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jeffrae
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Addy HATES night time & crib
jeffrae
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Okay, I am sure there are 100's of these posts...but DH and I are struggling and everything we are trying is not working!
My
9 month old transitioned to a crib in her room at about 6 months.
Before that she was in pnp in our room. Daycare colds were bad - so
she would sleep with us occasionally so that we could prop her up as
she was so congested. But we would have her in her pnp or crib if she
was well. She has been a rock/cuddle to sleep baby from day 1 - rarely
put down when drowsy. It was never really an issue for us as it was
easy to rock her to sleep in about 20 minutes and then put her down.
She would sleep about 4 hours, wake up/eat, sleep, etc. We have a set
bedtime routine - 6:30 eat, 7 pm bath, 7:30 play/nurse, 7:45-8:00 bed.
Recently, we lowered her crib to the bottom as she just started rolling/crawling. And now all hell has broken loose! We get her sleeping...and as soon as her body feels the mattress she starts screaming. We tried putting her on her side, putting on her tummy, rubbing her back. She just wakes up, screams, kicks, and then wiggles her way to the bars, grabs on, and cries until we pick her up. As soon as we pick her up - she is OUT. Put her down, the cycle repeats. Ultimately until both of us are tired and she gives in about 3 hours later, or I give in about 4 hours later and take her to bed for an hour - then put her in pnp or crib when she has been out for a while.
We started CIO a couple weeks ago - starting at 3 minutes and now are up to 30 minutes. It does not help one bit. Diapers are good. She is not hungry. She does not have teeth yet, but does not seem to be teething.
We have no issues with nap time. She goes down just fine and sleeps in her crib at home or at daycare.
Is this a normal 9 month old phase? Does CIO really need to happen for 3-4 hours straight? I am not sure we (or our neighbors) could handle that. Suggestions? Stories of "been there, did this, LO sleeps now" would be great!
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Re: Addy HATES night time & crib
I'm probably not much help but wanted to say I'm sorry you're nights are so rough. It is so exhausting. We did sleep training with Mallory and had success...never had to fuss more then 30 minutes before she'd sleep. I think if you've done that for more then 5 nights and haven't seen any improvement you should not continue. But that's just my opinion. Is there anything you do at naptime that is different? We used to have easy bedtime and bad naps until we started doing the same bedtime routine (minus the bath) and it worked. Is she overtired? Could you try bumping up her bedtime a little bit to see if it helps? Did you change anything else about her crib when you lowered the mattress? Remove the bumper? How long ago did you change it? maybe she's still adjusting to the different setting?
Good luck! Hang in there.
I could have written this:
"She has been a rock/cuddle to sleep baby from day 1 - rarely put down when drowsy. It was never really an issue for us as it was easy to rock her to sleep in about 20 minutes and then put her down. We get her sleeping...and as soon as her body feels the mattress she starts screaming. We tried putting her on her side, putting on her tummy, rubbing her back. She just wakes up, screams, kicks, and then wiggles her way to the bars, grabs on, and cries until we pick her up. As soon as we pick her up - she is OUT. Put her down, the cycle repeats. "
If you find an answer I'd LOVE to hear it!