Scared of the cot suddenly?

[midnightspace]

Hi my little girl is 8 months old and has suddenly this week started to tantrum scream every time we put her in her cot at night.to our knowledge she hasnt hurt herself in it .. it hasnt been moved or altered .Last night was the worst we put her up at 7pm her usual time she was asleep as she was so tired from previous nights..half an hour later she started screaming it took till 11pm to get her off to sleep she slept till 5am then tantrum screamed again
up till recently she was most days
awake 6:30am b/f
8.00am cereal 8:30 sleep normally 90min
11am bf
1pm solid feed
1:30 pm sleep normally 90min
3pm b/f
5pm solid
6pm bed time routine bath b/f then bed  usually awake 5 min sleepy crying then asleep

one night wakeusually 2:30am b/f to sleep

she isnt attached to any one thing so dosnt have a comfort....
have tried talkingto her stroking her ... have tried pick up pat shh ..even tried b/f

please does anyone have any ideas?
she used to go to her cot so happily for naps and night sleep
now she only goes if totally exhausted have let her sleep in her stroller during the day today

[momofclaire]

Is she bf to sleep?
Could she be having a little separation anxiety?
Is she teething? 
Falling asleep fast and waking up shortly after tends to be a sign of overtiredness.  Are her naps pretty consistantly 90 min?

[midnightspace]

hi
She dosnt /f to sleep she goes up to her cot awake i tuck her in wish her sweet dreams and normally she murmurs and goes to sleep within 5 min til now...
her naps are pretty consistent.
she could be teething but dosnt have red cheeks/ chin , isnt chewing or dribbling
i do think she is very very tired . im running out of ideas to help her 

[momofclaire]

So, she goes down fine for naps and only has problems at night?
Was there anything going on before this started?  Sickness? Milestones? Has anything changed about the cot?  Anything, even something little that you wouldn't think would be a problem?
What usually settles her back to sleep?

When she is "tantrum screaming," does she sound in pain, arch her back, or does she only cry when you go to leave?
Sorry about all the questions, I am just trying to get a clear picture of what is going on. 

[midnightspace]

she wont go in the cot for naps either ( she did last week)
she has just come out of a hip harness two weeks ago so is allowed to stand forthe first time maybe standing is causing her to resist the cot?
she dosnt sound in pain she arches her back and sounds as if she is really mad at me. as soon as she goes in the cot
during the day im letting her fall asleep in the stroller or on me.. at night it seems  the only way to settle her is pure exhaustion even b/f sends her to sleep but she wakes the minute i lower her into the cot. Last night it took an hour and a half of gentle talking and stroking to calm her and get her off to sleep if i pick her up she just struggles.
Nothing has changed in her cot and she has slept in it for the last 5 months.
Thank you for trying to help me im running out of ideas

[momofclaire]

Well, it sounds like, at this point, that she doesn't know or has forgotten to sleep independantly.  So she may think she needs to be bf to sleep or pushed in the stoller to go to sleep..

I know nothing about the hip harness.  Did your doctor prepare or warn you of any side effects of having it off?  Milestones, like standing can affect sleep.

It sounds as if you are going to have to do pu/pd.  Have you tried that? 

[midnightspace]

Hi .
We have gone back to basics (as suggested pu/pd) I reread the book and have started again with the sleep ..she is creating going into the cot  if she does the back arch im picking her up calming her putting her down ..she is getting better again slowely ..we are down from 45 min saturday to about 10-15 min this mornings nap... thank you sometimes you just need someone to remind you the obvious. The doctor didnt think the harness would make a diffrence but reading the book again I thought hang on one minute she cant move at night hardely next minute she can kick her legs move around the cot ..it would make a big diffrence to us! It must for babies to.
Anyway THANK YOU AGAIN .

[momofclaire]

Glad things are getting better.
Keept me posted.