Basically, 2 nights ago, somehow the baby monitor ended up on mute. Not sure how as we never ever put it on that but can't do much about it now. DD1 is 17 months and still usually wakes in the night for a bottle of milk. So basically, that night, if she woke, nobody heard her and I have no idea how long she cried for . I feel awful about it but there is obviously nothing I can do about it.
Anyway, since then, she screams and screams at bedtime and really fights sleep. Last night we walked her round in the buggy for about an hour and she eventually fell asleep. This was a last resort though really as I definatly don't want to get in that habit.
The problem is, I have a 1 month old as well, who needs my attention so I can't be spending hours putting DD1 to bed. I just don't know what to do really. She is exhusted and won't do anything happily. She hasn't even had a bath because she was just too upset and wouldn't go near it (she knows bath means bed, but usually likes it).
I hate hearing her cry but at the moment, that is what she is doing because DD2 was getting very upset downstairs while I was trying to deal with her upstairs. Am now breastfeeding DD2 as I type.