Hello, my wee girl has just turned 10 months and has never slept through the night (apart from ONE SINGLE occasion when she was 8 months she took her last bottle at 7.30pm and not a peep until 7am). We have had dietary/digestion issues that keep her awake at night with sore tummy and wind, causing her to wake several times and taking a while to settle back to sleep. Sometimes we bring her into bed with us and she settles better/quicker.
However, recently (in the last week) her wake ups and general movement in her cot have been different. She wakes suddenly screaming and crying quite hysterically, often I find her face down (often with dummy still in) crying into the mattress like she is really upset. She can be soothed just by patting her tummy or back, but unless I stay with my hand close by for at least 20 mins she just wakes again crying. A few nights ago this continued for around 2 hours of waking, soothing, settling and waking again. Last night however it lasted from 11.30pm until 5am!!! Basically nobody got any sleep and today as a result naps were impossible and she had a total meltdown when having her nappy changed or I tried to wipe her nose.
I mentioned to a friend today who initially thought "she was having me on, just wanting attention" but then when we chatted more she suggested that separation anxiety might have kicked in? During the day she does look for me when it's just the two of us and i leave the room, but when in a social situation like baby classes or play dates, she barely looks at me! She's not overly clingy in any situation and hates being cuddled... Would rather be down on the floor or even in her high chair.
Does this sound like separation anxiety? I would also add that her dad puts her to bed at night with very little protest and she goes down awake. We watch her on the monitor throughout the evening looking for the dummy when she stirs and puts it in her mouth, so I believe she can "self settle/smooth" when she wants to. I go back to work in 2 weeks and she has her first nursery settling in day on Monday.
Any advice on how to deal with this would be much appreciated! X
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Mazzimaz2709 · 17/06/2016 21:34
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