why has the screaming started?

[Jewell]

my LO is now 14 months and has been BW since he was 3 months old, as some will know i have had some issues with his sleep but most of the time he is a good sleeper.

On Sunday we went old for the morning but were back in time for his afternoon nap...this was when the screaming started, i tried to WIWO which normally works everytime but this time it just seem to back he worse  so in the end i held him until he was just dropping off then but him into the cot.

He then slept for about 30 mins woke up and i nursed him back to sleep for another 45 mins. This not how i normally do things as we normally just but him in his sleeping bag, sings his bedtime song and into cot, awake and happy.

OK sunday comes round and as soon as he is put into his cot...the screaming starts again, tried the WIWO again but again no success. So DH went in and nursed to sleep 

so now DS has been nursed to sleep twice in the one day.....Monday he goes to Daycare who know not to pat or nurse him and he sleeps fine there then Monday night and the screaming starts again, this time i left him cry for a little while longer just going in to let him know that i was still there and his screams turned to whining then to moans then to silence.

I haven't changed his routine in anyway and we wind down before bed with 3 stories so I'm not sure why he would be now screaming. I have checked for teeth and we gave painkillers last night, not that it really helped so any suggestions would be welcome...

sorry it's a bit long winded

[andibig]

Hi
Is it possible to see his routine at the mo?
Does he seem generally well at the moment? i know with DD she always has problems with her sleep when she is about to come down with something or was teething.

[Jewell]

well DS has just recovered from 3 ear infections and now has the last bit of a cough/cold but he was never this bad with the ear infections 

Routine:

6:40 awake
Breakfast - 2 weatbix / fruit and a bit of toast with cream cheese
Play time
9:30/10 morning tea - grapes and banana
play time
11:15 Lunch - crackers with cream cheese, banana, apple berry
12:30 nap (just got off now after 5 mins of screaming, went in once but that made it worse)
2pm awake
3:15 afternoon tea - fruit and a biscuit
playtime
5:15 dinner - veges and meat
playtime
6:10 bath
bottle
7:15 bedtime

we have brought his bedtime forward last night as he was going to bed at 7:30 sometimes it was 7:45 before he was in his cot and i think this is a bit late.

could be over tried as he will not seem to sleep longer than 1 and half hours in his nap and wakes up grumpy and yawning...

hope this helps

[andibig]

I'd be really tempted to bring that nap forward as well (say about midday).
I'd say he might have accumalated overtiredness due to having 3 ear infections and a cold.Its likely that his sleep was restless and this has bulit up over time.
hth

[Jewell]

it's now getting worse  every nap and every bedtime no matter what time it is or that we follow the routine it's screaming. He is in his cot right now screaming...i hate hearing him do this but nothing i do seems to work, i cant nurse him as he wont sit on my lap, just tries to throw his head back and goes all stiff. So at the moment i'm sitting here letting him scream 

He went off last night at 7:05, screaming for 5 min then slept through til 6:30am  and woke up happy, we have just been to the beach and he had fun and went paddling in the sea, had a good lunch and walked into his bedroom pointing at "dennis" his toy dragon which he takes to bed with him, which nornally means "i'm tired"

i've just tried WIWO and this has been going for about 25 min but no lessing in his screaming 

help