6 month old suddenly not sleeping in the day

[ClimberChick]

She has rarely slept for more than 30mins during the day. For the last few days, getting her to sleep from 1pm before bedtime has not really happened. Today however, she's only had 10mins sleep all day.

Night time has always had frequent wakings (been a bit more so last few days as well), but generally goes off without too much hassle, recently she's been getting up earlier so I guess resulting in less sleep here as well.

Any ideas, or just leave it be and hope it resolves itself. She's been a bit odd, I've assumed it's been teething. There's been a bit of ear pulling, but she's not been massively unhappy, so I'm a bit perplexed.

How are you/your DH getting her off to sleep? (or trying to, anyway...!)
Rocking? Straight down? In the cot? Pram?

Ooo I could have written this post. Watching with interest for any tips. Finally got my 24 week old to sleep in her cot for a nap 20 mins ago (had been trying since 9am when the tired grumpiness started).

What time does she wake up? You should try and start soothing for the first nap about 90 mins after she wakes up. You should also get her up at the same time every day to help set her clock.
Next nap, aim for around 2 hours after she woke up watching for tired signs. There will be signs before the grumpy grizzling/crying - such as looking away, going quiet then becoming manic and seemingly quite lively!

I assume you've introduced solids - it's worth trying to structure naps around milk and meals. E.g. wake up, milk, breakfast, bit of awake then nap, milk, lunch, nap, awake time, milk, nap, tea, milk bed.

You should put her to bed early with the lack of naps to avoid an overtiredness cycle! My DS has been going to bed at 6/half 6 since he was about 6 months. He can't really manage a later bedtime.

We've had a fairly consistent routine, do PU/PD and if she seems tired after only 60 mins off she goes. Normally a mixture of cot (if in) and sling/pram (if out). Even with an hour on the bus, she only slept for 10 mins

The bedtime we're happy with, re: putting down.

Last nite we had a massive crying session at midnight so I'm suspecting a combination of teething and a development as she's frustrated with attemps to crawl.

Oh well, lets see how today goes

Today's been a bit better apparently. 90 mins during the day (in a 30 and 60 sessions) and she went down at 8pm.

Last nite, she didn't go down until 9:30 pm, but she didn't wake up for the morning until 8 am either.

Yay!
Onward and upward....

Lots of symapthies to anyone dealing with a non-sleeping baby, day or night, or both!

I just posted a similar question on another thread. My 6mth DD has gone from being a clockwork baby (through accident rather than design) who had a 45min sleep around 9am and then c. 2hrs at midday, to NOW only having 20mins at both of those times. She does still have c.20mins in the afternoon, around 4.30ish when out and about in the buggy, but she's only twice slept longer than 20mins in the buggy - both when she's been off colour.

If we're out and about in the car it's a different story, but at home in the cot it's 20mins sleep then fussing, which if I leave in the hope she will go back to sleep, turns into full blown screaming - not crying, screaming.

Night time, by contrast seems to be fine - we've been stupidly lucky there so I touch wood constantly from her bedtime at 7pm until she wakes, usually around 6.30am.

She is teething at the moment and seems to be suffering quite badly with it - I'd love some reassurance that this is a temporary daytime regression because of the teeth, and that I may get some kind of life back soon?! Or do I just resign myself to a non-daytime sleeping baby?!

Update: She is a crawling machine, so I've assumed it was milestone related. Her daytime sleep has returned to normal, though now we're a bit out of routine, she's a bit difficult to put down, so a strict few days coming up.

Night also still normal, though wouldn't mind more than 2 hour stretches, but that's just being greedy .

Hope that reassures you lisbapalea

Crawling already!! Awesome, CC

Yes, lisba, the minute you think you can predict them, the little blighters go and change on you.... I sympathise!