seriously I am confused!

[daybyday]

DD almost 13 months...yes is teething....but that's been on going...for MONTHS...and tylenol and all "combos" really don't appear to help...no fever etc...

Our schedule is looking like this...

6:45pm bed...(and I'm pushing to keep her up to this)

3am Wake SCREAMING

~~~~~ in 10 mins intervals we have calm, SCREAM, calm, SCREAM

6am finally falls back asleep

7:30am wake

10am try for am nap....(an hour would be nice, NOT happening)

10:15am SCREAMING....settle.....5 mins later SCREAM settle...

10:45ish hysterical so we get her up....

1pm ish Nap

2:15pm Wake

So I can see that she is OT, but how do I fix this? She goes into her crib willingly but then all hell breaks loose! Help anyone? Dh has been getting good about BW, but now is starting to listen to all those CIO'ers....

HELP because I'm back to work and I need to know that my baby is being BW'd, NOT CIO'd!

[momofclaire]

DO you think she is crying in pain?  Have you taken her to see the doctor?  It sounds like what Claire does when she has an ear infection. 

[aisling]

Oh dear.  Def OT, that is why the p.m nap so short.  I think if it is teething, it always brought on Sep Anx too due to the pain laying down and then lead to OT, so she has a lot going on so (((HUGS))) so been there!  I think when she finally gets back to sleep properly at 6am-7:30 that is almost her a.m nap to her!   KWIM?  Then she can't do it when you want her to do it at 10am.  Don't forget she is coming up to the start of moving to one nap (although DS didn't start until 15 months) so this will also add to the sleepless pot.  Do you think she is getting ready for this, they say NW'ings and refusing one nap is a classic sign for 1 nap.  It may take her a while too, DS took almost 2 months to sort it out.  If she continues to have the 7:30 wake up, is it possible to start moving the a.m nap a bit at at a time to 11am? Hope she does a good 2 hours. Then possibly a short catnap later in the day in the car or push chair or just get her to bed at 6:30 if not?  I'll let you answer more before I go on more.  (((HUGS)))))

Aisling x
ps. did want to mention about doing GR as well during this time as I do think SA is happening.

[allison1]

It sounds like she might have an ear infection. Does she pull at her ears at all? It would be worth a visit to the doctors just to make sure.

[daybyday]

alrighty...so I took her to the docs...no ear infection, he says teething combined with residule effects from her vaccinations...and now OT....Thank you ladies for your ear infection inquiries....

So Aisling...I had a light bulb moment when you wrote her going back from 6-7:30am feels like an am nap to her...TOTALLY makes sense....and yes she is doing a 2-1, albeit very slowly....

So I put her down at 11:45am today, (after fighting at 10am and getting nothing outta her) and she woke at 12:20pm with a bad bum....put her back down at 12:35 and she slept until 1:50.

She then had a before dinner catnap from 4:20-5:15pm....I had to wake her, she was happy....

Bedtime was a solid 7pm....So we'll see how tonight goes, I'm hoping she got a bit of "catch up" from the catnap...(I did Motrin her before bed tonight thinking teeth might be a factor....)

So when she settles/screams/settles/screams...repeat....I go in calm her, PD, walk out, repeat...is this what I should be doing?
 

[aisling]

Oh good she got some sleep in today and great early to bed.  Tonight might be better, I sure hope so, but she needs a few days to catch up.

During these transition periods, teething and OT days at this age, I tended to try and get DS to sleep the easiest so I did more of a GR.  I would go in say my Mummy comfort things but mindful not to engage him, so like: "Shhh ok sweetie, night night time, Mummy go, mummy come back, love you." Then move away from cot but stay in the room with my back turned and wait a bit and then gradually leave and repeat as needed. 

I think she may be ready to do the 1 nap and if you can get her to do that late catnap and bed still at 7 that is super until she is really ready.  Of course it is tough with the teething thrown into the equation too.

~~~~~Sleepy vibes~~~~~

A x

[daybyday]

thanks A...I'll give the GR a go...and give myself a few days before I snap! lol