I seem to be stumbling from one crisis to another with DD, she just turned 1 and with the past 3 weeks naps and bedtime have become a nightmare and I hate myself for it but I find myself getting cranky with her. She just won't fall asleep, she screams crying with exhaustion but won't let herself go to sleep. Even if I manage to get her off by rocking etc minutes later shes at it again. Bedtime used be so simple just give her her bottle and off she went. 3 weeks ago I went back to work, she was teething and learned to crawl so her little world is very different but I just can't find the solution to this. I sit with her while she is in her cot, I walk the floor and rock her, sing to her, talk to her everything but I just can't get through to her. Sometimes she'll fall asleep if we rock her in her buggy but I'm afraid thats just another bad habit. I know she isn't ill because if I bring her downstairs its like a switch flicks and she's happy and smiley again. I know shes going through wonder weeks at the moment and am hoping it will all settle again its just the constant crying and screaming is a never ending nightmare.
Thanks so much any help appreciated.
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furryfriends57 · 06/10/2012 22:31
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