DD has refused to settle at all tonight. She's majorly clingy from a combo of teething, reflux and mega wind. It's 3:30am and I've given up on sleep. I've stuck her in my Sleepywrap and once she settles in I plan to just sit up and lean back against the couch and hope I can doze off. This is huge for me. I'm such a sleep-needer that I pursue and pursue it until the end of time. But it's just not happening. Baby is just as much a sleep-deprived zombie as me so her sleep comes first. My only worry is that she'll come to expect it. What would you do?
I'm on my phone so I can't see how old dd is?
I have had similar problems with all my three and honestly putting my now 5 month old in the hug a bub to get sleep was the only thing that worked...from around 6 weeks till about 14weeks it was a battle.
He now self settles and sleeps mostly in his cot ( I do pop him into bed with me if he wakes before 6am and I get another hour or so sleep)
So I honestly don't think she will come to expect it. They as bubs need to be close to you and them gradually want their space as they grow just like we need it to!
Get sleep anyway and anyhow you can because its hard enough being a mum let alone a sleep deprived one too!!
Sorry on my phone so can't see how old your baby is, but she still sounds young. As a fellow sleep craver, I say do whatever it takes to get you both some sleep. Don't worry about " creating bad habits" at this stage. Do whatever works for you and ignore anyone who can't give you their full support.
A word of warning about sleeping on lounges with babies though (not sure how a sleepy wrap works)
Most all, good luck and sending you and your bubs huuuuge sleepy vibes.
Teething can make them very clingy. Maybe try some brauers teething relief, it's homeopathic so even if it ends up not being teeth it's not going to hurt giving her some! Will she sleep in bed next to you?
That sounds really tough. Can somebody look after her for an hour or two so you can get some sleep?
DS' reflux plays up when he has teeth moving too. I stopped wrapping DS a few months back, but when he is unsettled i get a flat cot sheet and wrap him again, which sometimes help to settle him. I have also spent nights with his head up on my arm (both of us in bed) or him sitting up resting his head on me. The last two rely on being able to calm enough to get to that point though. On nights when i am home by myself it can be really hard. If DH is home, sometimes i just have to pass DS over for him to dance and wiggle and rock with DS while i get an hour or two of sleep and then i am good to do the rest of the night. Sometimes another person (who isn't sleep exhausted and full of stress) is able to calm the baby too.
Wow, that sounds really, really tough!
Does anything work? Anything at all? Because right now, I would not give a second thought to bad habits or anything at all like that and just do whatever helps. And call your mum again. And anyone else who can help.
If she sleeps in the wrap, can you put her down, or does she have to stay on you? If she likes wraps, you could try a woven and do a kangaroo carry, then you can put her down more easily once she's out - that's if she'll let you do that at all.
She wakes up when I try to get her out a wrap would get her to sleep, but then I get none. She screams for anything and everything but being held. Has refused to cot sleep during the day too. I can't see anything but no sleep
Is your partner able to help out at night at all? When my kids were bad we always tag teamed - got a few hours each at least.
My son had to be held but we found if we wore him aaallll day for a few days, he'd get enough rest that he could sleep a bit at night as well (the more tired they are the less sleep they get!).
I really, really hope you catch a break
DH got her settled, then she slept for an hour. Now I'm up feeding her. Gonna attempt back to bed afterwards. If she doesn't I honestly don't know what I'll do. It's a mix of teething, reflux and separation anxiety as far as I can tell, but who bloody knows?
sorry, I wish I could give you more suggestions.
have u given her a dummy? some teething gel on her gums? how's her temp? if she's teething some times they feel hot in themselves easily.
a bath and a massage?
wish I could hold her while you had some sleep.
Last edited by Butterfly Dawn; October 11th, 2012 at 01:29 AM.
on thinking, the only thing I can suggest is breaking her out of it.
the next 3 days would involve being out and breaking her normal routine. more physical stuff to tire her but also more chance to.sleep- sling, pram etc. then start another routine on the 4th day and wiggle her like that.
sometimes the extra or new stimulation helps to get them or you through a yucky patch.
What would you do?
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