My 9 month old son?

Question

fights sleep! Has anyone had this problem before?

I have been seeing on here that some 6 month olds put themselves to sleep. That seems to be no where in sight for me! Its a struggle every single night and every nap to get him to go to sleep. Any suggestions would be so helpful!! Would a schedule make a difference?

Answer 1

my son is the same exact way he is 2 and still fights it. the first most important thing to do is get him on a schedule. for me it makes the difference between a couple minutes of fussing (not really crying just saying mommy daddy its sad) and hours of fighting and fighting and screaming and crying and my son gets upset to lol. also the only way i have ever been able to get my son to sleep (after 9 months i rocked him to sleep b4 that) was to let him cry it out. just let him fuss listen out to make sure he is ok but he has to sleep. also don't let him get over tired it makes i worse. there are still nights and nap times when my son cries but it isn't that many. good luck

Answer 2

Schedules are always good...but can sometime be broken. You aren't home at the same times each day, and some things may prevent you from putting him down for bed at the same time everynight.

Baby's change thier sleeping patterns all the time. I used to just put him down and leave him for 45 minutes. If he fell asleep, he fell asleep, if not...he new it was quiet time.
I would periodically check on him tho.

Now, I am fighting a 10 month old every day because he realized that he can sit up and stand up in his crib....good luck when you get to THAT. Took me an hour today to get him to TRY and nap. Finally, we hopped in the mini van and took a ride lol

Answer 3

My son is 9 months too (born Sept. 3), and his initials are also JJS (assuming those are his initials)!
Our son sleeps very well, and he does have a pretty solid schedule. He usually goes to sleep between 9pm and 11pm, and sleeps through the night. My wife or I usually rock or sway with him -- maybe a light bounce, then once he's out, we put him in his swing (it's a Graco) while we get ready for bed.

How about creating some white noise (with a fan or running water) or adjusting the temperature to see what temperature helps him fall asleep the easiest.

Our son seems to fall asleep easier with a pacifier or at his mommy's breast.

You may also want to think about going to http://www.babycenter.com and joining the September 2006 birth forum (or August, if applicable). I've posted a link to the Sept. 2006 forum below.

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

i can only tell you what i ended up doing with mine- they are sooo busy at this age that it seems that they are afraid to sleep for fear of missing something..... rather exhausting i must say!!

rather than insist on going to sleep right away= we started a quiet time routine at nap/bed time- lights would go low, a rock and cuddle with a story then into bed with no more than one soft toy and a blankie and we would read a second story while baby was in bed (often i would rub their back in a slow easy motion) then when the story was done, a quiet nite nite and out i went (sometimes at that early age it even worked!!

it worked more and more often as they got older tho.... the routine of the whole thing helped

and then by 3 yrs all i required was a quiet time and they had to stay in the bed (9 times out of 10 they napped but not always) but they always had their down/quiet time.

dont expect to much right away - 9mo is quite young but if you can establish a simple routine that any adult can follow then later times like with babysitters is easier too.

you can base your routine on a schedule but when you make a 'schedule' be realistic.. if you set 1oclock as nap time and 115 is when the when older kids come bouncing in the house you can see how that would not work. look at your needs for the day and when babykins starts cranking.. i would try the quiet time routine in the general half hour before his/her fussy time. (assuming baby is relatively regular)

as an example-- our youngest (a sweet dr jeykle during the day turned into dreadful Mr Hyde at about 6pm Every nite so we built our routine to nip that in the bud.

im sure you get the idea :o)
good luck
rj

Answer 5

my 11 week old son fights sleep! he is so excited about everything around him that he really just wants to take in all of the "action". he's been doing this since he was 8 weeks old! My son is on a schedule (for the most part) but he still is hard to put down for nap time and bedtime. I've found that if I snuggle him close and give him his pacifier and rock he falls asleep within minutes...

GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

Answer 6

I had a friend who's son fought sleep too. She had such a hard time getting him to sleep, so for her a schedule did not work at all. She fed him when he was hungry and put him to sleep when he was tired. Sounds like this is something you could try. Her son eventually found his own schedule by doing this, but it did take a while.

Answer 7

Hahahah of course we have all been threw this a time or two, and if someone acts as if they havent they are lying to you! Unfortunately there is no magic trick to teach you...you will have to just figure out your sons schedule when the time is right for both you and him. All of the advice you get on here may have worked for other parents but you and only you will be able to figure out what is best for you and your son....good luck to you :P

Answer 8

I have a 17 month old, and I had that problem too. I found that a blacked out room, with some background noise and definately a routine/schedule helped TREMENDOUSLY! Good luck! Kris

Answer 9

I have a 9 month old and we are struggling with the same issues! It's awful. I understand and feel for you. It's exhausting. I recently got the "No-cry sleep solution" book and it emphasizes routine. I'm trying it out and hopefully it will work. Pick it up and peruse it- might work :)

Answer 10

First, do no longer hit her. which will basically make the concern worse - she'll start to affiliate your son with a adverse adventure and could start to nip him while he comes close to her. It feels like she desires a ton greater exercising - 2 to 3 hours on a daily basis at a minimum. attempt motorcycle rides, trekking, strolling, swimming, and working interior the park. Walks are good too, yet she'll desire greater, heavier exercising than that. She additionally desires greater psychological stimulation. artwork on new tricks together with her and only universal obedience education for some short classes on a daily basis. additionally get some puzzle and cope with allotting toys - they're going to make her innovations artwork. All that questioning will additionally help tire her out. you would be surprised what proportion habit subject concerns would be stopped only with the aid of giving the canines greater exercising and psychological stimulation. 2d, while she bites him, make an particularly loud noise to startle her. i desire to propose banging 2 pot lids at the same time, stressful. it rather is almost a assure that this would frighten her into preventing, yet while it does not artwork, attempt doing it plenty louder, or locate something that makes a louder noise. it rather is significant to no longer make any eye touch together with her once you're making the noise, or she'll start to grow to be nervous of you, and all you like is for her to be fearful of the noise. After the noise, do no longer do something for some seconds - and then use a squeaky toy to get her to play with you. compliment her while she comes back to you. make confident you compliment her like loopy on each occasion she performs without biting your son. good success!