9 Month Old Wont Sleep Thru the Night

I think its all about habit. My baby has pretty much slept in his crib and through the night since he was born, but he also spent the first week of his life ina nicu so he got use to self soothing. But anytime I had to go in and change his diaper or give med or w/e hes wake up and cry for me to let him our or pick him up...I would just leave the room fast make sure it was dark maybe even give him his sippy cup and a bear and then leave the room. Now when I have to go in there he will wake up but he wont cry when I leave the room,he just goes back to sleep. Youve gotten your baby dependant on ur help for him to fall asleep and that can be a nasty habit to break.I still havent broken my 4 yr old from sleeping in our bed.

9 months, to me, is on the cusp of doing so many wonderful things - starting to crawl, pull to stand, possibly even walk...In my experience, sometimes this strong gross motor drive also comes out in their sleeping patterns and kiddos that were previously sleeping through the night sometimes start waking up..
Other folks addressed your concern regarding food..I also second looking at the possiblity of teething, or, this time of year, the possiblity of getting sick even!
I think the first and second years are really the times to establish trust in a caregiver, and you sound like you are doing a great job trying to figure out if anything is amiss...

It sounds to me like he may be hungry or else waking up out of habit. Also, he should be drinking at least 8 oz. by now along with three meals a day. Breakfast cereal and fruit, Lunch Fruit and Veg. and then Dinner I usually gave cereal, half fruit and half veggie. Babies will wake up out of habit when they awake at the same time one or two nights their bodies just start doing it out of habit. If you know he's dry, not hungry and not sick then I would let him cry himself back to sleep ( I know that sounds bad, but it will work if you stick with it). Being consistent will get him back in routine and be worth it in the long run.
Good Luck, Mom of 3 boys!

Actually maybe too little. Are you feeding him rice? or rice in the bottle? It has more sticking power. Also read Baby Wise. It is great for scheduling and getting babies to sleep. My son has slept throught the night from three weeks and my daughter from 8 weeks (she was bigger at birth and it took more to fill her up). Good luck.

I found it's not always about being hungry. Is the room too hot or cold?? Is the baby cutting teeth??? Is he getting ear infections alot?? I always had to go down a list of things to figure out why each of my children at different times would go through periods of waking in the night. I've had one child that always slept through the night the other two had different issues at different times. Best wishes on tracking what might be the issue I'm sure it's something easy to comfort. OH, yeah I even had one that I had to drive around off and on at night while everyone else was asleep for 20-30 minutes off and on for a few months.

Yes, i think you are giving him a lot of food. His tummy is very little. I would cut out the jar of food, and just try a 4 oz bottle at bed time.

If he eats good at dinner, he will be alright until that 4oz bottle.

Hope it works for you girl.

I have a 4 year old girl now, and that is what i did.

My current 15mo old started sleeping the night about a month ago. She was breast feed for a year, I stoped the first week in october. When she woke up at night I gave her a sippy cup and when she was done, back to bed. She is still on Jar food. She gets a jar an hr befor bed then some milk about 10min befor she goes down. It has been a solid month that she sleeps the night. As the month went on she would wake up at night but just wanted to be held and did not want the sippy cup of milk. From 4mo old to current, when your son wakes up at night has he been getting a bottle?

Dear C.,

I have 3 children, 10, 4, and 2. The most important thing that I have learned from parenting my kids is that as soon as I think I've got their patterns figured out, they change them up on me. Don't worry too much about your 9 month old waking up. He will probably wake up when he's two, and sometimes when he's 4. It is likely that he's teething and uncomfortable or that he's wetting more now that he's getting a bottle and food before bed time. Perhaps he's just waking up b/c he wants his mommy which is perfectly acceptable behavior for a baby. I prefer sleeping with my husband; I should not expect that my babies prefer to sleep alone. However, if his new sleeping patterns, or not sleeping patterns, as the case may be, are causing a problem b/c you are a working mother and don't get to nap with him during the day, perhaps something for teething or a dry diaper would do the trick. You may want to switch diaper brands or go to the next larger size as they might absorb his urine better than his current brand or size. And, if you don't have to work, don't sweat it. Babies do different things all the time. Have an extra cup of coffee and relax. Your nine month old is just being typically atypical.