11 months, EW's and crazy short naps, please help.... i'm losing the plot.

[A pair of Charlies]

If you do sleep in her room with her, might be worth giving this a try first:

when she crys out, settles then crys out 10 mins later, go in (sneak if she's not fully aware you're there), put your hand on her back, or chest, and apply a little gentle pressure or pat. Keep it up. A hand over the legs also helps (not holding down) just resting there. I find with DS what when he was waking and stirring a lot (a restless sleep), the jolts would keep waking him up when he tried to go back to sleep. So he'd dose off, big jolt, another big jolt, then crying because he can't sleep and is so tired, then doses off, jolt and so on. If I held some pressure through the jolts for say 20 mins until there were no jolts at all (wait a good 20 mins as they can come out of nowhere!), then I'd sneak off (or sleep on his floor).

DS recently hit a really bad OT patch and I stayed with him through the jolts in the evening and again in the morning.

HTH

Charlotte

[NadeneR]

I'm going through a bit of an OT patch with DD now as well due to many X-mas and year-end functions, and she does not do well to sleep elsewhere.  It's not fun.

Excellent advice Charlotte has given on supporting her through the jolts.  I make myself comfy next to DD's cot and there I wait till she needs help.

Good luck!

[sadie bea]

thanks Charlotte, but i think putting a hand on her is a prop in itself. also i find when i'm with her i keep her awake, the slightest moise i make wakes her. she's very aware of me being there.

the last week has been a nightmare, i'll list the easy's for the last days:
i'll not write in solids times, just bf times but she eats about 1.5 hours after each bf.
thursdsay:
up around 5-6
bf  6.30
s 10.10-10.45
bf 11.20
s 2.25-3.10
bf 3.30
s7.05
up at 4.30
s 6.15-7.30
up for day

friday
bf 7.30
s 10.20-11.15
bf 11.20
s 3- 4.30!!!
bf. 4.30
s 7.45
up 4.30!!!
slept for half an hour until 7
up for day 7

saturday
bf 7
s 9.40-10.25
bf 11.20
s 1.45-2.30
bf 3
s 6.30
no NW
up at 6 in bed till 7

(dont think i need to write in breastfeeds actually)
Sunday
bf 7
s 10-10.40
s 2.10-3.30
s 7
up 6.45 (good night)

Monday
s 9.40- 10.30
s 2.05-2.50
s 6.45
up all night! 10, 12, 2 and 4
up 6.30

Tuesday
s 9.25-10.05
s 1.42-2.50
s 6.50
up at 9 and 12 then 6.30

wednesday
s 10.20-10.50
s 2.30-3.15
s 6.45
this is tonight so waiting to see.

i have aimging to keep A times shorter esp after bad nights and bed times early buts its hard getting to bed early as she needs to be hungry enough to have her breastfeed. but i still dont know if i'm getting the a times right as the last 2 days she's had 30 minute morning naps? and still alot of 45 minutes 2nd naps???

does any body have any suggestion and thanks for reading..

[sadie bea]

bump... any help please :l

[A pair of Charlies]

Hi

So sorry - had to take a few days of BW as DS was ill and magically lost of the skill of independent sleep within 1 day, so crazy OT NWs and naps here.

Okay, so how are things now?