2 steps fwd, 1 step back?
My daughter (14 mos) used to be a terrible sleeper. Up every 1.5-2 hrs, crying, gassy, wanting to nurse, the whole bit. When she woke crying at night she wanted only me; if dh went to her she'd scream as if she were being kidnapped.
I finally figured out that she is dairy-sensitive and eliminated that--her sleeping got much better; even moreso during a week that I was sick and and dh took over as the primary nighttime caregiver. Although she would wake briefly during the night, she was easy to soothe back to sleep and often happily went 8-10 hours without nursing.
We've dealt with some molars already, which we treated with Tylenol.
But now we seem to be regressing--I don't think it's teething because she's not pulling at her ears like she usually does. More nightwaking, more crying, and very unhappy when dh appears (she sleeps on the floor of our room for much of the night--her co-sleeping manners included a lot of fist/foot swinging) instead of me, although she sometimes will fuss in fits and starts even if I am lying there next to her for LONG periods of time.
I can't think of any allergenic foods we've introduced lately--she's been on fish, soy, wheat, corn, eggs for months now.
Is this just another go-round of separation anxiety? We did have a rather trying day last Sunday at the ER (thank goodness it was nothing), and she was doing a lot of extra day nursing Monday and I slept with her on the floor for most of Monday night--then she appeared to be over it (I thought?).
does anyone have any ideas? I have come to realize I haven't felt so zombie-like in several weeks...and I can't say that I've missed it :bag:
Thanks :o
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I know you want an answer...we all do. We want to figure it all out. I have literally driven myself crazy doing this. The truth is we may never know for sure why they do the things they do. But, rest assured you will know what you need to know.
I have recently been trying to surrendor this desire to figure it all out and just trust in the universe/god/higher power to reveal to me what I need to know and to give me the willingness to sit still so that I can hear it.
I hope whatever it is, it passes quickly! I can imagine it would be extra challenging since you have been sleeping so well lately.
Brandy
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I finally figured out that she is dairy-sensitive and eliminated that--her sleeping got much better; even moreso during a week that I was sick and and dh took over as the primary nighttime caregiver. Although she would wake briefly during the night, she was easy to soothe back to sleep and often happily went 8-10 hours without nursing.
We've dealt with some molars already, which we treated with Tylenol.
But now we seem to be regressing--I don't think it's teething because she's not pulling at her ears like she usually does. More nightwaking, more crying, and very unhappy when dh appears (she sleeps on the floor of our room for much of the night--her co-sleeping manners included a lot of fist/foot swinging) instead of me, although she sometimes will fuss in fits and starts even if I am lying there next to her for LONG periods of time.
I can't think of any allergenic foods we've introduced lately--she's been on fish, soy, wheat, corn, eggs for months now.
Is this just another go-round of separation anxiety? We did have a rather trying day last Sunday at the ER (thank goodness it was nothing), and she was doing a lot of extra day nursing Monday and I slept with her on the floor for most of Monday night--then she appeared to be over it (I thought?).
does anyone have any ideas? I have come to realize I haven't felt so zombie-like in several weeks...and I can't say that I've missed it :bag:
Thanks :o
^_^:
I know you want an answer...we all do. We want to figure it all out. I have literally driven myself crazy doing this. The truth is we may never know for sure why they do the things they do. But, rest assured you will know what you need to know.
I have recently been trying to surrendor this desire to figure it all out and just trust in the universe/god/higher power to reveal to me what I need to know and to give me the willingness to sit still so that I can hear it.
I hope whatever it is, it passes quickly! I can imagine it would be extra challenging since you have been sleeping so well lately.
Brandy
More Topical: