I think Mackenzie and I might had some sort of virus .. or just days of not getting solid sleep are catching up. I put her to bed in her cot this afternoon (I moved it into my room right next to my bed with the side off) and she didnt settle. I gave her some cuddles in my bed with the intention of putting her back, but we both fell asleep and slept till 7.30 pm! I felt so much better for the sleep ... but little Kenzie was snuggled up right beside me and of course when I went to get out her little eyes opened and she was in play mode!!

So at 10pm I decide that its time for bed and she had been fed / bathed / had dinner etc.. and I put her in her cot and layed in my bed literally right next to her.. and she wasnt happy! So I fed her while she was laying in her cot and she went to sleep. I layed there next to her for about 20mins and it seems that she is getting startled by something every 10 mins or so and reaches out to touch me, if I am next to her she settles back to sleep straight away. If she can't reach me then she wakes up and screams! Its 1am now and she has been aleep in her cot for about an hour now with out wakeing so hopefully tonight might be the turning point for her getting used to sleeping in her cot and well take baby steps from there.

Kazbah :: Mackenzie is definalty cutting some teeth, but she is happy all throughout the day its only sleep time when I try to put her in her own cot that we are having problems.

Ozziehoffie :: I have moved the cot from her room to our room now so well see how that goes!

Tanstar :: Thank you so very much for the link to QEC. I have never heard of them so hopefully they might be able to steer me in the right direction. How did you cope with Izzy screaming and not picking her up? I tried with Kenzie but she screamed and was looking at me like I was abandoning her or something. Its so hard... but I know its for her own good in the end.

Rosehip Fairy :: I will often put Kenzie to sleep in my arms and *try* to put her in her cot, but she will wake up immediatly. She does tantrum and cry but its only because she wants cuddles from her mummy .. not because she wants her own way i think can 7 month olds tantrum like a toddler?