Reposting from 6-12 months
DD's been fussy the last week or so. Then Monday she figured out how to crawl and she was instantly happy so we guessed she was just bored and frustrated with that, but back to happy baby right? Wrong. When we went to put her to bed that night she cried worse then she ever has before. We ferbered before, so we let her cry but she got so bad (we're talking screaming gasping for breath in no time!) I had to hold her until she relaxed then lay her down and stand by the crib until she started to fall asleep.
It's not just us she's doing this with. When my mom was watching her she did the same thing at nap time, but she doesnt cry when I leave for work in the morning. Does this sound like seperation anxiety?
I know there are also sleep problems related to learning new skills (the crawling) but I thought that was more waking up in the middle of the night. She sleeps great as usual once we get her down, and she even woke up babbling to herself at one point and went back to sleep on her own. Will referberizing even work in this situation or do we just have to wait it out? She's also starting to get fussy if we leave her to play alone for more then a minute or two? Any tips on getting through this phase?
Re: Seperation Anxiety?