Had appalling sleep problems with DD up to about 11 months, caused mostly I think by a long teething period where we tended to respond to her quite fast and at some length (perhaps 'comforting her past her need', to paraphrase the Baby Whisperer). Gradually phased this out and did a wimp's version of CC, which worked miracles - she's been sleeping about 13 hours a night for about 6 weeks.
Now she seems to be teething again - she's got a new tooth and the other half of the 'pair' seems to be on its way. Last night she woke up at 1am screaming her head off (she seems to have got a lot more dramatic since she last woke in the night!) - we waited a good while (no idea about timings, as we were taken by surprise and didn't think about it), then DH went in and tried to settle her. More screaming when he left - again, we waited a while then I went in and gave her Medised and a cuddle, then put her down (much to her outrage). After a while she eventually stopped screaming and went to sleep. This whole episode lasted about an hour.
I'm terrified of going back to the sleep problems we had with DD before, particularly as I'm currently suffering horrendous 24-hour 'morning' sickness. But it is harder than ever not to respond to her now that she's older and her cries are even more heartrending. Are we doing the right thing so far? Any thoughts/tips/experiences??
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What to do about teething after successful CC?
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franch · 07/02/2005 11:27
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