11 1/2 Month Old Not Sleeping Through the Night

Updated on May 28, 2009
A.B. asks from Muskogee, OK
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I have a 11 1/2 month old daughter who I love dearly but still does not sleep through the night she goes to bed about 8:30 and wakes up at 2 am and again at 6 am and then when we can she goes back to sleep and sleeps until about 9am. She slept through the night when she was younger but no longer. Does anyone know how to help her to be able to get more sleep, it seems like she tired all the time and I think its cause she doesn't sleep good at night. Any advice appreciated. God Bless!

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D.L.

answers from Tulsa on

Here's the deal. SHe could be hungry or she could have formed a habit. I am not a proponet of the let it cry concept. I think it gives them insecurities about us and other things. But that's another story. This is what we did. I don't know if she is on formula or breast milk but this works either way. Put whichever one and rice cereal in a bottle, shake it up and give it to her right before bed. You can purchase cereal nipples or easier is to cut an X in the top of one she is used to. Use a razor blade or xacto knife. How much depends on how she does. If she sleeps but starts waking up again a few nights later, mix it alittle thicker the next time. By this age, my son's was so thick it was crazy, but we started this at 8 weeks. Next, are you talking to her, cooing etc when she does wake up? This has become her social time alone with you , no distractions. If it isn't food, then keep the lights off, sooth her with out talking and put her back down and leave. Continue doing this until she is back asleep. this takes a little longer but she will learn to soothe herself and she will realize you aren't talking etc.

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C.T.

answers from Fayetteville on

My daughter woke up every night until she was almost 13 months old, when I stopped nursing she stopped waking. When she woke I would rock her w/o feeding her, then I would pick her up and just stand with her rocking, then I would just touch her while she was in her crib and eventually she stopped waking at night. The way that worked faster with my older daughter was just going in, laying her down (if she was standing) telling her its time to rest and leaving-we did let her cry for increments of 5 then 10 then 20 minutes-usually she fell asleep before we had to allow 30 minutes-it seemed like those nights lasted forever! But it was quick if not painless 2 or 3 nights and she stopped waking.

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S.H.

answers from Baton Rouge on

A....does she take naps during the day? If not, try putting her down for a mid day nap (at the same time everyday). Then put her down LATER......Maybe 9:30 PM. (of course same time every night.

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L.B.

answers from Fayetteville on

When she wakes up, don't let her play. Just have quiet time and help her fall back asleep.

Catch it as early as you can. Get up a little before she does and wait to hear noises that mean that her sleep is getting light. When this happens, use whatever sleep cues you have used to help her get and stay asleep, like a lullaby, word, phrase, or "shhhh"ing. If you don't have anything that you feel will work, start a ritual sleep cue like that, or, say, a hand on her back or side. Then, she is likely to settle back into deeper sleep rather than wake fully. Another option is to gently pick her up (again, before she is really awake) and cradle/rock/dance her back.

If it were me, I'd also get her to bed by about 7-7:30. This way, she is not overtired, and being overtired can actually lead to more sleep troubles. According to Elizabeth Pantley (No-Cry Sleep Solution - I strongly recommend it for your situation!), 7-:7:30 is a really good time for most babies at that age.

You'll still probably find that she wakes anytime between 6 and 8 (for good), but if you're going to bed by 10-11, and she sleeps through, you'll be better able to handle it!

L.

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J.A.

answers from Huntsville on

I am sorry that I have no advice only a thought. My child also sleep throught the night from about 2 mo until 11 mo. A few weeks after she began night waking, she had a tooth come in. She was the first (and only) child so I had not any experience. I would get up with her when she would wake, sometimes sleeping with her for a while, until she settled. After I discovered she was teething I was thankful that we did not cry it out, but had tried to soothe her instead. After that she would cycle. She would sleep through the night for a month or two, then wake most nights for a month or two. The waking period was always when she had new teeth.

So sorry for the long point, but she may have other things going on if she previously slept through the night. Wish you well.

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B.

answers from Oklahoma City on

I can relate. My son had stop napping by then but his sister was the opposite.

He is 5 1/2 and she turns 12 in a week. He is still awake at 11:00 PM and up before 8 AM - She on the other hand will go to sleep about 9:30 PM and would sleep till I dont know when - but during the school year her bed time was 10 PM and up by 7:30 AM

I am the one one that has to stay up with him - hubby just cant do it - or we can handle dad if he does not get enough sleep :)
that said - everyone is different

G.M.

answers from Texarkana on

How much sugar does she get? Try NO sugar after 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Also, where does she sleep? In another room then comes gets in bed with you? Try denying her mid-night access. I let all my babies come get in bed with me during the night after going to sleep in their own room, but when I was big and pregnant with the next, we denied them access. It only took a couple of nights before they quit waking up, or if they did, they turned over and went back to sleep in their own bed without waking up their most uncomfortable mama : )
Blessings
Grami

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