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OT DD - can't catch her up
« on: June 20, 2014, 04:49:58 am »
DD is really OT. We have a 2 wk old boy which is an adjustment in itself but we had to spend five nights in hospital after he was born as he had a suspected chest infection. DD managed ok but only just about coped. It took it's toll on her. I've been trying to catch her up ever since.

This morning she was up at 5.20am. I wanted a 7pm BT last night but she won't settle until 7.30. She is mostly sttn but not always as she has become quite anxious with the big change and DS taking up a good chunk of my time.

How do I catch her up? She won't settle at BT and then she's up super early.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as she's knackered and it's not helping her behaviour during the day. She's not getting much more than 10-10.5 hours per night.
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2014, 05:47:27 am »
Does ebt work for her? Dd sometimes takes forever to settle and I have tried ebt to get her asleep by a more reasonable time. Figure if she is going to lie there singing and chatting away she can do it earlier in the night and hopefully be asleep by her usual bt!
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2014, 06:18:45 am »
Was going to suggest the same - if she's up that early I'd be tempted to try a 6/6.30 BT.  Or would she take a catnap in the car then do 7pm?
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2014, 06:25:29 am »
I agree with Katherine. R still naps so that helps, but even then if we have to catch her up then we throw in an extra CN in the car, say for 20minutes and then BT 12.5/13h after WU.

What do you think?

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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2014, 06:42:20 am »
Thanks ladies. I can try an EBT. I put her to bed at 6.30 last night and she was asleep at 7.30. Would 6pm be ok tonight or earlier?
She doesn't nap, hasn't since she was 2. She never sleeps in the car, I'd have to drive around for an hour or more and she might nod off but it's unlikely. She had always fought sleep!
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2014, 07:23:21 am »
With my dd I make bt earlier in 15min increments,  I did a 30min bt difference one time and it wasn't pretty!
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2014, 09:38:02 am »
Given that she's OT, iiwm I would put her to bed at 6pm. That way she may be asleep BT 7pm following her current pattern and may get a better nights sleep? I'd say it was worth a shot at least x
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2014, 10:52:37 am »
If EBT doesn't work, a DVD just after lunch helps to catch my DS up with himself. Make it a special thing, with popcorn etc and he's even happier!
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2014, 12:05:39 pm »
I'll try an EBT. We've had a very quiet day, she hasn't wanted to go anywhere and Im happy as Im very tired with a two week old! Probably had more screen time than Im happy with but it's only one day. Thanks for your posts. Fingers crossed she'll be asleep at 7 at the latest!
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2014, 12:13:46 pm »
When mine are really ot we do bedtime at 5/5.30 - we have ended up with a couple of 15h nights that way!
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2014, 12:53:15 pm »
15hrs!!!!! Wow! I'd be so worried about dd if she slept that long but it would be wonderful to catch her up!
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2014, 18:44:18 pm »
I put her to bed at 5.50pm as she was melting down at the slightest thing. She still wasn't asleep an hour later. So I sat on her bed and hummed twinkle twinkle and she was asleep in ten minutes. Not something I wanted to do but she is so tired that she just can't switch off. She's bad enough at switching off when she's not OT. Im just hoping she'll sleep well and not have an EW.
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2014, 18:52:33 pm »
I would definitely go with super ebts. Hope your earlier night works! Apop all the way IMO - we don't really have problems with me doing stuff like singing/staying with LJ when she's ot. She just needs to catch up! We go through cycles with early wake ups and we always always always get around it by super ebts. Recently, I questioned myself when I was putting her to bed at 5pm lol - but I needn't have! I know it is what she needs and it always seems to do the trick fx lol xxx
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2014, 20:33:04 pm »
Thanks. I did wonder if I should've gone earlier but I hadn't done her tea yet. Still working things out with DS only just turning up. Fingers crossed she pulls a longer night - Im not sure as she was so OT at BT. Will definitely go earlier if we have another EW. And if I can, as it's the weekend, Ill APOP if she's struggling
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Re: OT DD - can't catch her up
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2014, 20:55:07 pm »
Definitely sit with her if she needs it, and I would throw in some cuddling time on the sofa or on the bed during the day if she's really tired.  Imagine how reassuring she would find it. :) 

You're doing really well, it's a big change.
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