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4 month old cries herself to sleep for naps

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milkyjo · 26/07/2013 12:56

My 4 month old screams like she's being murdered when she's tired. I am going with the flow, breastfeeding on demand, helping her sleep when at home by reading sleep cues. I can keep my head above the water at home. The problem is when we are out and about. She cries in the pram, car seat (in and out of the car), trolley, being held, not being held, in the sling, in the swing, rocked - basically anything that is not my boob (but even that's a struggle if she gets overtired). And obviously whilst pushing a trolley round sainsbury's it's not the most practical thing to do. I found myself telling her on the way home from shopping that it's just not fair as other babies are having a great time and then just fall asleep with the movement of the trolley. She does fall asleep eventually but there's at least 30 minutes of full on "I'm getting murdered" screaming! I feel trapped in my house, and with an energetic toddler too it's just not practical. Any tips or should I just plough on?

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Emmie10 · 29/07/2013 11:43

Sorry I can't offer any advice but I am in exactly the same situation so interested to see what others say.

Branleuse · 29/07/2013 11:45

some of them just do this. If its just fighting sleep, and not understanding why feeling tired feels so bloody horrible, then theres not much to do x

milkyjo · 30/07/2013 00:06

She must get it from me, I am horrendously grumpy when I am tired and take a long time to fall asleep! With ds he wouldn't nap without the pram or car seat and I used to time outings when he was getting ready for a nap. With dd it is just the opposite although she won't nap anywhere but on me or there is the crying blue murder in her carrycot routine before she goes to sleep (for all of 30 minutes)!

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