SHes SCREAMING when we put her down, it breaks us!!

[livysmum]

ok so this started about 3 nights ago...
SHes had a bit of a temperature and when DD is sick i dont mind at all comforting her and helping her get to sleep because I love to be cuddled to when i'm sick so it feels only right to do that for her BUT now that shes better shes still wanting to be put to sleep...
Daddy and I have rocked her, rubbed her, cradled her, pet her until she starts to go off then as soon a she feels you moving again. bam the screaming begins. IS there a medthod that fits this behaviour like the pick up put down or retreat or somthing?
We've also done that nearly getting her to sleep then leaving and let her cry it off for a bit and about 15 mins later she'll drift off but tonight it's not working.
please mums help

9 months...i cant believe i didnt put that in.

Plus she's aklways gone to bed so easily before this

Have you tried

Nappy change
Drink
Calpol if temperature up?

Probably stating obvious!!

Could she be teething??? DD2 roughly same age, going through same thing, then about a week later snaps out of it.. She might be a little run down and just a tad sensitvie

Second that,it seems awful but I am sure she will drop off eventually.DD takes about 20 mins of screeching and then drops off since about a year.Could be teeth..At first we raelly stressed and were in there every 5 minutes with the hugs and cuddles but back to square one,so we left her a bit longer and she settled.Horrid hearing them cry though

yah well she just got her 8th tooth in. It's a possibility. I gave her medacine (calpol) to cool it down and bonjela but still the same. I guess I should just hope this is temperary then when it gets everynight start to worry...funny enough dad tonight rocked her to sleep left tthe rrom and no cryig...totally a daddys girl..it makes me sad sometimes

Don't worry...both of mine have gone through the daddy phase!!!
dd idolises daddy.I think it is because I am there most of the time and therefore pretty boring!!!
I think dp is sometimes a lot less stressy than me and she picks up on my stress
Am sure she will settle soon
Get some sleep!!!

Yeah i would say its dreaded teeth, dd2 going through at the moment, have you tried those little homeopathic powders by ashton and parsons????

Dont know if they will help, meant to help settle a fussing baby, sometimes i find them helpful, can buy them from chemists and u just pop the powder on babies tongue

yah i did the powder thing..don think it worked much.

Lol.. same here, just thought i might suggest it...
I think she is just having that sensitive moment and just wants lots of cuddles..

ds2 is coming up for 9 months and he has got funny about going down in his cot at night-time too whereas before he would settle easily. must be their age. he has started displaying separation anxiety now so don't know if that has something to do with it, although as you have found also cuddling him does not help at all. he won't go to sleep with us also which is just as well otherwise I know I would have caved in and had him in with us - stresses me out hearing him cry it is so upsetting. he is in grobags in the night and swaddled in the day and goes down mega quick with the swaddle but don't like the idea of swaddling him all night...maybe I'll try it...

me too. At least we are not alone. My DD2 is 8 months and we have soooo much crying at bedtime, nothing seems to help, I'm just waiting it out!

Sounds very similar to what my ds did at 5 months (I dub that time 'sleep hell')...it preceded his developmental changes such as learning to sit up, etc, and is quite common when babies are going thru significant development. Is she on the verge of crawling, perhaps? If it is this, I'm afraid the only solution is to continue comforting her as best you can and sit it out. But then again of course, it might be something else...

Cuddle her. Perhaps a spell of co-sleeping would help. I believe this is often a clingy age and a bit of extra comfort can only be a good thing.

Gosh, my baby is crying I don't know what to do! Put her in bed with you and cuddle her for christs sake.

That sounded a bit harsh, Sossy [growling emoticon].

I agree! It's not that we are completely clueless it's just that I think my baby is now old enough to clock that crying brings us running with cuddles and whilst that may be fine tonight I'm not signing up to that at 3am and for god knows how long... I may be a selfish hard hearted mum but I have a partner, another child and a degree that also need my attention.
Anyway, she's still crying with gusto tonight after an hour. Hurray.