her cot, say goodnight & leave?

sorry, i'm no help :(

at 9 months it could be developmental. related to crawling/walking etc new skills? This is common at 8-9 month to interfere with sleeping - for my DS it was 9-10 months

Teeth could also be in the mix?

my DS went through that and after he didnt want me to cuddle him still doesnt like it

Awww you didnt break her...hopefully its just a phase and will soon pass

You didn't break her!

Sleeping issues happen, unfortunately for us Mums...it WILL pass...even though it probably feels like it will go on forever!

xx

:hug: you didn't break her :p
As others have said - it's normal, probably developmental - what happens here with us is, we get past it & I think 'phew' ....and then a couple of weeks, or maybe a month later...it's all on again :lol:
Also at around 9 months separation anxiety kicks in (or can become more of an issue)

So you can try -
- cuddling her for a bit longer after she drops off to sleep
- letting her self settle, maybe stay in the room with her until she drops off to sleep
- co-sleeping if it's an option? even just for a couple of nights to get some sleep.

I usually try anything & everything, eventually something works (eg right now we are co-sleeping but the other day she self-settled in her cot)- sorry that's not much help I know, but just know it's normal & will pass :hug:

Don''t overthink this. In a few days the reason for this sudden wakefulness might become apparent. This is how it has been with my 2 kids. I''d be all stressed that they weren''t sleeping anymore and a few days later they'd start crawling, show obvious signs of a cold or have a new tooth or something along those lines and once that was settled, they returned to their normal sleeping pattern.
I found that the more you worry about not sleeping the less sleep you get. And once you relax and go with the flow, things work themselves out again.
I stressed over my DD sleeping or not sleeping for over a year. She is now an incredible sleeper who tells me when she''s tired and wants to go to bed. She''s almost 3 and has been sleeping through most nights for about 1 1/2 years. And that''s after I thoroughly ''spoilt'' her by co-sleeping, feeding to sleep etc.