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Offline Lilblkdrss

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Cries after activity, before sleep EVERY TIME!
« on: December 14, 2012, 14:50:36 pm »
Hi I'm new here, I have a 7 week old little girl. She'd probably fit in the spirited category. She's great most of the time but we've been doing the EASY for a couple weeks now, when she gets tired after the activity she just goes into meltdown. I've tried making the activity extremely mellow (just laying her down awake and laying beside her, or putting her into her crib a little before she even yawns) but it seems like nothing works and every time she still ends the activity time in tears. I know it's because she's tired because she'll fall asleep 10 minutes later but I have no idea how to prevent the crying in the first place.  It's worse right before bed, lasting 30 minutes. Any ideas? She sleeps perfectly at night once she goes down. I'm going crazy though with this cycle!
(Please forgive any typos/grammar, I'm writing this on my iphone)

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Re: Cries after activity, before sleep EVERY TIME!
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2012, 19:49:35 pm »
Hi there and welcome to BW!

What sort of things do you do in your activity time?  Could she be overstimulated?  How long is she typically awake for between naps (including eating time)?  It may be that she is getting OT (overtired) and needs to go down for her naps and bedtime sooner.  How long does she tend to nap for?  Any reflux?