Thursday, August 18, 2011

9 month old sleep problems?

I have a 9 month old. He sleeps with a pacifier in his mouth. We still have to swaddle him to get him to sleep. Also, we have to put our hands on his belly when he's swaddled and lightly jiggle him for him to fall asleep. If he drops his pacifier, he cries. if he gets his arms free, he cries. if he rolls over, he cries. We didn't mind so much and basically got into a routine. However, 9 months have ped and we just realized that no other 9 month olds are going through this stage. He's never self-soothed. He's getting increasingly difficult to handle during naps and at night. He wakes more frequently and has a more difficult time drifting off. What do I do to help him fall asleep? He likes to kick and roll around. When he's swaddled, he tries to break free of it even though he won't sleep without it. Any suggestions?

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