My 2mo DD cries when put down in evenings..

[mammainlove]

My 10week old DD has just started throwing her head from side to side when she's in bed. This often frustrates her and wakes her up. Apart from picking her up and stroking her to try comfort her, can anyone suggest ways to stop her from doing this, and why is she doing it?

Oops sorry i forgot to change my previous title..

It is a developmental phase and should settle down. Just keep resettling her. Is she swaddled at all? May be worth doing that as might calm her too.

Ah right, thanks. As for swaddling, she's a big baby, nearly a stone and has well and truly found her hands. Dont you think she's too big,too late to swaddle?

Why can't you picker her up and stroke her if that's what works?

It happens quite frequently and when i pick her up it fully wakes us both up,so we dont get enough sleep.

maybe Mamma - but you could swaddle around her waist 9under her arms) so when she wakes up she feels like she's being hugged and it helps her self settle....

You mean wrap some material tightly around her chest to her waist? If so how, doesnt this restrict breathing?

If you havent swaddled before then can see how you'd be sceptical - but it doesnt restrict breathing as you dont wrap it that tight! Both my boys were swaddled as babies (until around 3 or 4 months) and at that age were partially swaddled as I described and it really did help settle them.

The other thing you could try if swaddling isnt an option is white noise which can help shush them back to sleep again for you

Sorry but I think that 10wks is way too young to be self-settling. If your DD wants to be picked up, why not just pick her up? Also, could she be rooting for a feed?

Do you co-sleep? If so, I found lying on my side with legs under DS and arm over him really helped him to settle and meant we both got a good night's sleep.

Thx 4 your advice dinky x Yes we co sleep and often sleep in that position. I will keep picking her up even though it wakes us up. I dont understand why she's doing it, it saddens me when she gets so frustrated. I hope it is just a phase that will pass..