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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2011, 20:54:34 pm »
Just wanted to say good luck and give you some encouragement. I held my DD to sleep until she was 14 months old and then I did sleep training by using GW. It only took a few nights and (touch wood!) she has been falling asleep independently ever since. So it CAN be done and it actually was no where near as bad as I had imagined it would be. Good luck, be strong and you will be fine. :)
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #16 on: October 14, 2011, 18:46:06 pm »
Thankyou. It went pretty well really. We did the usual routine, she was tired from nursery so she was quite drowsy when I put her in her cot. She immediately started crying and stood up, she was really upset. So I laid her down and stroked her tummy. She settled really quickly and fell asleep within 2 minutes. It was great. Will have to see how it goes when she's not so tired.
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2011, 19:03:05 pm »
Brilliant. Keep it up. Remember consistency is key so if you can do the same sort of thing for naps and at bedtime for the next few days, you'll have cracked it.
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2011, 08:55:56 am »
Hi

The last few times have been fairly horrendous. I've never heard her cry like that before but I kept telling myself, she's not in pain or afraid, I was with her the whole time. And I have to stay consistent and see it through or there's no point in putting her through it.
She did well this morning for her nap, horrible horrible screaming but she stopped quite quickly and fell asleep cuddling her teddy. It breaks my heart as I just want to cuddle her but I know we need to sort this. She can have cuddles when she wakes up!
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2011, 10:49:24 am »
((((hugs)))) hang in there. You are doing the right thing - as you say, she's not in pain or afraid, just frustrated and tired. Remember that overtiredness is going to make things worse, so if in doubt, start putting her down earlier rather than later.
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2011, 11:22:00 am »
Thanks, she's had a good nap this morning so will go out and try and wear her out in the hope she'll have a nap this afternoon. Should I always be the one to put her down as shes much worse with me or can I share naps and BT with my dp as long as hes doing the same thing?
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2011, 11:37:24 am »
`You can  totally share, as long as you're both doing the same thing.
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2011, 17:45:04 pm »
No afternoon nap but she did really well at bedtime, obviously very tired. Hope we can crack this and give us time to hopefully prepare for the clocks going back! She's currently waking at 6am!
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #23 on: October 17, 2011, 17:50:08 pm »
I'm afraid teething has really kicked in. She's got a temp, has been sick and everything makes her cry. She's still much much better at being put in her cot  wide awake but tonight I needed to comfort her. I did put her awake in her cot and walked out if the room, she was fine but 10 minutes later she was crying and doing the ouch sign and pointing at her mouth, she felt hot. She git really upset when I tried to lie her back down. So I gave her a cuddle until she relaxed and she fell asleep in her cot. I just thought it was mean making her cry and get all worked up when shes feeling poorly. It's a bit of a regression but I still think we're making progress. Hope that sounds ok?
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #24 on: October 17, 2011, 17:52:28 pm »
Yeh, when they're poorly or teething you just have to dish out comfort. It's what mums are for. Keep in the back of your mind how far you've come, and be prepared for a bit of a regression (which you might need to hold firm through) once she's feeling better. ((hugs)) I hope she feels better soon. Is it her molars coming through or canines? Canines are the worst.
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #25 on: October 17, 2011, 19:15:13 pm »
Ok thankyou. I think its both! The top and bottom molars on the left have come through but the right ones are still pushing through. She's very sensitive at the front of her mouth so I think her canines are coming too. She's been very miserable all day, its the worst I've seen her. I'm struggling to get her to eat anything. Just hope they hurry up!!
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #26 on: October 17, 2011, 20:36:39 pm »
Aww hugs hun, it sounds like you were making great progress though. Things will get back on track when her teeth are through. I HATE teething, my DD's sleep is just awful even with pain meds when she is teething. Hope they come through soon.
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #27 on: October 18, 2011, 07:09:04 am »
 Thanks, last night was AWFUL. I hardly slept at all, she woke nearly every 30 mins all night. I had to sleep next to her. She completely refuses pain meds when she wakes, I can sometimes manage to squirt some in but she gets very upset. I really hope they come through soon! What do I do about naps? I'll definitely do 2 but should I let her sleep longer than 30 mins this morning as she lost out on so much sleep last night?
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #28 on: October 18, 2011, 09:01:23 am »
Yeh, if she's not well I'd definitely let her sleep. Really hope those teeth come through soon.
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Re: How do I stop rocking her to sleep????
« Reply #29 on: October 21, 2011, 19:46:36 pm »
Hi how are things going? Any sign of those teeth yet or are they still causing problems? C always sleeps more and has a shorter A time when she is teething, it really wipes her out.
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