I wondered if it might be developmental thing, I really need to get my hands on something that tells me what the different stages are. There doesn't seem to be any consistency with time however - sometimes it happens after she's been asleep for 20 minutes, other times an hour. I've also heard her stir, go back to sleep, and then the next time she wakes she does it with tears.

I've never heard of a heartbeat CD though... maybe that's something I should look into. Although she does seem to be getting better...

Today was a better day. She woke once and did quiet little "meh meh" sounds first. I've gotten good at moving through the house at lightning speed now though and got there before the full on crying started. Unfortunately when I tried to just settle her back to sleep the crying kicked in.

It's almost like she's realised she fell asleep and it's upsetting her...

She doesn't normally have anything but Mr Blankey with her in bed. I tried putting her Giraffe in there that she loves, but we didn't get a chance to test it today - this afternoon was a fighting sleep day.

Oooh I might look for one of those fibre optic lamps though, she loves looking at things like that. I actually want to get a little fish tank when we move into our new place (we're building), as she will stare for hours when I take her to the pet store. Just don't know if that would be safe in her room... I thought she could lie in the cot and watch them, might help her drift off to sleep on her own too.