DD has never settled to sleep easily. When she was breastfeeding (until she weaned at 14 months) it would be hours and hours of feeding and then slowly trying to lower her down to bed. Inevitably ending in her waking and restarting the process. Eventually she took a bottle which she would feed herself at bedtime and go to sleep. This process could still take up to 2 hours and often 3 x 9oz bottles. Recently she moved into a big girl bed and the problem has intensified. She has a bath, has cuddles and stories on her bed and is more than happy until we leave the room. She then starts screaming the house down!! She has a lamp on, her door is open and we live in a bungalow so she is not locked in or secluded. But bedtime is really starting to take its toll. Her best performance was 3 hours
of screaming :( To start with we go in and say bedtime, give her another kiss, tuck her in etc. Then as time progresses we leave longer between visits and just tuck her back in. She doesn't get out of bed just lays there screaming!! It's been about 3 weeks now and it's no better. I've stopped her daytime naps which was shortened the length of time she can scream but not sorted the problem (plus I have a grumpy girl all afternoon). I'm really at my wits end. What else do I try?? I'm 23 weeks PG with DC 3 and really need her sorting before the baby comes. Please help me!!