Little miss Emily somehow has managed to become 18 months old
Her sleep however, didn't get the memo and still thinks shes 2 months old
So where to begin? Most of this is my fault and likely some props to break. But I need opinions on how to go forward with that along with making sure her routine is in good order. So here we go. She has reflux which may or may not be controlled
She cannot tolerate any dairy and she can tolerate some soy but doesn't tolerate some also. She is teething but only has four teeth so this is going to be ongoing. She drinks HAF from a bottle still and will not give it up no matter what I do and
as of October, still has two bottles at night
She was completely weaned off NFs and reflux meds over the summer but then her reflux came back and I pulled out any tricks I had to get a bit of sleep. Now I am getting even less sleep and this needs to change!
She wants a bottle starting at abut 10pm which is crazy but she is so insanely stubborn. Screams murder and is inconsolable. Nothing I do can stop the screaming (other then give a bottle of course). It's so much worse now though because she is talking and telling me she wants a bottle. And then getting so furious at me when I say no its bed time. What's the best way to wean the bottle? I thought getting rid of the bottle itself would help. Drinking milk out of a cup isn't so soothing right? But she will not touch the stuff unless its in a bottle and the paed insists she needs it still. Does cutting down ounces in the bottle work at this age? Or is it best just to wean cold turkey and deal with the heart breaking drama?
Her routine is something like this:
Wake: 6am
Nap: 12-2 or 2:30
BT: 6:30pm
Today looked like this ( after hours of screaming for a bottle in the middle of the night)
Wake:7:20
Nap: 12:30-2:50
BT: 7pm
Is she getting too much daytime sleep? We have been getting terrible EWings (4:45am) for several days. For pretty much the whole month of December she was waking at 5am. It's just a mess! She falls asleep independently. Hates when I interfere or rub her back or look at her or even senses my presence. She very angrily points to the door at says bye bye. But she wakes up 3 or 4 times a night starting at about 9pm. Oh and she tells me when she wants to go for a nap and go to bed. When she's tired, she says night night and goes into her room and tries to climb into her crib. Falls asleep straight away.
So what can I do? I'm tired of assuming teething, reflux or allergies. I just want some sleep. I *know* the bottle is definitely some of our problem. Absolutely so that needs to go.
Any suggestions?
