I know this thread has been done to death, but a little sleep advice?`

[lilima]

I suppose every situation is different, so instead of trawling through all the old threads,I thought I would start a new one.

DD is 15 months, and started sleeping through at 6 months. For the last month she has been waking every night, sometimes for uo to 2.5 hours, The only time she will sleep through is if I give her nurophen before bed, and I don't like doing this, as I don't want her to have meds every night.

Her gums do seem very lumpy and I can see a bottom tooth under the gums, but it has been that way for about a month now with still no tooth through.

When she wakes I go in and tell her to go back to sleep and give her a pat. She settles for about 20 mins, when I am in light sleep, she wakes again.

I cannot cosleep with her, as she wants to sleep across my body, normally on my neck, and if I dare move she wakes.

I have got to the point that I just have to leave her cry. She is not hysterical, more grizzling, but there is nothing else I can do to comfort her.

What do you think? Is it teething? If so, does teething go on like this has for so long? She is not hungry.

Ok - In reading back, I am not sure that there is much advice that can be offered.

[~Trish~]

I wish they could tell you what the issue is! It could be teething. Have you tried any alternative pain relief methods like an amber teething necklace or even the Hyland teething tablets?

Another trick that might help is to try a cot toy that has lights and music. My DS2 went through a phase where he was waking up often o'night so I got him a Fisher Price Ocean Wonders aquarium cot toy and told him that it is his special toy just for bedtime. If he wakes up at night he is allowed to press the button and watch the toy (it has music, lights and bubbles in the water). This works really well.

I wish I had a magic solution for you! I hope sleep starts to improve for you both .

[Calluna]

Ok, sorry if I'm not much help as DS is only 11 months but to me it sounds like it could definately be teeth. DS was teething for about 3 months before his first teeth came through, so it can take a while.
Otherwise it could just be a phase. Probably not what you want to hear though sorry.
as for advice IDK, what about an amber teething necklace? I think as long as she's not having nurofen all day as well it should be ok to give it to her each night for a while. Maybe just give her a bit of extra water to help flush out her system if your worried? IDK if that'd help or not...

Sorry, I probably haven't been much help.

[lilima]

She has an amber teething necklace on, but now I remember that I have some braurs teething medicane somewhere. I might try that.

I also might try the cot toy thing.

[ss_storm]

Maybe try Brauer's Teething Relief if you are worried about giving her nurofen all the time. It's homeopathic so unlike nurofen/panadol you can use it repeatedly without ill effects (following the directions of course!). I have a bottle here for DD and used it a few times but then I just kept forgetting..lol. But you give 4 doses to them every half hour (so 4 doses in 2 hours) and then every 4 hours as needed. So you could start giving it at lunch time/mid afternoon so you have say 6 hours before bedtime and then give a dose at bedtime to get her through the night. IDK if that would help but I guess anything is worth a try!

[OceanPrincess]

Lilima, DD is going thru almost the exact same thing - last night she grizzled on and off for about 2.5hrs between 11pm and 1.30am, I tried giving her water, changed nappy, in the end I gave her a cup of milk and that seemed to settle her. But then she was awake and grizzling at about 4am

I was only going in to see her when she got really worked up, even then half the time she wasn't even awake fully, just grizzling. I think its teeth too but reluctant to dose her on panadol every night... I don't have teething necklace, I might need to get one. But I do have Brauer's, might try that.

Not really any advice but just wanted to say you're not alone

[lilima]

Thanks everyone for replying. Turns out that she is unwell (Still doesn't account for a whole month of wakes ups, but def for last night) She vommited all over DH tonight, and has a temp of 39. So not sure what tonight will bring, but will just have to go with it tongiht be it that she is not well.

[~Trish~]

Oh no, the poor little thing . I hope she feels better really soon.

[onthefly]

It could be teething. Somtimes I think there are a bunch of things going on, which leave them unable to sleep or settle well for weeks or months at a time - maybe your DD is experiencing some sort of perfect storm or something. Hope she's well soon at least