Help!!!! 10 month old that wakes every 2 hours... thx Zombie Mom

[jennstarchuk]

I'm looking for some advice about what to do with my DD who is almost 10 months old and wakes up every 2 hours and feels the need to eat (a lot, almost 3 9 oz bottles some nights) I'm gearing up to go back to work and I can't do this anymore when I'm working 9-5 and am willing to try anything to get her to sleep through the night again.
Also, we went through a spell when she was sick and did not want to eat solid foods and regressed to bottle feeding only. This is when we began to have problems with her sleep habits, but now she is eating again but still waking every 2-3 hrs.
thank-you in advance for your advice.
XO Zombie mom

[becj86]

Huge hugs, I'd be a zombie too if DS did that! What do her days look like now?

[jennstarchuk]

She wakes around 7 and is up and eating then 2 hrs later she goes for a nap: morning naps usually last 2 hrs and she's up and eating and playing again and then 3 hrs later she naps again for an hour and the up eating, playing until bed time which used to be 7 but now she doesn't show any signs/ fights sleep until 9.
She has always fought sleep but when she was asleep she was out for the night until a month or so ago. I heard that when babies begin to crawl and become mobile that it can change sleep patterns but I hope that this is just a phase and she'll grow out of it.... Its actually my mantra right now

[*Kara*]

The good news: everything in the first year is a phase

The bad news: crawling can cause sleep issues but more likely, I think she is hitting the early stages of the 2-1 nap transition.  Too much day sleep will cause multiple NWing at this age... she isn't tired enough to sleep through the night completely.

How much formula does she take during the day?

Could you post your current day (a full 24 hrs) in EAS format with sleep times, how much she eats and at what time, and typical daily activities?  This will help get a better view of her day

Thanks