Do babies suddenly change at 9 months?

[MrsT2B]

Hi Ladies,

Im after some words of wisdom or encouragement!!!

Until recently Lucas has always been a very happy, easygoing baby. To be honest it felt like motherhood was a doddle!

He is now coming up 9 months and oh my word...what has happened to my child!?!

He will not nap in the day, im lucky to get an hour out of him in the afternoon, used to have half hour in the morning and 2 hours after lunch. He still goes to bed at 7pm and sleeps through but daytime is proving so difficult as he is tired all the time but just wont sleep. He is miserable and whingy the whole time. I have tried everything to get him to sleep, car, buggy, leaving him, milk, cuddles but no joy.

He also used to play happily on his own and now, he wants me everywhere with him, im assuming this is seperation anxiety starting?

Everything seems a battle at the moment and I suppose i've been very spolit with an easy baby but this all is alot of hard work right now!

Im also feeling sad about it as I go back to work in exactly 1 month and want to enjoy these last few weeks with him, not battle everyday with an unhappy baby.

Anyone else in the same boat or am I misisng something obvious?

Thanks in advance

xx

 

[Seraphim]

They certainly do!

We're just starting to come out the other side, but H is still trying to change down to 1 nap (from 3) I hoped she'd stop at 2 for a while.

Did you have similar at 4 months? It was the only thing that prepared me for this.

 

[MrsT2B]

Thanks for replying.

We never experienced the bad "4 month growth spurt and sleep regression", it seemed to bypass us (thank god!) so not really had any experience of this until now!

Glad to know you're coming out the other side, im hoping this does pass.

I thought they needed 2 naps a day until they were 1 but clearly our children are having none of it!!

Out of interest, did your LO suddenly become fussy with food around this time?

x

 

[Seraphim]

Yes she's struggled for 1-3 days at a time with food during these 2 blips, but both times she's been teething as well as doing the funky sleep/growth spurt thing.

We BLW so when she's getting sore and frustrated over food we often get some of the organix/HIPP pots and help her with a spoon, as well as her normal food.

With the naps - rather than try to put her down too soon (although she seems shattered) If I really drag her out, I get 2 naps rather than several 'failed' ones and only one actual decent nap - about 4 hours after waking (about now ) for her first nap, 3 hours isn't enough

 

[MrsT2B]

Yes she's struggled for 1-3 days at a time with food during these 2 blips, but both times she's been teething as well as doing the funky sleep/growth spurt thing.

We BLW so when she's getting sore and frustrated over food we often get some of the organix/HIPP pots and help her with a spoon, as well as her normal food.

With the naps - rather than try to put her down too soon (although she seems shattered) If I really drag her out, I get 2 naps rather than several 'failed' ones and only one actual decent nap - about 4 hours after waking (about now ) for her first nap, 3 hours isn't enough

Glad to know this is all normal then! I have just said to my OH I am going to do what you have suggested with his naps. He seems to be able to go from 7am to 11.30am albeit a bit whingy so am just going to keep him up, give him lunch at 11.30/45am and then a nap. He has gone down now so hopefully he'l have a big sleep.

Just when you think its all sorted they throw a major change in dont they!

Thanks so much for your advice

x

 

[OmarsMum]

Hi hun. I posted a similar thread 2 wks back. I think they change why growing up, in addition to the nasty 9 mnths growth spurt. It's getting better now for Omar. xx

https://www.babyandbump.com/baby-club/394687-do-los-change-while-growing-up.html

 

[SaskySprite]

Seperation Anxiety hits bang on at 9months. perfectly normal!

 

[Mynx]

Omg we've been having exactly the same problems with Evie recently!
She's suddenly decided to cut her naps from a 45 minute morning nap and a 1 and a half hour afternoon nap to a 2(ish) hour lunch time nap, BUT on the plus side of that, she's started going to bed a little earlier and getting up in the morning later, so that isnt all bad.

She's also got wierd with her food too, she seems to hate being in her highchair and that's only been this week, so strange as she loves her food and knows that highchair means grub and will usually sit quite happily in there. She's refused a couple of her meals, I think in the hope she'll get a yoghurt/pudding, but I wont go down that road with her! Otherwise she'll just be eating yoghurts ALL the time rather than a balanced meal.
She's also been a little clingy and whingy but she is teething atm which doesnt help. I just assumed it was a phase she's going thru at the moment, I'm glad to see (no offense!) that I'm not the only mum of a Jekyl and Hyde baby right now!