Mamas I’m needing help! My 11 month old has been an awesome sleeper since day 1. For the past month or so she is waking up 2-3 times a night screaming in which I go and nurse her back to bed. Everything I’m reading is saying that I shouldn’t go in there because it’s creating a habit and because she’s eating solids she should be getting enough calories during the day.
My husband really wants to do the whole “cry it out” but my heart literally breaks for her crying and not going in to be with her. I am not sure if she’s teething or going through a milestone or growth spurt. We’ve been giving her Tylenol to help the pain.
Any suggestions or anyone else experiencing this?😭
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Tylenol can be constipating and or cause gas. So she may be uncomfortable. How are naps going?

My little one started to do the same. It’s been going on for a while. She wakes every 45 min crying so loud. Something she never done before or hardly cries. I been feeding once at least in the night. She has 3 meals, but sometimes she don’t eat much. She is so picky with eating and I feel she isn’t getting enough food. I really think from reading on here, that it’s probably a sleep regression. I seen so many post and the age start from 11-12 months. We did the cry it out, but she still won’t sleep even if we let her cry. Sometimes she cried for 2 hours and she wouldn’t sleep. I don’t think it from my experience it worked. I hope this will pass. Guess maybe we just have to wait and see. Good luck

I would go in there and comfort her but I would not provide any type of food or sleep crutch or she will continue to be dependent on that to fall asleep.

My son is the same age and we just got through his sleep regression. He would barley eat anything and would wake up a few times during the night and sometimes wouldn’t go to bed till 3AM. I think it’s because of the teething. Honestly i didn’t find anything helpful but keeping him up longer before bed and showering him at night. He slept really good since he was tired. It’ll pass though, good luck you got this!!

Omg same here x 100! I couldn’t relate to this post more!! Help 😩

We are going through this exact same thing with my little guy. Same age. Same prior history of being an awesome sleeper. We are very sure it has to do with the 4 upper teeth slowly working themselves out of his gums. Poor guy. I feel so bad. He’s also “leveled up” in a lot of the milestone achievement areas the past few weeks. I have a feeling both our babies are in the same boat with all this. Like someone else said above, a bath at night and Tylenol right before bed seem to have helped, but my husband and I have also just made peace (begrudgingly) with the inevitable screaming wake-up or two throughout the night for the next several days until he’s through this. We rock him back to sleep each time.

Teething maybe

For us this has gone on for multiple months 😴 We are starting sleep training now- not exactly “cry it out” but checking in. Started it last night and although it took 2 hrs for him to go to sleep, he only woke up once in the night! I hope for you it is just a phase!

My daughter is going through the same thing. It’s been four nights now and I’m so exhausted. She doesn’t really cry though, she’s just up and ready to play

My daughter is 11 months also and does wake up crying in the middle of the night. I can keep myself up with no problems so I’ll bring her to bed with me and she’s asleep after just a couple minutes and I move her back to her bed and she sleeps for the rest of the night. If you have a hard time staying awake that may not work otherwise trying that may help?

Might have started due to a growth spurt in other areas. You can compromise by giving her "cry time". Check the diaper for sure when she starts crying, but give her minimal interaction so she does not get the idea that you are there to be social. But then put her back in bed and let her cry for 5-10 minutes. If she is still crying after this time, nurse her. Gradually increase the time before you check on her so that she goes 15 minutes before you come back to feed her.
As she gets older, you need to give the opportunity for her to figure things out on her own before you help. Only serious safety concerns merit you jumping in right away.

My sisters baby regressed w sleep as well at some point. She had a sleep therapist come in, evaluate the situation and she made up a whole sleeping plan for him. It worked and hes sleeping really well now. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Can I ask what her naps look like? Naps are important too. An overtired baby or an overslept baby isn’t going to sleep at night good.
A Balanced rest is super important too

I feel this deep in my soul! I've been having her take one nap earlier in the day and cutting the second nap out completely. She still wakes up on occasion but it's starting to help. I've also found I can get her back to sleep quickly in my bed and then transferring her back to her crib