The past 2 nights Mia has decided that when she goes to bed she will lay there and smile and toss and turn and thinks its a big joke. To me its not.. 3 hours these past 2 night just to get her to sleep in beyond rediculous. Ive tried rocking..patting and all the above. And trust me, shes tired... very tired... she fights it something shocking tho. Tonight i have turned out all the lights to try and trick her that its the middle of the night... but no.. DP is in there now with her.
I dont want this to turn into a bad habit IYKWIM... so how can i help her realise its sleep time now?
When Oscar went through a phase like that I just made sure I made no eye contact and just "Shhhhhed" and didn't say any words. He seemed to go through that stage fairly quickly thank goodness. Hope it's the same for you.
thanks danielle.. we did try that but 2 hours or so of going "shhhh" makes my mouth quite sore.. Persistance in the key i guess! how long can i expect this "phase" to go for?
does your little one nap during the day? we are having to cut back how long DD#2 naps as she will do the same thing. I don't mind them having a little wind down time, even up to 45mins I guess, but with a shorter nap during the day, she never seems to get to the 30min mark before she's out like a light.
ETA: oops *blush* just saw how little your little one is, sorry. my scenario may not be helpful now......... although, we did do probably more routine style napping with our little ones which in turn, imo, helped for night time settling....... and although I shouldn't say this as you are finding yourself settling for hours, your little one sounds like a massive bundle of cute joy!!
Last edited by Charlyfrog; December 30th, 2008 at 07:10 PM.
yeh she doe nap during the day but if she doesnt she screams murder until i put her to bed.. its now 9pm but shes been awake since 3pm!!! For a 10 week old she would be exhausted.
Make bedtime really boring for her and be consistent. If bub is not crying but just playing then leave her be. Only go in when she gets upset, but don't over fuss. No eye contact and limited speech. Eventually she'll get it. If DD was upset I would go into the room pick her up cuddle and put her straight back down.
Your bub may also be going through a major time for developement and her sleep patterns may be temporarily distrupted. HTH
Oh yeah try and stay calm. If you are getting angry just put bub down and walk out for a bit.
Aaaargh I'm going through this at the moment with DS it's so frustrating He was a great sleeper he would have 3 naps in the day and then sleep 10-12 hours at night, now he fights sleeping in the day and night, and I've tried everything. I know how you feel it's exhausting and sometimes I get so upset because DH has been away for work for the past two weeks
Anyway I'm just trying to be consistent with our usual bedtime routine and hoping that he'll get past it soon or exhaust himself either would be great.
how do i get her to understand that........
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He was a great sleeper he would have 3 naps in the day and then sleep 10-12 hours at night, now he fights sleeping in the day and night, and I've tried everything. I know how you feel it's exhausting and sometimes I get so upset because DH has been away for work for the past two weeks 
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