Hi everyone, calling for help or just a hand hold please.
Our DD is up every 1.5.hours screaming and rolling in bed, we're not able to calm her easily and it can take an hour to get her settled.
She has a good nap routine for 2-3 hours in the day and we have a bedtime routine that has worked to relax her before now.
She had a big operation 3 weeks ago and we weathered bad nights for 2 weeks and then she did a few better nights but now it looks as though we're onto another sleep issue. Due to the op, we had to get rid of the dummy too and so we cannot resort to settling her with one.
I am currently sleeping in her room which I thought would help if its separation anxiety but its not helped yet, its only been one night. I'm trying the pick up, put down method if she's inconsolable otherwise shh/pat but I think it winds her up. She calms down sometimes when I hold her and cuddle but she wakes instantly when I put her down.
When we start the night sleep she can settle herself and doesn't need us but she wakes up crying or screaming a few hours later and won't settle again until we come to her. Last night I left her for a bit in case it was night terrors but she was awake as she responded to me when I got up. I wouldn't do cc as I'm sure she may have some separation anxiety.
I've read that brain development around now can cause this and so perhaps we have to just hang on in there but I'm not sure what to do as I feel clueless, its been 4 nights so far and I'm starting to feel ill and faint due to the lack of sleep.
Any advice would be really appreciated, thanks x
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Sleep regression at 9 months
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Lovemarmite · 15/05/2013 10:34
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