oh baby what a night!

well we had what i can only describe as one of the most HORRENDOUS nights with DD (i think this is on par with the newborn madness! eeppp!).

she went to bed AOK at 7.30pm, but then woke at 11.30pm and screamed (and i mean, break down the walls type howling and hysterics) for FOUR HOURS. we finally got her down again at close to 3am. we tried all the usual suspects (cuddling, patting, feeding, leaving her to it, more feeding, nappy change...) but nothing was working not even good ol' boob (OMG!).
this is a bub that usually sleeps all night without worries and if she does wake it is easy to get her back to sleep with a pat or at worst a boob. but last night she was hysterical... back-arching, flinging around the cot and fighting on the boob.

what do you think it was? and have you guys had this happen? do you think it was a bad dream, or just a symptom of her age? and i think most importantly, how did you deal with it? by the end DH and i were beside ourselves (factor in complete exhaustion and severe sunburn on my side so you get the happy picture! LOL!)....

arrghhh i just hope i am stronger tonight if it has to happen again!!

Wow, sounds like a long night. We had one too, maybe it was a full moon?? LOL!!

Would she be teething maybe? My DD had a tough time with her canine teeth and was waking alot with them, though no screaming like it sounds you had.

Sorry no real suggestions I guess, just some :comfort: :comfort: and sympathy!

oh how I hate nights like that.. I would say she wone when she wasn't ready.. ie she was cold, hot r something and then went into a melt down cus she was so tired..

I know my Ds3 has done that. he might wake for some unknown reason and then because he got woken from a deep sleep and wans't ready he would just melt down..

:hug:

DD screams uncontrollably like that when she's teething and NOTHING will calm her down except the Brauers Teething Relief magic liquid.

yep had a couple of those screaming nights with no apparent cause. we usually just give him some water, cuddles in the rocking chair, some panadol (incase its teeth), more cuddles, walking, rocking - and if its been 2 hours - put him back to bed - let him scream for 5 minutes more - go back in and comfort him.

He usually is so worn out from the heightened screaming he gets when we leave him alone that he falls asleep in 5 minutes. otherwise we could be hearing in our ear for hours longer.

thank god its rarely a repeat performance the next night.

Hope its a good one tonight for you!!

Hmmm, dunno. If there's no evidence of sickness or teeth this morning then I'd go with Nic - the overtired thing. Certainly once Natty gets worked up she can scream for aaaaaaaages.
*Hugs* for you matey. I can relate. I got about 4hours sleep last night thanks to miss here who has a fever for some reason. Lack of sleep is SUCH a killer!
Hoping tonight is much much better for you.

There are so many unknowns that could be the reason for the feral night. Sometimes in hindsight I have been able to figure it out but not always. eg we had a really rough night last week with Caleb and now we both have a cold. It was 2 days after that I woke up with a sore throat and headache and then I knew why he was like that.

:crossfingers: hope in your case it's not a lurgy!

You mentioned you were sunburnt so did you have a big day out? Maybe she was worked up from that?

oh THANK GOD!!!! At the moment we are going through exactly the same thing most nights and have been since Friday! Nice to know that I am not alone!!!!
Friday and Saturday nigth she went to bed at her normal time of 630 and woke again at 930 SCREAMING!! i got her to sleep again eventuaolly only to wake up an hour and a bit later...this pattern continued ALL night...same again Sat nigth but this time DH was home and said bring her to bed with us when she slept for 6 hours on and off with only very little disturbance. Then, miracously, sunday night she slept through.
Is Leila differnt to usual through the day? I have had to keep Caitlyn home from day care cause she is such a difficult child and i have NEVER had to do that before. Wants cuddles but when you cuddle her she pushes you away and then sits on the floor and cries. Nothing makes her happy.
Saw the doc yesterday who said she had a tiny bit of red in her ear but other than that....its a virus....or teething.....or a reaction to her needles! solution = panadol!! :Wall:

Oh thanks guys! i really hope that it was just her being overtired. she was at her friends house yesterday and had a great time and lots of sleep, but maybe it was too much for her all day (while mummy and daddy frolicked at the melbourne cup LOL!).

Raven: :crossfingers: that she isnt coming down with something...although today she is right as rain... and i have investigated the gums and they all look in order...so :pray: that it is a one off bonanza!

rebecca: yep that sounds familiar, although in our case last night she would sleep for 20 mins and then start screaming again...

Snacks: i hear ya sista! lack of sleep is def the doozy of parenthood! i think i can cope with pretty much everything else rather stoically, but sleepless nights just do me in!!

Arimeh: it would seem we have similar styles to get the little 'uns to sleep...just wish i had a rocking chair :)

well i will hold tight tonight and hopefully if it does happen again i wont be so shocked (i think that added to the distress on my part as she is usually a good sleeper...and there was no sign of illness IYKWIM). so strange these little people!

Fingers crossed you get a good nights sleep!

My DS1 has only done this once and OMG, after hours of almost continuous screaming I went to pieces. DH ran me a warm bath (at 3am) and I relaxed for about 5 mins with headphones in. DH then gave me DS1 as DH needed to go to the loo. I put DS1 naked on my chest with his bottom and legs in the water, patted him on the back and he fell asleep immediately. I don't know whether it was the water or exhaustion but we stayed in there for about an hour and he didn't stir. When I got out, I put a nappy on him and he didn't wake so I put him back to bed.

Thankfully it was a one-off. Hope your DD has a good nights sleep tonight.

Cassius how did you go last night???

How did she go last night?

My kids are like that if they have an ear infection - quite often they dont get a temp either which can have me second guessing myself about what could be the problem but I have learnt that if we have a night like that it usually means ears.

But I really hope this isnt the case for your DD.

Hi girls,

well not sure if it was better the same...

put Leila down as usual around 7.30pm. she goes off fine. 40 minutes later (1 sleep cycle i guess) she is awake and continues to howl and scream and fight the boob for another 3 hours. it is close to 11pm before she sleeps finally (and thankfully) for the rest of the night. she woke at the usual time of 7.30 and all is fine and dandy in her world. i have NO IDEA what it is. but....i am thinking teeth. my final weapon of choice was the bonjela (couldnt find my weleda!) and bingo, within 20 minutes of giving it her she was asleep. not sure if it was just a coincidence, but i gotta run with something here people! LOL!

luckily i kept calm this time, i didnt start to blame myself (which i did the night before). we just tried to truck through it as best we could...

hi honey
ooohhh so sorry you are having those nightmare nights - if thebonjella worked then maybe thats what it is??? poor little thing.
is she upset at all during the day?
The dr told me that with ear infections they get more upset at night, if it continues maybe worth checking her out just to be safe?
i hope tonight isbetter. never blame yourself you are sucha great mummy!

Yukko - you poor thing :hug:

DS usually wakes up screaming at the moment - but its cos the cat goes in and lands on him.. lol...

Although last night when checking on him before we went to bed he had actually crawled out on to the floor (not sure why he didn't wake up, its not a big drop - but still a drop out of the bed onto the floor) and was sleeping on the carpet... all this money we pay out for beds and the damn kid is sleeping on the floor !!!

Just wanted to share that to cheer you up!!!

Hope tonight is a better one. Go the SM33 if the bonjela doesn't work - its stronger ;)

ooohhh i MUST get the SM33!! LOL!

PP: she's great during the day. so that is what throws me. she still has her good day sleeps so no idea...

okay...so last night was a SUCESS!!!! :dance: :dance: she woke up briefly at 10.30, but i was able to do my usual resettle and walk out!!! YAY!!!

so big thanks girls for your support! you helped me relax big time about it all...

Oh hun so sorry I missed your thread, I've so been there too. Sounds like you were doing all the right things and my personal bet would be either teething pain or an ear issue (bearing in mind that teething pain refers into the ear anyway). So glad you had a peaceful night last night. :hug:

ooohhh i didnt know that!! good to know, good to know! thanks MD!

My DD was like this with her first sore throat/ear ache.