9mo just won't self settle.

[Charlotte91]

I'm at my wits end. DD is usually put to bed and she just self settles within a few minutes. She's such an angel.
But, the last few days she'll only go to sleep if I rock her in my arms til she nearly asleep.
I'm at my wits end. It can take up to 4 hours to get her to have her sleep.

Any ideas, please?
She's usually in her ergo coccoon, but the zipper is broken. So, she's being swaddled.
She can get her arms out occationally which prevents her from going to sleep.

I just don't know what to do and what has bought on this sudden need to be rocked to near sleep.

[Fleur]

Is she teething? having a growth spurt or a wonder week? eating anything different lately? new medication?

It's hard when they change their habits all of a sudden

[Charlotte91]

Could be teeth, haven't had any new ones for a while. Her gum looks OK.
It may be a wonder week, I'm not sure.
Nothing different lately. No new formula.
Just her usual medication which she's been on since she was born.

[kelebek]

could it be seperation anxiety? I believe it can start at about this age.... many

[Charlotte91]

I'm not sure, she has massive stranger anxiety at the moment. I'm always with her, she's spent 2 afternoons and 2 nights away from me all her life!
She's sleeping at the moment, so I'm happy.
I just don't understand why she's suddenly not sleeping.

[onthefly]

Mate, it is totally normal for little ones to be like this much of the time, if not all the time. It might be that after whatever is going on now resolves itself (and teething & separation anxiety are quite common at this age), she will go back to how she was. Or it might take longer. It's just the way little children are - they need their mummies.

[Lily Dust]

Mate, it is totally normal for little ones to be like this much of the time, if not all the time. It might be that after whatever is going on now resolves itself (and teething & separation anxiety are quite common at this age), she will go back to how she was. Or it might take longer. It's just the way little children are - they need their mummies.

^^^^ yeah that
DD was such a velcro bubba at that age. Refused anyone else putting her to bed for 7 whole months and I would rock and pat and rock and pat. It will pass, hun. Just breathe and hang in there until it does

[sloane]

totally agree with MadB & Lily Dust!

i also think that some babies change the way they like to go to sleep as they get older. my DS has gone through many phases - rocking, holding, patting, lying next to him etc. some of them have worked for months & months & then just stopped working. it does sound like she needs the extra comfort/security of the rocking at the moment