Robyn - posted on 10/07/2010 ( 3 moms have responded )
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I am having problems getting my 9month old to go to sleep in his cot and then once he finally goes to sleep (after about 45mins of crying down the house) only for him to wake up again about 1 1/2 hour later and then not let me put him back in his cot
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Robyn - posted on 10/19/2010
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thanks to you both, he is getting better with controlled crying but still waking up at night after 4 hours, but will keep up with it
Candice - posted on 10/09/2010
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Sounds like sleep regression like my son is going through and a few other mums I know same age. My son always has slept 12-14 hrs a night since 5 weeks and now he wakes a few times a night. Apparently its there brain on overload with trying to learn to crawl/walk/cruise and teething thrown in. He is 9 months and just over 1 week. He's been doing it for about 3-4 weeks now and we are hating it but we know it will pass soon enough. We've even had to put our son in our bed to calm him from crying as it's like he doesnt want a bar of his cot. But the past few days we have actually had some sleep because he will sleep a few hours at a time in his cot. Goodluck!
Jennifer - posted on 10/08/2010
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Maybe it's separation anxiety and an inability to fall asleep unaided. Does he have a transition item (blanket or stuffy?), that might help sooth back to sleep. I HEAR that shhhhing them or rubbing their back helps. My husband goes in at night for our LO because he won't settle for me because he knows I'm the bringer of milk. My husband just rubs his back and gives the soother again and within 2 minutes he's back down. Over the last month the times he needs to go in at night are dropping (albeit slowly). Before we tried the husband route I would try and stay in the room but not make eye contact and that only made it worse and I'd eventually have to pick him up and calm him down again. Some babies get anxious for you being in the room and other find it reassuring. If your LO finds it reassuring you can slowly back out of the room over the course of days sit closer and closer to the door. If they're anxious maybe go outside the room wait 5 minutes then go in pat or kiss or tuck or whatever and then leave for 5 minutes and progressively make that longer time. Good luck but I'd prepare for a long transition if you're not prepared to let him cry it out.
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