Response to Jo re 9mth old sleep pattern

Hi Jo,

I saw the question you sent in regarding your 91/2mth old son wanting to wake about 1.5hours after settling for the night. I wanted to let you know that my 9mth old son also does the same thing! He goes down to bed usually by 6.30pm and about 8-8.30pm he wakes. He seems really awake and just wants to have a fun time with dad! We have tried seeing if he was hungry to start with, but usually he is not, he just wants to play! We have also tried to leave him to cry but doesn't work. Usually we just give him a cuddle for a while and then put him back down (maybe half hour - 1 hour later). He might cry for a little after that, but usually he settles himself to finally go down for the night. So just wanted to let you know that I don't think you are alone and that I don't think it is unusual he is doing it now. Some babies will sleep straight away and other don't want to. Perhaps we have taught them that they will have lots of cuddles and attention by waking at that time, but in the end he wakes in the morning happy and contented. It's just annoying for us!

Jenkinsthree mum.

Hi you two, and welcome to Oh Baby!
I'm Becca, and I have 2 kids: Kiya who's 4.5, and Josiah who's 7 months.

There's a thread called "Let me introduce myself", if you have a look you'll meet a lot of us regulars and we'd love to hear about you!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your responses! It's great to hear that we are definetly not alone! We will try your suggestions and see how we get on too. I will try to track down the "Let me introduce myself" thread too (if I can find it) because it's good to hear how other mums are getting on with the different stages.