What's going on here?

[anna*]

For about a week Audrey has been sleeping badly. Very restless, crying roughly about hourly through the early part of the night, although sleeping soundly from about 11pm until morning. She does need me to go in, but just needs me to give her back her loveys and then she goes off again. But never seems to get into a deep sleep.

She is drooling a river and we are expecting her lower canines, although there is no visible sign of them approaching. I've felt in the back of her mouth and can't feel any molar action either. She's having pain meds before bed, and then another dose of something at 10ish because I don't know what else to do.

Do I chalk this up to 'teeth' even though there's no sign of them, and meds and Bonjela don't seem to help? Could it be a routine thing? There's a few days of routine below (yes I still log thing when things go wonky).

Fri
7am awake
1.20-3.30 nap
7.40pm asleep - 2 wakings before midnight, resettled with lovey, gave Nurofen at 10.30pm

Sat
7.40am awake
4.50-5.10 catnap - we were out and she refused to nap in her buggy, crashed on daddy for 20mins on the train home. Nurofen before bed
7pm asleep - frequent wakings, resettled with lovey, gave Calpol at 9.45pm - all quiet after that

Sun
7.30am awake
1-2.30 nap - was hoping for longer to catch up, but she woke herself. Calpol before bed
7pm asleep - frequent wakings, resettled with lovey, gave Nurofen at 10pm - all quiet after that

Mon
7.20am awake (had to wake her)
1-2.30 nap - was hoping for longer to catch up, but she woke herself.
In the evening she was a wreck. She got told 'no' for tearing something belonging to Stan and couldn't recover herself after that. Ate no dinner at all. No temperature, nothing hurting (she can and will say 'teeth hurt' or 'tummy hurt') - just couldn't stop crying. Had Calpol and Bonjela, no difference.
6.30pm asleep - very frequent wakings, resettled with lovey, gave Nurofen at 10.30pm, crying again at 1am, then at 2.45am. I thought she must be hungry not having eaten anything, so went in to try and BF but there wasn't really any milk. She was crying for wee wee so sat her on the potty, gave her a dry nappy, got her a bottle (now terrified I have made a rod for my back, she was SO PLEASED), and maybe like 4-5oz and put her back in her cot. Had to wake her up at 7.20am.

[cath~]

Hi Anna, could it be developmental? L always goes through wonky sleep patches  for a couple Of weeks or so where she wakes more just before dev leaps (birthday and half-birthday). Settles down again after that.

[brummum]

I'm the last person to take advice from on the toddler sleep board but could she be brewing something? Any bugs going round? Could she be a bit overtired? She's been a 13hr night and 2hr nap girl hasn't she? Has it been a busier week than usual? Not going to even venture to offer anything about routine as can't figure out my own but hope she settles down soon.

[anna*]

Poor baby. Must be developmental I guess, prob with teeth in the mix too. She had a huge nap today, was asking to go to bed at 6.45, told me to 'go away' instead of doing her song but she's again so unsettled and so unhappy when she wakes

[Lolly]

Poor girl. I'd say teeth too - they could be moving up in her jaw but not visible from the surface yet yk. We had a pretty ropey few months with DS eating and sleeping wise just before and after DD was born, put it down to having a new baby until we got a look in his mouth one day to find 3 molars out and one half out

Could you get her ears checked just to make sure there's nothing going on there too?

Laura

[cath~]

Aw, poor thing. Hoping it passes soon x

[HenaV]

Hi!

We had a mare with Ruby a month and half/couple of months leading up to her 2nd birthday - no that different from what you're describing to be honest. She was an emotional wreck - effectively I think didn't know how to manage her emotions/I think found everything overwhelming. Added to which her sleep was being affected which she never responds well too. TBH, I can't remember teeth playing a part but that [probably they seem to be a permanent feature here!

I remember feeling despair as to what to do given that nothing really seemed to be the matter and there didn't seem to be a reason for the sleep going wonky. To get through it and combat the OT I did this:

After bad night/10h or less sleep (because of NWs or EW):
Nap: 12.30-3pm
BT: 6.30/45

Otherwise:
Nap: 12.45 for 2h
BT: 6.45

Before the craziness, R used to nap 1-3pm like clock work and BT 7pm (asleep by 7.15pm)

The above helped me feel like she at least had a structure to her day that I could work to maintain. It seemed easier to apply the above rather than worry each what i was going to / handle it. It also helped  to overcome the dreaded OT she had as a result of seemingly never sleeping properly.

Not really any advice my lovely, just thoughts really on how we handled things. I hope that it helps somewhat and that things improve for you soon.

Hena x

[Nauvoo]

I am going to say developmental as well, or at least I hope so. sleep for DD2 has fallen apart completely!!! and she turns 2 next week. please let it be developmental!