Just looked up my feeding chart for the girls at 9mth.

Roo had porridge,yoghurt and fruit for breakfast. Lunch savory and fruit. Afternoon snack of finger foods.Tea was savoury,fruit and fromage frais.

Piglet had porridge,fruit and more milk. Mid morn snack,bread sticks or rice cake. Lunch savoury and fruit. Afternoon snack of finger fruit. Tea was savoury and fromage frais. Both had three bottles of milk a day on top.

Both were good sleepers,probably too stuffed to do anything else mind you. Good luck. Winnie.

Hi, I am going through the same thing with my 9 month old, he sleeps for the first stint about 3 1/2 hours then it is about every two hours after that.  I also put him in our bed as after nine months of no sleep and breastfeeding I am exhausted.  We did just about have it under control but then teething started and we are back to the same again, but what was successful was, I would feed him to sleep as usual and when he woke at 10 or 11 I would not feed him, offer him water, and then rock him to sleep - this was usually quite easy, he would then wake again about 1 1/2 hrs later - this time I would feed him as it was usually about 12 or 1 o'clock.  When he woke any other time before 6am I would offer him water which sometimes he took and sometimes he wouldn't.  He would not go back in his cot very easily and my husband and I took it in turns to walk around with him until he settled, one night it was from 3am to 5am.  He would go to sleep and then as soon as we put him in the cot he would wake up.  Each night got easier, and by the 3 and 4th night he was going 4 hours between wake ups and it was easier to settle him in his cot first thing.  The not feeding him at night (apart from once) increased his day time feeding alot, which is great because now I know he can go all night.  He did do an 8 hour sleep (first time in his life) from 7.30 to 3.30am.  The only thing that has upset this progress is he has three teeth coming in all at once, so has runny nose, diahorea, and sore teeth so we are back to frequent waking, but as soon as all is okay with this I am going to do what we did previously and then once that is working well and he is only waking up for one feed, we will handle that one the same.  This may work for you or may not, hope the info helps, email me if you want to ask anymore questions, or just morale support.

Hello, I have just gone thru exactly what you're experiencing with your lil one. I have an 8 month old daugther and for a while she was nursing every 2 hours at night, and eventually landed up in our bed, and this was very tiring. About a week ago we tried feeding her more and changed what we were feeding her and what a remarkable difference.

My daughter has fruit in the morning mainly pear & banana - (I have not gone the cereal route in case of allergies) then she has veggies for lunch, and again for dinner. I was only giving her pumpkin or butternut but this was not filling her up so I added sweet potato and this has made a huge difference. I personally think she was just hungry when it came to night time and thats why she woke up so much. The potato is a lot heavier than the butternut/pumpkin.

She is eating 3 meals a day, and rather large portions....if she is happy to open her mouth Im happy to supply more!!! I do not force feed she will let me know when she has had enough.

She is now sleeping a 4-5 hour stretch in the evening, she does wake up around 12pm she cries, I change her nappy and then she has learnt to self soothe. She then wakes up around 5am then i give her the breast let her have a full feed, and she goes to sleep till around 8am. I do not offer her the breast at night, I just feel that she is getting a sufficient in take during the day and at her age does not need to be fed thru the night.

This has worked for us thus far.

please let me know how it goes with you.

Take care

regards

Lisa

Can't help with the nursing back to sleep problem, I fed mine to sleep and had her in my bed and I think if it isn't a problem for you, then it isn't a problem at all.

As for how much food she's eating, DD was having a bowl of cereal for breakfast, some fruit (either purees or soft fruit pieces like melons or banana) for morning tea, sandwiches for lunch, yoghurt and fruit for afternoon tea then a meal with a mixture of mashed and finely chopped foods.  She would be spoon-fed the mushy food and the rest was finger food.  She was having milk and water throughout the day also.  Hope this helps.

Hi Gracie's mom.  I have been there done that with Harrison.  It really depends on how you want to handle it.  If you are happy to have her in bed with you and for her to nurse back to sleep, then I wouldn't worry.  If what you would like is for her to go to sleep in her own crib then you need to make a change.  Nursing her to sleep is going to continue this cycle.  You need to break the cycle of feeding to sleep.  When she wakes in the middle of the night, there is no need to feed her.  It is simply a sleep association she has.  Cut off the middle of the night feeds and she should start to sleep through.  You may need to do some controlled crying (if you are unfamiliar with it, do a minti search).  I didn't want to but it was my last resort for stopping it with Harrison.  And he is becoming a much better sleeper.  If you want more details, feel free to minti mail me.

As for the food, I think if she is happily eating, you can move to 3 feeds a day.  And increase the volume she is eating as well.  Just keep increasing what she is eating.  She will stop when she is full.

Good luck and best wishes-Angela

I read that a baby's sleep cylce is 2hrs of deep sleep then they go through a light period of sleep.  This happens all night 2hrs deep then light.  If babies fall asleep on the boob/bottle or being rocked etc when they go through their light period they wake up alone in bed, they freak out and dont know where they are and they are alone.

My suggestion would be to wake her just before she goes into the cot.  Just enough so she opens her eyes and sees where she is then will drift off on her own.  She needs to learn to self soothe.

Good luck.

How long before bed is she having baby food? She may have a bit of trouble staying asleep with a really full tummy. Just a thought. And I let my kids feed in bed with me when I just couldn't be bothered getting up all night. Leisa

I was told not to let my daughter fall asleep on the breast and if she did to wake her up before putting her to bed. This was so she could teach herself to sleep without needing the breast.

It sounds like your little girl doesn't know how to fall asleep unless she's being breastfed.

Try finding information about teaching your baby to sleep and see if those suggestions could work for you.

I agree with Jess also, if it is easier for you to put her in your bed then do it - there is nothing wrong with it. I found with my oldest that once he was off the breast he was happy to stay in his own bed, and my youngest I am still feeding at least once during the night most nights. As for the food, my almost 8 month old has a Vitabrit for breakfast, fruit & yogurt for lunch followed by a  plain biscuit, then a serve of vegies (sometimes with minced chicken or meat) for tea. He also chews on teething rusks sometimes in between. He has around 4 breastfeeds during the day and usually one at night. I suggest maybe giving her more solid food during the day, that may help her sleep better at night. Good luck!

i agree with jess,while she is still b/f i would put her in bed with me just to be able to rest and then put her back in her bed if you want.

My son was the same... If you are still breast feeding I swear the best thing for me was to just take him to bed with me... It helped me catch up on some much needed sleep more then anything....

When I stopped breast feeding he seemed to be fine moving to his bed only waking once during the night for his bottle...
Is it also possible that she is going through a growth spert???