Please help if you can, I'm having a nightmare.
My 15 month dd has always been a difficult one when it comes to sleep. She can sleep through the night but we have had far more nights that are very difficult and long-lasting phases of awful sleep.
A recent awful phase has prompted me to try cc, though it's not something I ever really wanted to do. But I felt like I was turning into psycho mummy in the day due to lack of sleep and thought it might be kinder all round. So far we are on to night 7 of cc (though I think I've just b*ggered things up a bit tonight). So far things have gone like this
night 1: about 40 mins of crying (very upset sobbing) before conking out and sleeping through
night 2: about 25 mins of crying (not as upset as night 1) before falling asleep and sleeping through
night 3: only 5-10 mins of grumbling, then 30 mins or so of shuffling about before sleeping through (at this point feeling v pleased with results!)
night 4: dh put dd to bed and this seemed to totally throw things - she sobbed as long and loudly as night 1 before falling asleep
nights 5 & 6: I put dd to bed but exactly same results as night 4
Also noticed that in the day dd has been a lot more prone to crying and being generally short-tempered and sensitive.
Tonight she was crying and sobbing before I put her in the cot and I couldn't bear it so ended up hugging her to calm her down and she fell asleep in my arms. Only to wake up when I put her down and continue sobbing. I've left her with dh now as I don't know what to do anymore. Don't know what he's doing with her at the moment though.
Oh god please help me work out what to do for the best. I don't want to be psycho mummy from lack of sleep again, but I don't want dd to be miserable either!
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some advice on controlled crying with a 15 month old please
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zulubump · 17/01/2009 19:52
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