Resettling Difficulties

[*PinkLilly*]

Thanks for all of your replies ladies. Re the picking up - that was advice from the clinic nurse (mind you, she was also the one who advised we do CC on DD - which was an absolute disaster!!!!).

Today has been really good. DD managed to sleep for 2 1/2 hours with just one little re-settle from me. The trick...I noticed that she has been drooling heaps and chewing on everything (don't think it's full on teething, but something is moving) so I put some teething gel on her gums before I put her down. Maybe that has been the problem all along?

[queenbee]

Pink, my DD has her bottom two at 4 months! It gave her a bit of trouble beforehand so maybe your DD will be an early starter too with her teeth!

[*PinkLilly*]

Well things are getting worse. She is still waking up after every 40 min sleep cycle, and still tired (I know cause she keeps rubbing her eyes - one of her tired signs and is grizzly), and is still not sleeping well at night.

I am currently looking at the book 'no cry sleep solutions' that is recommended on this site and the advise re re-settling includes patting, rocking etc BEFORE she fully awakens. I've tried that, but she always wakes up. Can I pick her up to rock - before she fully wakes up? She NEVER re-settles with being left in the cot and patted....

[Arimeh]

Hmmm I dunno.. if I want to resettle DD I just put the dummy back in her mouth and sometimes she goes back to sleep.. sometimes.. I usually only get 40-45 minutes out of her every sleep that she has, but since we feed every 3 hours, its not a huge deal (and sometimes she will fall asleep on her bottle at the next feed).

You could always just try doing it, and if it doesn't work - strike that one off your list as well.

Keep your chin up lovey - you're doing a great job there

[ShootingStar]

Hey hun.

Jesse i use to have to resettle the same way.. was the only way that worked. It wasnt until he was about 6 or 7 months that i could get him to settle on his own. Keira is the opposite.

My only suggestion other than a dummy, is perhaps some soft music. We have a FP Ocean Aquarium which plays a soft lullaby and i use/d that with both DS and DD with great success on resettling. If you havent got something like that, maybe a CD?

[*PinkLilly*]

Sorry ladies, I forgot to mention that I already use a dummy and she has a CD player that plays some soft lullabys. Even if the dummy is still in, she still wakes up . She also feeds 4 hourly so just one 40 min sleep every 4 hours just isn't enough. Sometimes I'm lucky enough to get her down a second time in those 4 hours, but not always.

Just don't know what to do anymore .

[Arimeh]

Maybe try putting her down before you see her tired signs? I know that Miss M has a fine line between tired and able to self settle - and overtired - and its usually when she starts grizzling is when its too late and then I have to settle her..

Maybe if you put her down a bit earlier, she might stay asleep ya know cos she might put herself to sleep - if that makes sense? If she can put herself TO sleep, she might re-settle easier...

I know what I'm trying to say, but brain is mush today.....

[queenbee]

Sorry ladies, I forgot to mention that I already use a dummy and she has a CD player that plays some soft lullabys. Even if the dummy is still in, she still wakes up . She also feeds 4 hourly so just one 40 min sleep every 4 hours just isn't enough. Sometimes I'm lucky enough to get her down a second time in those 4 hours, but not always.

Just don't know what to do anymore .

PinkLilly....like I said my DD went through a really strange stage at 4.5months. She wasn't like it for long but NOTHING I did settled her. Tried music, wrapping, dummy (didn't like it), everything you could think of. Did you get a hold of the "Wonder Weeks" book...perhaps someone in here can tell you if they go through a stage at 16 weeks??? I hope it gets better soon...