11 month old screams herself to sleep 3 times a day

[bobsmum2]

Oh help, my 11 month old screams herself to sleep each time I put her down. Admittedly she has done so for the past 5 or so months, but it has gone from short periods to an hour the past few nights. When she does go to sleep, she's out for the night, but the getting there is wearing me down.

She has taken to standing up in cot and really screaming. She does calm when I'm there, but doesn't actually go to sleep (I've probably not given it long enough) A friend has suggested picking up, kissing & calming, then putting down each time she cries (she did it 60-odd times 1st night, 40 2nd, and a few the 3rd). any thoughts?

Many many thanks for ideas

Keep doing the picking up and settling her thing, like you say, it's already reducing the nmber of times you had to do it. It takes a hell of a lot of patience. I want to try it mith my 10 month old who does the same thing every day so I sympathise. My ds has never ever gone to sleep without me feeding him or rocking him to sleep (entirely our fault we are suffering now!) but it was the only way to get him to sleep without the screaming. At least she sleeps through though, I have to get up more and more each night

Thanks for this, will persevere. Mind you I'm starting to think she's growing out of her sleeps and maybe she's not actually that tired, I'm just stuck in routine. Firstborn slept so well it's just come as such a shock. Great to know others out there with help and moral support, thanks

You're welcome! As you can tell I'm still loitering on the sleep threads so not much success here ! It's just so knackering isn't it?! I was so lucky as although my ds had to be fed to sleep, he slept through for 12 hours a night before he was 3 months old but now obviously with separation anxiety and perhaps him becomming more and more aware, I'm up at least 4 times rocking him back to sleep but he rarely lets me put him back in his cot so have to cosleep. It won't last forever, just hope we see some improvement soon. Til then, you have my sympathies!