4.5mo old suddenly taking 1h hour to go to bed!! indep.sleep issue?help please:)

[claires mum]

Oh lots of hugs to you...I'm so sorry that you're having a rough night.  It's daylight here...but I'm there in spirit!

Sounds like there are the 2 issues...so at least when you're a bit rested we can make a plan to tackle OT and sleep prop.  She may also be getting a cold/or teething.  Try not to stress (easy to say I know)...it will get better. 

[Nicole-Momtomegan]

well, it's 1am and she's finally asleep. I fed her at 12:30 and she took 30min but she drank 6.5 oz....sigh...
it seems like she wakes up and wants a 2hr awake time just like during the day...that's weird....what would cause THAT?

[*Natasha*]

HUGS Nicole i know how you feel had a rough night as well read my post in 4-6months thread.
Ours is teething and a cold as well 

[*Nicola*]

Nicole

Tonnes of us have been having A time at night.  I just keep things as low key as possible, offer a feed as soon as she has the first waking and leave her to it.  If she escalates and gets agitated/noisy I sh her and leave her.  If she looks hungry I offer another feed.  I never stay in room unless she is crying which most often she isn't.  We've had 2 hours night A time at all different times from midnight start - 4am start    JOY!

Make sure you let her catch up on sleep during the day and swaddle etc to help her take good naps. If Callie's night sleep is pants I make sure to swaddle and do W2S at naps to try and make sure they aren't short. Otherwise the OT monster gets us and the next night goes to pot too.

((((hugs)))

[Nicole-Momtomegan]

thanks Nicola...glad i'm not alone. so....if naps are 45min...when should I go in for W2S? 
is this still going on for you? or has it passed?
Natasha...i'll go read your post...

[*Nicola*]

I usually go in somewhere between 25 and 30 mins Nicole. 

We are now back to swaddling one arm out for naps and nights and I am doing W2S at morning nap (and afternoon if morning  one was rubbish).  It has REALLY helped us get out of the OT cycle. 

Naps are usually great one day and rubbish the next ... I can see no rhyme nor reason to it.  I don't think that there is.  I genuinely do think she is going thru some developmental stuff and I just need to hang in there clinging to my sanity  What I do know though, is that if she has a bit of a crib party during the night her morning nap is ALWAYS crap regardless of morning A time and that sets us up all wrong for the day.  Hence the reason I do W2S.

((((Hugs))))) repeat after me ... 'whatever it is, it will pass' 

[Nicole-Momtomegan]

holy crap! this is awesome! (sarcasm!!)
first nap was 45min...2nd nap was 30min....she didnt' cry at first...just did mantra cry for 20min and now she is SCREAMING and has been for the past 20min! No pat/shh will help! she is  a mess! argh...
I'm gonna try W2S for next nap:( this SUCKS!! she is SOOOOOOOOOOOO tired! and I can't stand to listen to that deep throat " I hate you" scream!! grrrrrrr

[*Nicola*]

Nicole

Thats just exactly what happened here over the last few days.   I would swaddle her both arms in, do so for all naps, try W2S.  Do you have a good consistent wind down?  Even though she is older now, it is still really important - esp when the OT monster takes hold. 

If she will take a good sleep in the buggy I'd take her out for a walk

[Nicole-Momtomegan]

thanks Nicola....the next nap was 2.5hrs...she's actually really consistent with that! werid. 2 short naps, sometimes 3, then one LONG nap....
I put her to bed right at 7pm and she went down without a fuss. lets hope tonight she doesn't have the 2hrs awake time:)
I DID find 2 little teeth about to pop up though...SOOOOO cute! I can't wait! might make this mess all worth it lol

[*Natasha*]

Fingers crossed for tonight for you Nicole

[*Nicola*]

Awww @ cute teeth!!

Just thinking that since Megan never teethed this will all be new territory 

 

[Nicole-Momtomegan]

aaahhh SHE HAS A TOOTH!! SEE BABY FORUM:)

[*Nicola*]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mystery solved!