Need help getting 9 mo to sleep please!

[txbikegrrl]

Our DD slept thru the night almost from birth. The first few weeks I woke her if she slept more than 5 hours then she would go 7 - 9 hours from 2 months until about 6 months. If she woke I nursed her back to sleep in bed which I didn't want to do bc DH and I both have sleep disorders making it hard for us to wake at times. So I started putting her to sleep drowsy with the intent of having her use the skill in the middle of the night also. Then we had visitors and went on vacation out of state for 2 weeks. I didn't let her cry there bc there were family members that have to get sleep...

Anyway now she's waking up every 2 hours. She won't go back to sleep in the packnplay in our room.

[txbikegrrl]

Forgot to add that the goal is for her to share a room with big (3yo) brother soon. We have a guest/computer room so could put the packnplay in there get her used to sleeping without us then to crib but seems like too much transition.

[Xerxella]

Originally Posted by txbikegrrl

So I started putting her to sleep drowsy with the intent of having her use the skill in the middle of the night also. Then we had visitors and went on vacation out of state for 2 weeks. I didn't let her cry there bc there were family members that have to get sleep

So, I'm confused, when you were putting her to sleep drowsy before, was she crying then?

[txbikegrrl]

Sorry I was trying to keep it short. She was not crying at home (in June) but when we went on vacation in July she wouldn't soothe to sleep and I brought her into bed bc there was no other option. But at least she was still sleeping 4+ hour blocks.

Now she is up every 2 hours and will not settle down if I put her in the P&P drowsy...

[Xerxella]

It sounds like teething, growth spurt, new awareness of the outside world, etc kind of thing. Try ruling them out the teething first. If that doesn't work, try upping her daytime food intake. Try to feed or nurse her every 2 hours during the day. This may help if she's just hungry.

Does she wake up if you put her down after she's completely asleep? Have you tried to have DH soothe her in the middle of the night? Can you pat/shush her down or does she have to nurse? If you can pat/stroke/shush/sing her back to sleep, you can just pull the P&P right next to your bed and do it from there. It helped my daugher to sleep through the night when we quit picking her up and soothed her while she was in the crib. It seldom worked at first and we would end up picking her up, but over time it worked better and better. (Now DH goes to her door and says, "It's time to go to sleep Genna" and she lays down and does it!)

I recommend the "No Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley. It's got tons of great ideas. I bet that since she slept so good before, she'll sleep great again once she's over this hump. Good luck!