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Re: What could this be?
« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2012, 21:47:48 pm »
Hey hun, don't beat yourself up about it, progress is progress! So your DD didn't fall asleep nursing, which is a good start. :)

PD was always a game for our DD too, which is why we used GW instead. If you sit by the cot or lie on her floor does your DD awlays stand up then? Even if you have a hand on her patting or rubbing her back/leg, etc? Have you tried putting her down really drowsy but not quite asleep? What happens then?

Is your EASY still the same as posted below? I found that once I made my DD's A time to BT longer and she was more tired she found falling asleep independently a lot easier. Do you think that your DD could be a little UT at BT or not?



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Re: What could this be?
« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2012, 00:09:18 am »
Her A time is about 3.5 hrs, though the middle of the day (after am nap) is sometimes almost 4 hrs. It kind of depends on what we've done. Today, after am nap, we played, she ate, we visited with neighbor's 10 mos old twins, and we ran to a shop really quick. So, she was yawning her socks off at 3 hrs and 15 minutes and was asleep shortly there after.
She did nurse this time until drowsy and I popped her off and just let her fall asleep without nursing, but on me, and then put her down with no trouble.

I wonder too about her A time not being enough when she fights that much. I get so confused, though, when she's yawning and eye rubbing, but still playing when I try to put her down.

*Sigh* While writing the above, LO woke up. 30 minute wake up, which means she was OT even though her A time wasn't even 3.5 hrs. Couldn't get her back down. Chalking this day up to experimentation! haha

Anyway, yes, LO always stands up in her crib whether or not I'm sitting there. The only time she's sitting is when she's playing by herself after she wakes. She has a small lovey and small blanket (like 10cm x 10cm) in the crib with her. If I put her down drowsy, but awake, she usually can settle herself. I'll keep a hand on her until she's asleep usually, but it has worked in the past.

I'll see how tonight goes. BT will probably be about 7pm.

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Re: What could this be?
« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2012, 17:26:40 pm »
LO went down last night at 7:30. I nursed her until she slowed down, popped her off and held her till she was asleep.
She woke up screaming at 8pm, I held her for a few minutes, and she fell back asleep. OT I'm assuming.
But, good news is she slept solid until 2:45am. I was letting her just sit in her crib playing until she "called" for me, but DH got it in his head that he was going to put her back down. So that foiled my plan and I went in and nursed her on both sides until, *sigh* 3:30am. She fell back asleep and stayed down until 6:20am. So, an improvement of sorts, IMO.

So, I'm going to really keep an eye on her EASY today to see how we're doing with A times and what not. Already, I'm thrown for a loop. She woke at 6:20 and at 8:45 she started fussing and eye rubbing. So I did our WD and nursed her till she slowed, popped her off and sat in the rocking chair with her. She was asleep at about 9:15.

The first A time is usually the shortest, right? So it's not unusual that she was already tired after only 2 hr and 25 minutes? By the time we had changed her diaper, and done her WD, she was asleep at almost exactly 3 hrs after her morning wake up.

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Re: What could this be?
« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2012, 20:26:04 pm »
It will take some observation (and a bit of trial and error!) to work out the best A time to suit your LO. The average A times for age are only a guide, many babies will cope with more and many won't be on that much. Usually A times can get longer as the day goes on, but not always. Some LOs prefer a shorter A time to bed and a longer am A time, it really depends on what your DD prefers.

It sounds like you are making good progress already though and getting longer night sleep stretches. I would try to stick with the not feeding to sleep and try putting her down awake but with a hand on her back, patting or rubbing if needed until she is asleep. You can always wean this later and it might stop her from standing too.



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Re: What could this be?
« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2012, 23:11:32 pm »
Yes, I'm going to work on stopping feeding her to sleep and move it up in our WD. I know we'll have some days of struggling as we break this prop. I don't know how I'm going to do this, yet, because if she's awake, as soon as I lay her down, she's pushing to stand up and I'm not going to hold her down or anything of the sort. Going to have to contemplate this and try different things, I guess, to see what I can do to get back to where we were before teething.
Thanks for all the support!

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Re: What could this be?
« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2012, 14:21:51 pm »
No probs hun, here to hold your hand. ;)

I wasn't meaning a hand on her to hold her down by any means, I was meaning a comforting hand resting there so she knows Mummy is still there for her yk? For now whilst weaning the feed to sleep you could stick with holding to sleep and then just keep trying to PD more awake each time, you may find if she is really drowsy and nearly asleep that she will stay lying down and fall asleep. Can she get herself back down yet or not?