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6 month old suddenly not wanting to sleep?
in Baby
Hi never had to ask a Q on sleeping before as DD has always been very good at self settling and sleeping but lately we are having a bit of trouble,
She gets up at 7 naps at 9.30 for 30 mins
she then naps at 12.30-2.30pm both naps are no problem take her to her room draw curtains put her down awake and off she would go, night time used to be exactly the same bath, bottle then put her down in bed leave the room and she would go straight to sleep with no fuss,
the last 3 nights we finish the bottle she is very sleepy put her down leave the room and this is when the shrieking starts hysterical shrieking! if i go to her she will take one look at me stop and smile if we lift her out she laughs wants to play but is very tired yawning rubbing her eyes etc so we put her down and it all starts all over again any ideas??
Thank you x
She gets up at 7 naps at 9.30 for 30 mins
she then naps at 12.30-2.30pm both naps are no problem take her to her room draw curtains put her down awake and off she would go, night time used to be exactly the same bath, bottle then put her down in bed leave the room and she would go straight to sleep with no fuss,
the last 3 nights we finish the bottle she is very sleepy put her down leave the room and this is when the shrieking starts hysterical shrieking! if i go to her she will take one look at me stop and smile if we lift her out she laughs wants to play but is very tired yawning rubbing her eyes etc so we put her down and it all starts all over again any ideas??
Thank you x
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Unfortunately, we never got to the bottom of it, but we found that calpol & neurofen about an hour before bed seemed to help her settle. I was expecting to see a tooth after all of that, but she still has none! She was also waking during the night, wanting a cuddle. It also corresponded with her trying to master crawling. It only lasted for about a week.
Sorry I've waffled a bit, but I think that it's a phase that will pass....maybe worth trying the calpol though xx
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I have read something about seperation anxiety at this stage which was quite upsetting so wondering if its this and how long it will take to overcome,
It is very exhausting
Thank you for replying xx
oh dear so i guess i just need to wait for it to pass?!?
Thank you for replying x
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We have a few days of this every now and then. We usually just go in every few mins to give a cuddle and put back down until she gets the message she should be sleeping! Took her an hour to settle for her lunchtime nap yesterday as she kept standing up and rattling the cot bars!