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18 month old - sleep completely broken after virus.

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Helgathehairy · 25/02/2015 12:00

DD has never slept brilliantly but she had a good routine the last few months. She was going down for an hours nap in her cot during the day and then DH was putting her down at night. She was staying in her cot for at least 3 hours. After that she'd wake crying and would come into bed with us.

Last week she got sick. Hepatic stomatitis which basically meant she had blisters/ulcers all over her tongue and inside of her mouth since then she has gotten completely hysterical if put in her cot. She might stay down for 10 minutes but after that she's on her feet, arms out to be picked up, SCREAMING.

Leaving her like that isn't an option, she's making herself sick. She won't calm down until we take her out of the bedroom. She'll only fall asleep in my arms. I've tried putting her in the cot asleep but she has some sixth sense that can tell she's being lowered and will start screaming as she's being lowered.

Any ideas??! Getting slightly desperate.

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FATEdestiny · 25/02/2015 13:24

She was staying in her cot for at least 3 hours. After that she'd wake crying and would come into bed with us.

I'm afraid we have a rod for your own back situation there. To tackle this it either needs to be stay in your cot all night, or come into the parental bed whenever you like.

It is preferable to your DD to be safe, secure, comfy and warm in Mummy & Daddy's bed. So that's what she wants and she will scream and scream and scream until she gets what she wants.

She isn't going to want to stay in her cot and any method you choose to force it will distress her.

So, are you OK with the tough love option of her being very distressed at being made to stay in her cot all night (which is what you'll need to work towards) or is the situation not that bad and you are happy with her in the family bed?

There is no magic wand.

Helgathehairy · 25/02/2015 17:25

Fate she was going happily into her cot though until Saturday night and staying there. We didn't mind her coming into bed in the middle of the night. Now she's just screaming at the sight of it. I'm not willing to let her be that distressed.

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