Bedtime for 14.5mo

[creations]

NW: every 30-90 minutes all night crying out for variable amounts of time

Oh dear. Sorry you all had such a disturbed night

[labrodyk]

It's getting worse! I can see teeth buds but she needs more sleep. I'm medicating as much as I can. She has a comforter with which she is currently obsessed. She cries for it as she rubs the tag between her fingers whilst sucking her thumb. I can't work out why she has to have it, other than comfort for teeth and because she is exhausted. She calls and cries its name constantly and is so upset.

Saturday 18-Feb
WU: ? 7.00?
Nap: 12.12;  was very tired but lay chatting for a while then awake at 1.45. So maybe 1hr15 or 1hr20m at most.
BT: 6.50; 7.20 asleep.

[creations]

Mine had hold of his lovey pretty much constantly when he was teething.
This teething just goes on and on doesn't it.

[labrodyk]

Hi Creations! How have things been with you guys?
We have 1 canine broken the gum, the rest are all teasing us going up and down. Poor AJ 😔

I would love it if she could get some more sleep, she seems a tad OT, but I can't get her to.  This is our latest easy. There is no rhyme nor reason for any nap longer than 1hr20min, I've tried to replicate the days, increased activity levels, medicated but no luck. .

Monday 20-Feb
WU: 7.30
Nap: 12.00; 12.15-2.00
BT: 7.10; 7.40

Tuesday 21-Feb
WU: 7.30
Nap: 12.30; 12.35-2.35
BT: 7.15; 7.55


Wednesday 22-Feb
NW: 5.30 crying. Unsettled but I think went back to sleep.
WU: 7.00/7.20
Nap: 12.13; 12.22-1.40
BT: 7.20; sometime before 8.15pm

Thursday 23-Feb
WU: 7.00
nap: 12.00-1.20.
BT: 7.15; 7.40 asleep

Friday 24-Feb
WU: 7.20
nap: 12.20; 12.28 - 1.56.
Cried out at 1.00pm after 30 minutes, woke crying at 2pm.
BT: 7.05; 7.43

[creations]

I think we've been through these options before but how about trying a slightly later nap again? go up 15 min later?

We have 1 canine broken the gum, the rest are all teasing us going up and down. Poor AJ 😔

I say it every time - I hate the teething. Horrible!  Poo thing. Quicker they are through teh quicker things can calm down again.

Mine just lost his first tooth 
When he was 1-2yo and going through teething hell I wrote I would set out rat-traps for that tooth fairy...but when it came to it I did not set out rat traps. I was quite touched by his first tooth loss, I didn't realise before what a landmark of growing up it would be.

[labrodyk]

So we have been at 12.00 for a while but with a short nap the A to bed is too long. do you think it might be worth sticking to 12.30 nap with BT at 7.00, she's 17mo on the 7th March if they makes any difference. Today she woke crying after 1hr10 but resettled surprisingly quickly but unfortunately I dropped something in our showbox house and she woke!

Saturday 25-Feb
WU: 7.00
Nap: 12.30; 12.40-1.52. Woke crying
1.58-2.45 when I accidently woke her!!
^Falling asleep in the car after swimming at 11.30?
BT: 7.00; 7.45 asleep with a cry at 7.20.

[creations]

Yes 12.30 is probably worth a try.  I know though that tweaking doesn't often have much effect on your LO

[labrodyk]

Okay! 12.30 it was today and it was such a struggle to make it.

Sunday
WU: 7.00ish
Nap: 12.30; 12.35/40-2.20 (a bit longer! It was quite disjointed)
BT: 7.00; cried after 10 minutes, asleep just before 7.40.

Monday
WU: 6.50 chatting ?..
Nap: 12.30; 12.35-1.46 then dozed until 2.15
BT: 7.20; close to 8pm asleep
^ today she was SO clumsy and was continually falling over and hurting herself terribly. Big bumps on her head, scrapes on knees and genuinely miserable 😔

BT: 7.20; just before 8pm

Tuesday 28-Feb
WU: 6.45
Nap: 12.43; 12.48-2.16. 2.22-2.39.
BT: 7.20; after a 15 minute scream for me as daddy attempted to get her ready for bed. Had to hold her for ages as she recovered, sobbing and trying to catch her breath!
Asleep at 7.50pm

Should I be attempting bt at the usual 7.00 regardless of nap length at this new time? Today was 6hrs A and her nap was much better, a little disjointed but more sleeping, less dozing. Should I be aiming for closer to 6hrs first  or too long?

[labrodyk]

And with the move to 12.30, would this affect our wake up? AJ was waking at 7ish but now it's earlier at around 6am and then dozing for a while.

Today she went back to sleep by 7.30 when I woke and slept until 9.45!!

WU: 9.45am
Nap: 12.40; 1.00-2.00
BT: 6.45; 7.30 asleep

[creations]

So the 6am WU, she didn't wake for the day? She went back to sleep and woke again at 9.45?
The nap looks like it is still disturbed but perhaps improving a little - night looks like it's al little longer is that right?

You asked about BT - I'd keep it where it was even with the slightly later nap as she isn't getting a huge nap.

[labrodyk]

So the 6am WU, she didn't wake for the day? She went back to sleep and woke again at 9.45?

That's correct...

Today we got home late from shopping and she slept almost a solid 2 hours! Couldn't believe it but won't be able to replicate it 😔 .

Our nights are very varied, so where between 11-12 hours but she's so miserable after only an hour awake in the morning I wonder if she gets anybrest at all!!

Friday 3-March
WU: 7.05 sitting up awake.
Nap: 12.30-2.00
BT: 7.10; 7.40 asleep

Saturday 4-March
WU: ? Chatting around 7.20?
Nap: 12.45; 12.50-2.40
BT: 7.25, 8.10 asleep

[creations]

I wonder if you can push through to a later nap?  Getting home late from shopping then getting a good nap - well - it's something isn't it?
I'm sure I must have mentioned in the thread somewhere (I won't look back) that mine ended up on a 2-4pm nap for a long time. I don't think many need or can cope with a nap as late as 2pm but there's quite a wide gap between 12.30 and 2pm to try for something between if you want to give it a shot??

[labrodyk]

17mo tomorrow, please don't tell me the 18mo SR has hit or may hit soon! 

I've done a later nap of 1pm the last couple of days with mixed results, should I stick with this for a little while? I'm unsure of her exact wakeup but somewhere around the 7am mark, I hope!!

Sunday 5-March
WU: 7.30
Nap: 12.53; 1.00-2.00 then 2.10-2.40
BT: 7.38; asleep by 8.00 but woke at 8.30 and sat up before falling back to sleep

Monday 6-March
WU: ?
Nap: 12.53; 1.00-3.00ISH?
BT: 7.00; not asleep until 8.00
^ cried out about 5 minutes after PD and then lay trying to settle for an hour.


So, if I get a later AND longer nap then BT at 7.00 isn't feasible? Should I stick with it and just let her take an hour to fall asleep or try for later? If I get a shorter nap off a later 1pm nap then 7pm for her to be asleep by 7.40 or earlier makes sense I guess?

Sorry, I know this thread has been going on a while now. I appreciate the hand holding and guiding me with what to do.

[creations]

I've done a later nap of 1pm the last couple of days with mixed results, should I stick with this for a little while?

The naps look slightly better to me - do they to you? I mean, I am just looking at times on a screen but I know some of things you've mentioned about mood, being tired, clumsy, bumping herself etc. Does her mood seem improved at all on this later nap??  it's very different for you being there experiencing it.

Sorry, I know this thread has been going on a while now. I appreciate the hand holding and guiding me with what to do.

I'm not sure that I am much assistance to you other than hand holding - you seem to be doing everything as well as possible xx

Gosh don't mention the 18 month regression, your DD hasn't exactly settled on a routine yet has she.  The guidance for the 18 month regression is to stick with your routine and ride it out...you will be sticking with, broken naps and an un-known WU and BT oh dear!

[creations]

Actually, thinking about it, would you like me to ask for some fresh eyes for you?  Would you like a new thread (as often long threads are not picked up by others, too much to wade through).  I wouldn't be at all offended if you'd like that.  There could be something I am missing which someone else just sees straight away