When I had problems with my son sleeping someone suggested a "tomy bear" it reacts to the baby crying by playing music for 5 mins gradualy getting quieter. It's cheeks alsow give a reasuring glow. My lad took to it straight away. Got him back to sleep every time.
I cant find them on the Tomy sight but there is at least one on e-bay. It has a blue and white sleep suite on and tomy logo on the chest.
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He even goes down for naps easier! I'm not counting my chickens though as I'm sure it doesn't work this quickly...-
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dont rock to sleep! and leave them to cry unless they are really stressed and put them back to bed as soon as they get out . it is always just a phase I know everbody says this but through experience it always is getting enough sleep yourself is just as important. mind you last week my wife went away and our three year old slept with me every night 
but as soon as the wife returned he went back to his own bed. consistancy is key 
but as soon as the wife returned he went back to his own bed. consistancy is key -
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When my two were wee I did what they came to call "toes go to sleep". In a quiet gentle voice I tell them that their toes had had a busy day and were really tired and that they now wanted to go to sleep...etc and gradually moved right up the body to the hair, softly describing how tired each bit was and how it wanted to go to sleep. I guess at first it was just my tone of voice that probably bored them to sleep, but after a while they came to join in and even do it for themselves - even now.
A drop of lavender oil on the pillow can also help.
We did have a phase however of my son waking at around 3am demanding milk and then not drinking it - he just got himself into a really bad habit - which we found impossible to break - until....... (goes red at the admission - but it was necessary) We drugged him!!! Not as bad as it sounds - honest!! I contacted my Doc and explained the situation and how badly it was affecting all of us. He gave me a few days supply of an antihistamine which has a sleepy side effect - just enough to make him sleepy enough not to wake and break the habit. Needless to say by the following week end he was sorted - back to sleeping thru and has done ever since! Drastic I know but I'm a firm believer that sleep is probably one of the most important things in life and more importantly in developing children. My two are now 10 and 11 (going on 17 and 43!) and have a regular bed time routine - bed by 8.30 - 8.45 and we have no arguments! We even make Chris' 14 year old go to bed by 10 when he stays over - the arguments are becoming less and less............
Helen and Chris
A drop of lavender oil on the pillow can also help.
We did have a phase however of my son waking at around 3am demanding milk and then not drinking it - he just got himself into a really bad habit - which we found impossible to break - until....... (goes red at the admission - but it was necessary) We drugged him!!! Not as bad as it sounds - honest!! I contacted my Doc and explained the situation and how badly it was affecting all of us. He gave me a few days supply of an antihistamine which has a sleepy side effect - just enough to make him sleepy enough not to wake and break the habit. Needless to say by the following week end he was sorted - back to sleeping thru and has done ever since! Drastic I know but I'm a firm believer that sleep is probably one of the most important things in life and more importantly in developing children. My two are now 10 and 11 (going on 17 and 43!) and have a regular bed time routine - bed by 8.30 - 8.45 and we have no arguments! We even make Chris' 14 year old go to bed by 10 when he stays over - the arguments are becoming less and less............
Helen and Chris
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I wouldn't do the leaving to cry, personally. There's a book called the No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley that has lots of ideas in - lots like some of the things suggested here. But it doesn't sound like you've got a huge pattern you're trying to change, and perhaps it is already fixed, it's sounding promising!
One other thing to consider - could he be overtired? Not enough sleep during the day can counter-inuitively actually mean worse sleep at night. I expect what's happening is that he's hitting a light point in his sleep cycle, that he'd normally just drift back to sleep from by himself, and perhaps something is instead making him wake all the way up - some change, as you say perhaps in lighting, or temperature, or being too tired from a day without enough sleep.
Good luck! A 9 month old with only one waking sounds pretty good to me - my ds1 was waking far more than that then, though we co-slept (partly as a result of that) so it wasn't a problem particularly.
One other thing to consider - could he be overtired? Not enough sleep during the day can counter-inuitively actually mean worse sleep at night. I expect what's happening is that he's hitting a light point in his sleep cycle, that he'd normally just drift back to sleep from by himself, and perhaps something is instead making him wake all the way up - some change, as you say perhaps in lighting, or temperature, or being too tired from a day without enough sleep.
Good luck! A 9 month old with only one waking sounds pretty good to me - my ds1 was waking far more than that then, though we co-slept (partly as a result of that) so it wasn't a problem particularly.
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