In a nutshell - I spent over 4.5 hours yesterday trying to put my DS down for his nap and bed. It was exhausting and I have no idea what is going on.
First, at his nap he just SCREAMS when I go to put him down. Screams like I've never heard him before. I tried lots of different stuff but he just kept pointing to the rocking chair and saying 'rock-a-baby'. I did finally rock him and he fell asleep for about 10 mins so I put him in his crib and then he woke and started to scream again. I tried more ideas (a bit of wi/wo too) but nothing worked so finally I just got him up....and then he was completely fine.
OK...so then I realized that he is getting his 2 yr molars and he has a bad rash b/c of the drool stools. So b4 bed I gave him Motrin (about 45 mins before putting him down) and then we did our normal routine (albeit earlier b/c of the only 10 min nap) and I explained that it was sleepy time and I was going to put him in bed. But when I went to put him down...he just screamed again. And it took me over 2 hours to get him to sleep. I ended up pulling up a chair besides his crib and reaching my hand in to rub his back. Oh...and I gave him some homeopathic teething tablets, too.
Here's what I know:
- he is teething
- he has a rash (I slather it with vasoline)
- he is fine if I am holding him AND he is fine during the way (awake times)
- he is very tired...so it's not that he isn't tired
- I don't think it hurts to lay down (at one point I literally crawled in the crib with him and he immediately laid down)
I'm thinking maybe a combo between the teeth and some sep. anx. I'm just not sure what to do. I know that it is probably just a phase but I'm not sure what to do during the phase! Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
