feed/settle sleep issues

[mum2be2010]

I have a 10mth old daughter who since she started teething a few months ago her routine has totally gone out of whack! We are finding we are getting up at least 3 times or more during the night waking up to her crying in the cot and having to feed/cuddle her to sleep which of course can be quite exhausting.

The other thing she has been hard to feed lately too she only opens her mouth for the first few mouthfuls of her feed then tries to bite on the spoon you have to try and squeeze the food into her mouth.

I dearly love my girl but its getting quite frustrating and hoping for some suggestions. i've tried putting her into a routine but she is stubborn and wants to eat/sleep when she's ready. also if she's been grizzling for the last hour and i try to rock her she'll try and scratch/hit me. if you put her in the cot she keeps sitting up screaming and we dont really want to hear her keep crying id prefer a gentler solution

for example her routine today as been
bottle 6.30am 180ml
breakky 9.30am only had 1/2 of it
bottle 10.30am 40ml
nap 12.15-1.15pm
lunch 1.45-2.15pm only had a few mouthfuls
bottle 3.30pm 145ml
nap 4.45 - well she's still asleep wondering whether to wake her otherwise we could be awake with her for half of the night.

[onthefly]

Teething can be very hard on the little ones. I don't think there's much you can do until they are comfortable again - trying to force changes now probably won't work.
Are you open to co=sleeping? That's how I survived when DS was teething. He was in so much discomfort he coudl hardly sleep at all. Sleeping with him didn't change that, but it made it a bit easier on me (didn't have to get up). Otherwise, just try to work around it = get lots of help at home and try to nap when she does, or have a lie in on the weekends and things like that.

Feeding can also be uncomfortable when their mouths are sore.

[delphmoon]

Not sure if I can help but I can tell you what I did with my DD and maybe it will give you some ideas?

DD11months went from sleeping thru to waking 3-4 times per night. We gave in and did co-sleeping. We also started her on the Brauers teething syrup stuff and bonjela before bed and tried to keep the bedroom warm so the cold wasn't getting to her teeth IYGWIM.

We also gave bottles and feeds together and if she refused we would have a bottle of water handy for her to suck on until next feed. She worked it out to eat fairly quickly so eating hasnt really being a problem. She also has a constant supply of rusks to chew on.

Other than that I agree with MadB- theres not a huge amount that can be done Do whatever you can to ensure you get atleast some rest. DH and I tag team so he wil 'have her; one night and I have her the next. That way we at least get alittle sleep.

Good luck- hopefully it all gets back to normal soon