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Waking after ten minutes

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ScaryFairy28 · 16/12/2011 19:38

Last night dd woke up after ten minutes of going to sleep this happened everytime I put her down until I went to bed, we cosleep. It's happening again tonight. Any ideas?

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OlivesIncubator · 16/12/2011 19:51

Do you put her in asleep or awake? If you are putting her in asleep make sure she is fully asleep before you put her in. You will know she is properly asleep when her limbs go limp and she wont tense up if you lift up an arm and then drop it. Good luck.

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ScaryFairy28 · 16/12/2011 19:56

Yep totally asleep stays that way for a bit then AWAKE but wants to be asleep Angry

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ScaryFairy28 · 16/12/2011 20:00

I just don't know what to do she was a great sleeper 12+ hours 6 weeks to 5 months then started waking for one feed started not settling in cut after it so started cosleeping then started waking between 10-11 so was co sleeping all night now this. I'm going to have start going to bed at 730 rant over!

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Iggly · 16/12/2011 20:02

Could she have wind?

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ScaryFairy28 · 16/12/2011 20:10

She's 7 months it's not something she's ever suffered with so far

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Iggly · 16/12/2011 20:33

I mean just a little burp? Or she could have teeth on tHe way so is sleeping lightly?

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ScaryFairy28 · 16/12/2011 20:43

She's just cut two teeth she's off again managed to get her to sleep without feeding and just about to try putting her down again!

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ScaryFairy28 · 16/12/2011 20:46

Calpol made no difference last night. Putting her down woke her up but she's currently watching the flashing light on her monitor and is quiet!!

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ScaryFairy28 · 16/12/2011 20:50

Nope now screaming again this is going to be another whole bloody evening lostAngry

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ScaryFairy28 · 16/12/2011 23:37

She's still at it up and down all evening someone help please

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Iggly · 17/12/2011 00:03

Sorry - have been wrestling with 2 week old DD!

There is a developmental leap around now which can make them wired and unable to switch off. I don't know the answer - we used to feed DS into oblivion, sometimes took ages then put him down once on a deep sleep. We used to put him down on his front and he'd more likely stay there.

Iggly · 17/12/2011 00:09

interesting read although no tips. More of a this too shall pass!

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ScaryFairy28 · 17/12/2011 00:11

She hates being on her front so that's no good. Argh wasn't expecting another leap till 37ish weeks been attempting to read the wonder weeks book.

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Iggly · 17/12/2011 00:22

Sorry! There's a poster called AngelDog who knowsore about this and cosleeps so might have ideas. Hopefully she'll read PR if I "see" her I'll direct her this way!

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ScaryFairy28 · 17/12/2011 19:49

Argh here we go again thought it was teeth so dosed her up she went down fine now 20 mins later up againAngry

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Iggly · 17/12/2011 19:51

Oh sorry to hear this :( could she be ill? Is she getting cold? Our house is bloody freezing!

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ScaryFairy28 · 17/12/2011 20:17

Nope room 20 degrees managed to get her to fall asleep without feeding but that's not helped now back in the same stupid fall asleep put down scream pick up cycle as last night don't know what to do apart from let her cry hate that idea

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MadameJ · 17/12/2011 20:34

Hi ScaryFairy28, just wanted to say that my DD goes through really strange phases like this where all I seem to do is put her down, pick her up etc etc, I have never really being able to pin point why this happens but I have stopped trying to fix it now because I was getting so annoyed.
When it happens now, I keep DD downstairs with me and although I watch TV/read a book, I keep interaction minimal and so far she has usually fallen to sleep with me on a makeshift bed we have for such occasions, I don't bother even trying to put her to bed on these nights and I find I get loads more sleep and a lot less stress beforehand. When these phases pass she quite happily reverts to her old ways and settles in her cot. Good luck Xmas Smile

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ScaryFairy28 · 17/12/2011 20:42

I just don't know what to do I'm on my own with her 24/7 and when I was getting 12 hours at night by myself I loved every minute with her then at least I was getting my evenings to myself as she was waking between 10-11 and coming in with me now I'm getting now.

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ScaryFairy28 · 17/12/2011 20:43

Sorry
Now I'm getting no time

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MadameJ · 17/12/2011 21:00

I really feel your pain ScaryFairy28 and all I can say is it will pass and in all honesty that is why I stopped fighting it because it was truly getting me down, I know its not ideal but just do whatever you need to to get through it.

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ScaryFairy28 · 17/12/2011 21:22

Right now I feel like I need wine but can't cos cosleeping honestly it felt like everything was so good after xp left I felt like i had a 'life' well maybe thats to strong but atleast I could get the place sorted have a wee glass of wine and watch tv and now it's all gone tits up.

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Caz10 · 18/12/2011 02:09

Sympathies, my dd2 is 7mths and I spend my even

Caz10 · 18/12/2011 02:12

Oops evenings, sprinting up and down the stairs to her. Xmas pressies not wrapped as I get increasingly stressed about "losing" yet another evening! It will change, you just have to ride it out but it is shit!

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ScaryFairy28 · 18/12/2011 09:28

I know at this rate my presents will be remaining unwrapped!! After her first bit of sleep I can't even put her down without waking which then makes me angry then i cry cos i feel guilty about getting angry. last night she refused to sleep unless actually touching me which means I've now lost any space I had.

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