Aah yep - I know what you mean Have you tried playing music in her room, so there's a kind of constant noise? Perhaps the 'awake' household is disturbing her? It's a tough one. Has she always done it? or is it recent? It could be developmental and could change again next week.
I usually find by the time I've worked out what's causing the restlessness and have a plan ready that it's all changed again LOL.
Liz, yes she has classical music playing in her room, it sounds really relaxing. It is recent, since the new sleep routine has been implemented, maybe the last 10 days. Before this, she used to sleep in her bouncer in the lounge room with us whilst we would watch TV and she would sleep from say 7pm until we went to bed at about 10pm. Quite comfortably actually. She hasn't been in her bouncer though now for about 6 weeks. Before this routine in the last 10 days, she was sleeping in my arms!
Maybe it is developmental, hard to say isn't it? LOL
Hmm.. perhaps it's too quiet for her then? Maybe stick a tv in there and let it blare so she thinks she's in the loungeroom with you! LOL.
We went through stages where DS would only sleep in his pram, and it was handy coz I could jsut quickly rock him back to sleep if he woke. Can't remember when that stopped - but it obviously did. I just did whatever worked at the time
It is hard. You don't sound terribly worried about it, so that's good. I'm sure she'll settle soon
We have been experimenting a bit to try to help DS to sleep more soundly too - because he has been doing the frequent waking in the evening thing. The last two nights, we actually cut out his dinner solids & that has made the world of difference. The past two nights, he has woken up for a dummy at 12 & a feed at 4:30am - much better!!
Also, I found he was better if I made sure he had been up for 2-3 hours before going to bed - so I had to make his afternoon nap earlier, or put him to bed later.
I guess it's just a matter of experimenting & seeing what works. But this worked for us.
Ezz, I haven't given her solids at night for a while now (oh apart from 1 or 2 nights last week and she was unsettled then too). I thought I would give the solids a good go again last night to see if she slept better but nooooo....she screamed for 2 hours!
Thanks for that, I guess it is all a matter of experimentation.
My ds goes thru these stages! I know what youre going thru!!
It does get better. I found he seemed to adopt a soothing song and needs to hear it just to settle : Beethovens Fur Elise. (and to add to the playlist now - Why Worry and Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits.) Its seems to help.
Teething could def be a cause, as could hunger/overful, thirsty, growth, noise, no noise... the list is endless!
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Have you tried playing music in her room, so there's a kind of constant noise? Perhaps the 'awake' household is disturbing her? It's a tough one. Has she always done it? or is it recent? It could be developmental and could change again next week.
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