My dd has a happy disposition and seems content and fulfilled in every way. She is 5.5 months old and has always been a difficult day sleeper. She absolutely needs the sleep and we manage to get around 3 hours/day to keep her happy, however the way she goes to sleep is horrendous! From a very early age she would scream a lot, not just crying, if layed in cot for sleeps. We have read all we can on this subject it seems and the only thing we haven't tried is controlled crying which I don't think I could do and not advised pre 6m anyway! She doesn't get sleepier in cot but more hyper, even if cuddled first to chill out she becomes even more wired when layed down! She used to go to sleep quite well in my arms when out which was gr8 but now she screams there too and arches back and growls!! I have to pin her body to mine and cover her eyes and pat her bottom to calm her which is getting harder and harder the bigger she gets. Very embarassing at airports etc and now the only way to get to sleep, nearly always without too much screaming is outside in buggy - doesn't work inside (eg. airports!) I am despairing and would love to have a situation where I layed her in cot and she would fall asleep within 10-20 mins but just doesn't happen! Any suggestions or even any mums out there with same problem I would love to hear from.........
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babybloos · 27/04/2005 09:01
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