Hello my DD is almost 9mo and i'm starting to wonder if SA may play a role in her NW... and most importantly, how to fix it !
She has no problem falling asleep - independently, it's the staying asleep part that's a problem...
She normally wakes a few times per night and resettles herself. Although, she also wakes once around 4am when she's really crying out... I can usually resettle her within 5 min and she's back asleep.. for a whole 10 min... then she cries out again... and in i go.. and the cycle repeats up to 6-7 times like this over 60 to 90 minutes... really frustrating !!!
i settle her in her crib putting a hand on her chest and sometimes i give her a few ounces of water if she's really upset... pupd if things go out of control, but i rarely need to use it.. i try not to pick her up and keep the interaction to a minimum..
i'm wondering if she just needs me in her room... we've tried with dh settling her, but the same happens...
i don't know how to address these multiple, clustered wakings... should i spend more time and interaction with her ? less ?? i ignore them if she's just chatting, but they always escalate to full out crying...
Any ideas on how to deal with this ? is she too young for SA ?
Many thanks !
