overtired & crying @ 11 wks old - help

armo

For the past 2 nights, DD is fine and happy and then wham suddenly she is crying because she is over-tired.  And in that state, she can't fall asleep - tonight it took us 35-40 minutes of swaying/dancing with her while she is crying (loudly, her poor sister has to listen to it too) and she finally passed out in my arms and then i put her down.

I know the signs are supposed to be rubbing eyes, slowing down, but she seemed fine, just sitting there with me!  Should I just go by the clock now at 11 weeks old and put her in a dark room at 7:30 and hope she falls asleep?   I know it's bad if she gets used to falling asleep on us so i want to be careful.

pea-kay

yeah, it's totally a guessing game at this point, but try to put her down a little bit before the time she's been starting to get overtired. this was by far the hardest part with our boys, so i can empathize.

rmgandjas

ella was the same way and it was always a guessing game with her.  she would go from playing to being overtired with no warning.  eventually i just put them on the 2 hours up, 2 hours down schedule and it worked like a charm for her!