You may remember I posted a while back as my 20 month old daughter was partying in her cot for a couple of hours at a time in the night, settling only after a bottle. She had the cold so I was given advice re naps/the bottle etc to follow once she was better. Following her cold she spent a period of time in hospital (unrelated) but when we got home I did what had been suggested and it worked! She started sleeping all night which is bliss!
The last few nights have been hell!
She goes to sleep as normal but wakes anytime between 12 and 3 and is screaming, absolutley terrified and sounds panicky. She stops the moment we touch her, if we just go in her room it's not enough, she wants to cling on to us. She is almost throwing herself out the cot to get to us she is so desperate for us to hold her. The screaming stops when we hold her.
My hubby's job means he has to get a good sleep for safety reasons and I am 6 months preggers so we feel under pressure to get this sorted asap for all our benefit.
We have ended up sleeping on her bedroom floor cuddling her, if you move 1mm away from her she screams and climbs on you, she wants to sleep lying on us. We have tried giving her calpol in case she is teething (don't feel any new ones at the mo).
Her routine is as follows
7am Awake
11ish - 1ish Nap (no problems with screaming at nap time)
6pm - Bath & wind down
7-8pm Falls asleep
Does anyone have any suggestions? I feel that the screams are more than just crying for attention, she genuinely seems scared of something. Thanks xx
