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HELP - too hot to sleep

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Twiga · 10/06/2006 20:58

the last couple of nights have been a nightmare trying to get dd to sleep - she's just coming up 9 months old and usually goes down no bother at 7pm. Our house has constant sun beating in all day due to the position and dd's nursery has been at 27oC, I've got a fan on in the room and the windows all wide open. Despite this she is very hot and sweaty and just can't settle, she has been crying on and off now for the last hour - have tried sitting with her etc but she is just so tired but too hot to sleep. Last night I ended up walking around with her in the pram outside for nearly 40 mins before she fell asleep - cooler outside than in. What else can I do to help things, as each night this goes on the tireder she's getting which just makes things worse. Will try and check in again over next wee while but need to go and calm her again.

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moondog · 10/06/2006 20:59

Take her clothes off

TooTicky · 10/06/2006 21:00

A coolish (not cold!) bath just before bed and sleep naked apart from nappy. Linen sheet?

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Twiga · 10/06/2006 21:01

she's only in a nappy as is

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FrayedKnot · 10/06/2006 21:02

When DS was about 5 months and was really hot I put him in his buggy and walked him round the garden, then left him asleep outside the open French windows until we went to bed, when I got him settled down better.

9 months old a bit older though..she might stir and wake again I suppose, not what you want.

What is she wearing? DS would sleep in just a nappy. Tepid sponging to cool her down a bit?

moondog · 10/06/2006 21:02

Put her somewhere else.
Are you in UK?

PanicPants · 10/06/2006 21:02

It's been the same with ds this week, the nursery is also 27oC. He's not well at all but I don't know if it's a virus or just the heat. He's asleep now but I'm afraid we did calpol him as his temp was high.

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Twiga · 10/06/2006 21:03

done the bath thing too. Just feel so sorry for her, just in my arms at min and calm again - dsparate to sleep, is just led staring at me

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Twiga · 10/06/2006 21:05

yup in uk. would be hard to leave her outside - we live in hospital housing and garden communal - everyone outside bbq, playing etc.

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tassis · 10/06/2006 21:08

Hi twigs, sorry to read about your wee lamb. hope she settles soon.

i reckon the over-tiredness won't be helping. if the fan's been on in her room and she's not wearing much if anything, she should be OK. You might have to leave her to it (sounds heartless, sorry...)

is she managing to sleep in the day?

is she crawling a lot? that's probably really tiring her out. I bet she's past it wee lamb.

(if all else fails you could go to Aberdeen for a few days - about the only cold place inthe country!!)

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Twiga · 10/06/2006 21:08

could try another room but house is pretty much same throughout - might try lying her down on our bed and just staying with her. Just need to stop her crying again as only makes her hotter.

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Twiga · 10/06/2006 21:11

Hi tassis - she's crawling heaps! She got about 3 and half hours today as was out with pram and had her led nice and shaded. The overtirdness not helping and she wants cuddles which don't help either as adds to being hot - really feeling useless right now - dh on nights so going it alone. Wish we were in Aberdeen - loving the sun but nights are hard just now.

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Earlybird · 10/06/2006 21:12

She may be too little, but I found that it helps tremendously to wrap a frozen picnic gel pac in a muslin or dishcloth. DD lies next to it, or even on it, and can get to sleep when it's 30 in her room....as it is at the moment. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention!

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Twiga · 10/06/2006 21:13

Right am going to go and try to put her down again - thanks for replying, may need some company for a while yet.....

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milward · 10/06/2006 21:14

A wet flannel to cool her down plus fan on low & not pointing right at her.

biglips · 10/06/2006 21:18

mine had been exactly the same as for the past 3 nites she been going to bed later as too hot and wakes up screaming as she is drenched in sweats! DD 20 mths old is teething and is a hot baby and on top of that and also had all teh windows open ALL day and the air condition is on in her bedroom for the past 2 hours as the problem is that there is no wind outside at all so ive just gave her a cool bath and calpol for her teething and she seems to be ok now - fingers cross

tassis · 10/06/2006 21:19

what's she doing?

sorry it's hard.

you're doing all the right things. she's past it and hot. she'll be asleep soon.

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Twiga · 10/06/2006 21:46

Right, I think that's her, I took her back to her cot, sponged her hands, face and feet then gave her a quick extra bf in front of the fan. Then put her down with cold teether in hand - she was just led staring at the ceiling when I left but no more crying and sounds like she's settled up there.

Earlybird I thought dd was too small but remembered I've got cold teethers in the fridge os I've given her one of those which she's holding to her face - bless!

Right, think I'm going to risk re-heating my dinner, am starving - will check on her again in half hour in still seems settled.

Thanks everyone, really just needed some company and some extra folk to help me think it all through.

Tassis, hope your not suffering with the heat and being pg and all, lol to mini tassis and dh.

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bramblina · 10/06/2006 22:00

Hi Twiga, while trying to settle ds tonight I though about posting "anyone else's lo too hot to sleep tonight?" too, ds is just in shorts and I had to bf him too just to get him drowsy, but then of course our body heat together made it worse, he did finally drop off, I also considered the paracetamol but just went with a powder- think no. 8 is on it's way. Dh is also away, hasn't been home in 3 wks so sympathise with you. I nearly phoned him for a bit of support after I'd put ds down for the 2nd time and he was crying, but what can they do on the end of a phone eh? Hope your dd stays settled. I'll be thinking of you 2m if it's just as hot! Oh no!

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Twiga · 13/06/2006 21:23

Tonight is the first night since I started this thread that dd has gone down no bother - thank goodness! My 0.5tog grobag arrived this morning so we're be ready for the next hot night that comes up. Can't really blame teeth too as although she's teething a bit doesn't seem to be bothering her too much - bum is sore though - still no sign of any teeth. Bramlina, hope the last few nights have been easier for you petal .

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henners · 14/06/2006 12:43

DD aged 19 months is doing all of this! Sleeps fine until 12 or 1 am and then up for up to 3 hours! Hot, restless, teething. Cries or just chatters way to herself for ages. We have tried 0.5 tog sleeping bag, no sleeping bag, fans on, fans off as too noisy! In my wisdom decided to try to take away bottle this week too. Think we might have to relent on bottle at bedtime! Finally slept at 2:45 am after waking up at 12.08!! Then in the daytime she is cranky because she is tired! So am I!!!
It's been going on for about 10 days now, think we might be slipping into a good old wakeful routine!!

I like the cool pack tip! Will try tonight!!

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Twiga · 15/06/2006 00:40

Henners, hope tonight is going better than the last few, it's so hard to know how to cool them down - I always worry that it's going to get colder in the night and then she'll be too cold. It's cooled down here in the evenings just now so we've been ok for a couple of nights, but it's really no fun.

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bramblina · 15/06/2006 12:04

Thanks Twiga, the heat left us very quickly but then on Tuesday morning ds woke up sounding like darth vader, poor wee thing is so ill, he brought up all his dinner that night, had a raging temperature, snot and drool galore. So the last few nights have been a bit disturbed, just waking for a feed I think as he can't eat much dinner due to being completely blocked up. He is hardly complaining even though has a terrible cough. Hope it was just the weather that was bothering you lo though, and that the grobag helps. Ds was asleep in just pyjama shorts the other night so I put the top on while I went to bed, he didn't even wake as ha was so exhausteD!
The wind and clouds are back so hope that helps you all with your los!

Could you put your heating on, just very low, then if the temp does fall below a certain no. it will kick in? I did that on Tues as the temp here really changed, but the house stayed fine and it didn't kick in.

henners · 15/06/2006 21:41

DD slept through perfectly last night with a dose of Calpol (maybe she is teething!!!) back on the bottle (maybe she was hungry??) and a much cooler bedroom! Let's see what tonight brings, but at least there is hope!

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