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2.7 and sleep a disaster again

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sleeplessinderbyshire · 27/02/2012 10:32

Help, please wise mumsnetters

DD has always been a diabolically bad sleeper. Had breastfeeds in the night regularly til 15 months when I eventually stopped breastfeeding then had milk in night for ages. Not done that for ages (but at least that sort of waking was a quick drink and back down again)

We've had weeks of her waking somewhere between 11pm and 2am sobbing. She'll settle quite quickly after a nappy change (in pants in day but wet through in night) and snuggling into our bed. Attemps to get her to remain in her own bed are a disaster and usually after2hr+ of screaming we cave in and she joins DH in our bed and I go in the spare room (I/m pregnant and there's not room for DH, DD, me, the bump and my drea, genie pillow in our bed) This has been vastly worse since she knew I was pregnant and I am assuming there is a linked sleep regression to do with her worrying about having to share mummy and daddy. Sometimes she cries that "my teeths are hurting" (molars not through yet" and she does gring her teeth or insist on chewing on a flannel at these times as well as having calpol.

Do I just accept this is a phase or is there a way to solve it. Modified CC has not been effective 9Modified in that I have to do a return to bed and then leave her think as she's in a bed not a cot). She settles instantly "in daddy bed" but attempts to put her back in her own bed usually result in waking and screaming again. We have a 6ft bed so if I were not PG this wouldn't be that bad. I'm just worrieed about what I shall do with a newborn and this....

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whoopdewhoop · 29/02/2012 18:59

Hi, I'm marking my place on this, and bumping it... came on to write pretty much exactly the same post as you've written. I do think the molars cause more misery than I give them credit for, but mostly I feel like we're being played. I'm due baby number 2 next week and I just can't cope any more!

sleeplessinderbyshire · 10/03/2012 22:10

bump...

anyone?......

this week we've had 3 sleeps through and 4 hellish nights. no pattern at all

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TheGreatHunt · 11/03/2012 13:13

Can your dh sleep on her room? Just for a bit until she settles down? We have a foam bed that is next to DS's bed and he goes down when DS wakes at night. He goes through phases of being unsettled at night and this helps (I was pregnant and now cosleeping so I can't sort him out).

Have you tried giving calprofen (better than calpol for teeth) at bedtime? I've found that
DS has had teething probs (2.5 years) and this has helped a bit.

We also think he's dreaming more now as sometimes he'll talk out loud the most bizarre things and when dh goes in, he's asleep. Usually about a tv show he's seen so we try and restrict tv, give early bedtimes and plenty of fresh air.

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