what is going on with 15wo dd?

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she's only sleeping 10/20 mins at a time, inc last night, that went on till 2am. today shes tired but will not stay asleep. is grouchy now but in genreal has been happy.

tired bump

has she mystified evreyone? is this typical growrth spurt behaviour?

Is it too soon for teeth?

growth spurt ime

oooh teeth... no evidence but will maybe try one of thiose teething powders if shes the same tonight
if its a growth spurt, how long till it ends???

Eeeek, hopes she gets over it whatever it is. Dd is all unsettled at the moment too. I hate it when you know there is something bugging them but have no clue what it is. Teething powders sound like a good plan.

what's up with your DD - any idea?
well shes asleep again

I'm guessing teeth as there isn't really anything else obvious but she is all fussy at night. I know she wakes a lot anyway but she usually feeds back to sleep, at the moment it involves screaming, feeding, rocking, bit more screaming, rocking, feeding.....She is perfectly cheerful during the day

Hope dd sleeps a bit longer this afternoon and you have a better night.

oh dear, that sounds like a nightmare.
She had all of 15 mins!

Could she be coming down with something?

well she might be but in general she seems fine, smiling, laughing, cooing, as settled as she ever is. Doesn't seem in pain at all. At the moment she is having a long cooing conversation with DH

aw sweet

Oh dear, fingers crossed for you for tonight!

Cooing is very cute though.

Maybe the world is too exciting for her? My DS (13 wks) fights naps now as too much to see. We've had to put a blackout blind up now and spend a while relaxing him before he'll nap. I think there's a developmental "leap" around 16 weeks when babies learn new things - can make their sleep go haywire?

Just checked - there isn't one at 16 weeks, it's 11-13 and 18-20. Ignore me!

oh she is still doing it, hasn't slept for more than 20 mins today yet
]how am i going to get thru tonight? people coming tomorrwo

Hi stealth any better last night?

Is your DD overtired? DS gets overtired, you think he's fine as he'll coo etc but every now and then he'll look into the distance and gets bags under his eyes... What is DD sleeping in (cot/sling)? Is she being disturbed by anything? Can you try White noise/rocking and pointing her at a boring wall to get her to relax then sleep properly? Again DS won't sleep properly if he's overtired.

Thank you for asking
I think she as better last night but i was ill and DS was playing up definitely seemed to sleep longer though so I think she probably had what I've got now and just needed a drink. Need an early night tonight.
I do think in general you are right though - we struggle to get her to sleep during the day sometimes (so she sleeps on an evening and then doesn't go to bed until 11ish say) so I might try a few of your tips. When I have the energy to do anything other than stand infront of the gas fire

Well get well soon both of you! And hopefully 2010 brings more sleep..

Poor you, hope you all get some sleep soon. Please feel free to throw children at me and have a nap if you need to. Dd "only" up 8 times last night Still not sure what is up with her but at least ds is sleeping!

For daytime sleeps do you think she just keeps wanting to see what T is doing and so on now she is getting older? Have you tried putting her upstairs if she is in her basket? I spent a few months getting dd to sleep in the sling but then putting her down upstairs and she slept a lot better than if I kept her in the sling. I can't talk about nighttime sleep though as you know (tired, manic)