My almost 13mo is giving me so much grief for the last 10days with having naps/sleep.
She had been independent sleeping for the 2months prior to this (could do her wind down, put her in bed & walk out). To get her to this point we did a lot of PD. It was very successful & even stopped her NW.
We went on holiday for 4 nights & she refused to independent sleep during this time (I had to stay in the room with her, often with my hand on her to get her to sleep). She was/is also getting 3 teeth through at the moment, had a virus & ear ache, my mother who was here for 3 weeks left during this time as well. So there have been a lot of changes/issues!
Now her ear & teeth don't seem to be bothering her just bad habits & possibly SA with me only.
My husband is able to put her to bed without any issues after 1 day of PD & 2 days of staying in the room with her till she fell asleep. With me on the other hand, it's a nightmare!
During the day when I try to do PD she thinks it is a game & jumps down onto her tummy & will race around the cot. After maybe 1hr of this she starts to grizzle which exculates to full on tantrums where she eventually gets so tired she falls asleep. If she even thinks I'm going to walk away there are tears. I can't even sit down right next to the cot. At night she is more relaxed & I havent had any crying or tantrums but it can take up to 1.5hrs of PD & having to leave my hand on her before she'll fall asleep sometimes. I have done this now for 5 days! very over it!
The first day I tried wi/wo which immediately resulted in full on screaming & tears which took almost 1hr of calming down.
I don't think it's her routine because if my husband follows the same routine he has no problems.
Prior to all of this I would BF her at 7am when she woke & then again before she went to bed. Now she is demanding it 4-5 times a day. I try very hard to just stick to the 2 times but sometimes give in for some peace.
Not to mention she has just started walking a week ago.
Is this just a phase? How can I get through this & get back to the independent sleep that took me so long to get?
Desperate!
