Thanks for sharing Olive, it's reassuring to hear that not all babies are down to two naps per day at this age! The main problem with DD is that sometimes she'll have 3 sleeps, sometimes she'll have 7. And when she's awake she is more often than not tired and irritable and we spend between 2 and 4 hours per day trying to comfort her to sleep.
I went to the MCHN with our sleep/nap diary she seemed to think basically the same thing as what I've been thinking. Because she rarely has good long sleeps, she's always tired and therefore doesn't have enough energy to be practicing gross motor skills. She has referred us to an in-home intensive family support, which means they'll come in and spend some time with us and teach us a few tricks. (Hopefully not CC or CIO, or I'll march them straight out the door!). The MCHN seems to think that co-sleeping is probably contributing to her poor sleeping as she's accustomed to having me right next to her so when she rouses from a sleep cycle and I'm not there, she wakes up and calls out. I think she might be right, I had been thinking that anyway. Sad coz I LOVE co-sleeping, and it worked so wonderfully with my DS.
So.. thanks everyone for your support. I'm feeling less stressed now that we have a plan to tackle it.
Anyone had the in-home sleep people come? What do they do? What were they like?
Hi Skeetaboat - not sure if you will check this, but am having exactly the same problem. My boy is 5 months old now, and he is a very highly strung, sensitive, overstimulated baby, and has always been since birth. Always alert and looking around constantly. Needless to say, he is a shocker to put to sleep and to stay asleep. I am worried that now, he is so overtired, he takes ages to get to sleep, and will refuse to settle after 40mins. Like your baby, he only stays awake for about 40mins before getting cranky, rubbing his eyes and getting really jerky. He was rolling to one side, but is now not even doing that as he is too tired.
Just wondering whether you have had any success, and what you tried?
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks