evening All!
I’m not sure where I’m going wrong but I’m still missing my DD’s sleepy cues?
shes 5 months and I always watch closely but i feel no matter what i do ive missed them and she ends up over tired which makes me feel awfully guilty as sometimes shes gets so upset.
when she’s sleepy i notice her not really engaging too much and starting to stare off so ill at that point think right let’s take you up and try to get you down but she’ll fight the sleep and end up reallly overtired and show all the signs of being overtired - yawning, crying, rubbing eyes etc.
I do watch her wake windows but doesn’t really help? I’ve extended and shortened to no avail
how am I so terrible at reading sleepy cues? Are some babies just good at hiding them?
seriously all I want now is for there to be less of a battle at getting DD down every day. It’s been like this since she was about 2 months and honestly I’m just knackered. I don’t get help from my partner and DD only really settles on me so when I see my parents or friends they can’t even help me.
thought she might need go start going in her crib for naps as she seems to fling herself back when I try to rock her down but in the crib she just gets worked up even with me helping her go down, the only way she will reallly sleep is in the sling but it means I don’t get a chance to sit down all day as she’s constantly in it! Shes also become a right chunky monkey and all the walking and rocking and singing is taking a toll on my back (any my already horrific vocal cords!).
Pram walks are a bust now too, she wants to see out but wants to sleep but doesn’t want to miss anything by sleeping but also wants to be held but also wants be independent and sit in her pram. So no chance of her falling asleep that way!
nightmare!!
many thanks for those who are able to offer some help xx