Thank you all and hi again,
I'm running out of ideas now...
Our schedule for the last two days has been:
E: 8:00am
S: 9:30 - 11:30am
E: 12:00pm
S: 1:30 - 3:30pm
E: 4:00pm
S: 5:15-6:00pm
E: 6:00pm
E: 7:30pm
S: 8:00pm
She woke up 4 or 5 times each night, starting at around 11pm or so. Last night we tried the infant tylenol at the first waking, but she woke up again before it's effects would have worn off. Other than the night sleeping, she's a very good baby... naps are usually very good, and she's been very adaptable, but I guess this is the age when there is more awareness.
Though, now I'm wondering about this separation anxiety thing, since it does seem like she usually stops crying when she sees either me or my husband. We've been trying to give her about 5 mins or so to self soothe, but it's not working very often anymore. I guess it could be that she was waking before and soothing herself back to sleep, but now when she wakes she wants to see us? I will try the lovie... she already has a little frog blanket thing she likes to hug. Is there anything else I can do to help separation anxiety?
The other thing is cereal... some people have been recommending that where she's 5 months old, but I wanted to hold off for now, unless I was getting a more clear indication that she was ready. Though I've heard it's a myth that it will help a baby sleep through the night anyway. Oh, how I long for the days when early wakings were the most I had to worry about!
