crying every 10 mins, then falls back asleep!

[avery's momma]

my lo had her 2 month checkup yesterday (and we just got back from a week of vacation) so her schedule might be a little thrown off but today she has been crying every 10 mins and then falls back asleep... she hasn't had really solid sleep all morning!
E 6:30
S 7:30
E 10:15 (she was so sleepy i let her go longer than usual)
S 10:55- cried, fussed for a while, seemed hungry
E 11:45 (gave her tylenol for the pain from shots)
S 12:25 (cried til 12:34, fell asleep til 1:07)
A/S since then (for 15 hours) (falls asleep, wakes up crying, falls asleep in a few mins, wakes up crying after 10 mins)

I don't want to go in bc it usually wakes her up and disturbs her, but she seems exhausted from all this waking and fitful sleeping.. any ideas??

thanks!

[shelliz]

My guess would be that she is probablly just overtired from being off of her schedule. My lo has the same problem when I have to go somewhere and she misses a nap or only gets 20 minutes in, she sleeps very lightly and wakes often. Sometimes it is so bad that she won't even fall back to sleep.  It may take a bit, but once you get her back on schedule...things should settle back out. 

[Mom to M&M]

I agree with the above - sounds like overtired. Also - did she get her shots yesterday? If so, that could be it too.

[avery's momma]

yes, poor thing did get her shots.. might have been equally hard on me! i nearly cried. she is asleep now for the longest stretch in a while (for the past 20 mins) thank goodness. . i too think she is overtired. i would be.. after two days of traveling in the car then a day of grocery shopping and dr's visit!! (next time i need to plan a little better...)
thanks for the advice!

[Mom to M&M]

It's most likely the shots - working their way through her tiny system. My DD did the same thing after her 2 month shots. 4 months shots she had a super high fever - 6 month shots were not bad at all - about to do 9 month ones next week. Help her get as much sleep and fluids as possible - she'll likely be back to herself within 48 hours.

Also - I'd suggest giving her Tylenol every 4 hours if she has any fever or seems achy. I actually give Tylenol (now Motrin) 30 minutes before shots and bring a bottle for comfort afterward.

[avery's momma]

stillllll sleeping (thank goodness)... i am quiet as a mouse now hoping not to disturb her beauty sleep! i gave her tylenol yesterday at 4pm, and then again at 12 today (bc before then she seemed pretty happy and didn't feel warm) but by that point i think she was already worked up and tired (and prob achey) but now she is sound asleep, and i am going to let her rest until she wakes up! (forget that she ate almost 3 hrs ago... schedule shmedule) oh well.. hopefully lo will get back on track (and maybe i can do laundry and vacuuming tomorrow.. when shes not so touchy!)
thanks again