My dd (who will be 1 next week) has never been a great sleeper, but since I went back to work 4 weeks ago she has been so difficult to settle-previously, she'd have a story, milk, feed til drowsy then go into bed & roll over & fall asleep. Then she'd wake between 1 and 3 times a night but only for 10 mins or so for a quick cuddle or sometimes a feed, then go back down drowsy or awake & self-settle.
But now, at bedtime she acts like she doesn't want to be cuddled, arching her back & thrashing around, but if put straight into cot she similarly thrashes around, starts crying & standing up and holding out her arms as if wanting to be picked up, but then screaming & thrashing around if I do pick her up...this can go on for over an hour! the same thing happens every time she wakes in night.
I am really reluctant to do controlled crying; i hate the idea of it anyway, and she becomes much more upset if we leave the room, and I'm fairly sure this all relates to her being unsettled/more insecure since her daily routine has been messed about with my return to work. I just wondered if anyone else has been through anything similar and how you dealt with it? Initially I thought it would all settle down with time, but it's been a month & no sign of improvement.
I am really reluctant to do controlled crying; if we leave the room she