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Offline peacefulwarrior

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14 month old doesn't go to sleep well with mommy - only daddy
« on: August 09, 2010, 00:12:31 am »
My dear daughter Vera seems to go to sleep better when her daddy puts her to bed.  We do the same exact routine (bottle, bath, books, 2 songs) but she calms down a lot more with him.  For me, she starts jumping out of my arms while I am rocking her during the two songs. 
When she was 8 months, she went through separation anxiety and we did PUPD.  It worked but it didn't seem to work well with me.  She still seemed to respond better when her dad did PUPD.
I've started doing PUPD again recently and she just continues to say "mama mama".  It seems to me that she's been going through another bout of separation anxiety also.  She is generally an independent baby, until she sees me and then she cries for "mama mama".
Any suggestions?
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Re: 14 month old doesn't go to sleep well with mommy - only daddy
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2010, 20:17:20 pm »
Bumping your post :)
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Re: 14 month old doesn't go to sleep well with mommy - only daddy
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2010, 23:00:14 pm »
how is her nighttime sleep?  how long does she generally take to settle with you vs with daddy?

i wonder if she is just realizing that if she does certain things with you she can prolong bedtime a bit?   or if she needs a bit more mommy time or a tweak in the way you do the routine?  in our house, dh does bedtime a bit differently than i do and that is ok - they get more riled up in teh bath with him so he needs to do longer wind down.   i tend to insist on more calm at bathtime and consequently i can't do as much of a wind down because they get OT .... see what i mean?  maybe a slight change in the way mommy does it (a special cuddle, no songs but another story, something like that) would help?