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I have a 9 mnth old baby girl who will not sleep at night!
She used to sleep great, but not anymore!
I have her crib beside my bed and that's where she sleeps.
I still nurse her, so if she wakes in the night, I put her in bed with me to nurse until she falls back asleep, then put her back in her crib. This used to work out great and the most she ever woke in the night was twice.
Now she wakes up usually around 12am, I nurse her, and she fights the whole time, with her eyes still closed. When she falls back asleep, I put her in her crib and she wakes up 30 mins. later, so I repeat the process.
This goes on all night til morning! If I keep her in bed, she'll sleep maybe 1-2 hrs before waking. Well, she doesn't open her eyes, she just fusses, like in her sleep.
So, I looked it up online, and it said to let her cry it out. Well, I don't have one of those babies. She'll cry til she has no voice left, and now she stands up in the crib crying for me!
The good news is,it does get better! The bad news is you are going to have to separate baby from mom to acquire a happy medium, this doesnt have to be a war of wills, you are in control not she. Do you not have a separate room you can furnish as a nursery?
My baby girl woke up in the night until I put her in her own room. My mom said she could smell me and/or hear me and that was what was keeping her up all night.
I don't know if it was that or that she learned to settle herself - but I feel your pain. My daughter didn't sleep through the night until she was over 2.
I have made it a point to have the twins in their own room and now at just about ten months they are sleeping through the night for the most part. Some fussing during sleep is to be expected. You might just need to let her fuss for a few before jumping and going to her. This will help you realize that you don't have to jump up right away. It will also teach her to be a bit more independent. If i'm way off base with this then just let me know.
I just read from this doctor on the internet that if you let your baby cry and don't go to them, they'll loose trust in you. I don't think me or my husband could take the whole crying it out. BUt I'm definately gonna try moving her crib to her room. I'm just afraid of when I have to carry her back after feeding her, but, we'll see!
I wasn't saying to let her cry it out... I don't mean that at all.. just to make sure she's actually waking up. Sometimes kids just fuss a bit and go back to sleep on their own. You can also get one of those crib toys that has a remote to promote self soothing. It comes on when the baby cries. You might also try having her fall asleep to some music. They say that music sooths the savage beast... I don't know about yours but mine are little beasties when it gets down to it...lol. I wouldn't have it any other way.
My son was in his own room right away,with a baby monitor. That way sleep and eating were always separated because when you think about it, you dont sleep in the kitchen. Even when he started climbing out of his crib, he was put right back in, and after fussing, went right back to sleep.
In fact, I never fed my son in his room or mine, he and I were always in the kitchen in a rocking chair, or in the den in a rocking chair, and after he had eaten and dozed off, it was back in his crib in his room. He was a great baby and everything worked out well.
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