Most days at the moment Emily won't sleep past 40 minutes/1 sleep cycle during the day easily. Some days she will, most days she won't. We're lucky to get 1.5-2hrs day sleep some days. She's also waking very early in the morning again too (she had done this previously on and off). This morning it was 4.45am She did go back to sleep eventually, but once she wakes early, any further sleep before breakfast is not very good quality. This equals (ta-da!) a very cranky, fussy baby too. I'm getting quite short at times, especially today. The whinging is getting inside my head at times, I tell ya.
She's got her top teeth all lined up, bulging, ready to go. Six of them! You can see the outline of them all when you look at the the front of her top gums.
She's also very close to crawling, starting to pull up and furniture cruise (can't get enough of standing up at her toy box or at the coffee table or couch - cracks it if you try to move her away lol ) and she's seeing the world a lot differently. She's wanting to explore everything that's not a toy lol (yes, toys are rejects now!), and she keeps tilting her head completely sideways to look at everyone and everything side on. She's completely fussy with food along with it too, which she never has been until now.
Have you read "The Wonder Weeks" or heard of it? It explains the developmental milestones that babies go through in their first year and the behaviour that is common at these times. It's helped me to be a little more able to cope with this current "stage" she's going through, to the point where I can say "Yes, it's driving me a bit (a lot) bonkers, but she will get past it, and it means that she's growing and developing beautifully". This is my mantra, and it does seem to help, even with the PND that keeps me feeling anxious and down a lot of the time anyway.
Don't want to offer any advice or suggestions, as I know you know what's going on, but just wanted to say that I really empathise. I know what's going on for us is not as full on as what you're going through, but I just wanted to say that I getcha. Hang in there, hun. Hopefully it helps to know that you're not alone.
Hope that tooth comes through quickly and things start to settle sooner rather than later.
Kristy. Right there with you, hun.
She did go back to sleep eventually, but once she wakes early, any further sleep before breakfast is not very good quality. This equals (ta-da!) a very cranky, fussy baby too. I'm getting quite short at times, especially today. The whinging is getting inside my head at times, I tell ya.
You can see the outline of them all when you look at the the front of her top gums.
) and she's seeing the world a lot differently. She's wanting to explore everything that's not a toy lol (yes, toys are rejects now!), and she keeps tilting her head completely sideways to look at everyone and everything side on. She's completely fussy with food along with it too, which she never has been until now.
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