Community› The Bump Month Clubs› April 2013 Moms
April 2013 Moms
New Discussion

Sleep help

24ladybug24ladybug member
in April 2013 Moms
I need help. There is just too much information out there. Please point me a good direction.
LO slept great for about a month in her crib in her room. Then the nightly wake ups took over. And it got near impossible to get her down. So we did CIO with going in and rubbing her back at intervals. After a week it seemed to help. And worked for two weeks. Now the last three nights she screams bloody murder anytime we are in her room and after two hours of interval checks still screaming. I gave in and brought her to our bed we didn't even cosleep when she was newborn.
I feel like I created a sleep monster.
And here is the kicker. She will still take her morning nap in her crib for DH if I'm at work. When we are both home she just clings to me. He works swing so I'm on my own at night.
Suggestions please... We can't keep cosleeping.
Any books or resources that you would recommend?
Thanks
image
Report Reply to Post

Re: Sleep help

  • squatchiebabysquatchiebaby member

    Unfortunately we are in the same situation.  It's frustrating because she slept in her crib just fine for so long but now wails when I put her down. We've been cosleeping for the last couple of weeks just because nothing else works. My back and shoulders won't be able to take it much longer.

    But like yours, my baby is incredibly clingy to me. If I'm at home I have to be with her or else she gets really upset. If I'm not with her it's not a problem. Maybe it is separation anxierty? Whatever it is, it's exhausting.

    Hope it gets better for you soon! If you find any magic tricks let me know ;-)

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • Lhyacinth888Lhyacinth888 member
    rgrundon said:

    Maybe separation anxiety?? Possibly just a phase. Can't say I'm too much help as I have never gotten my little lady to sleep in her crib. :-/

    I was also going to say sounds like maybe separation anxiety. I think my DD has it too. My DD cries an hour after we put her down for bed every night. I've tried everything but it seems like she is getting used to it and us coming up when she cries. She immediately stops crying when we pick her up. I've just started CIO to extinction for this waking. It's been rough but it's only day 2. It's just not practical to go up an hour after I just put her to bed every single night. And when DD is awake she cries when I leave the room or when someone else is holding her and she can see me.
    Daisypath Anniversary tickers Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • BellaBean76BellaBean76 member
    Maybe try CIO with no check ups (watch on video monitor if you have one). Like PP said if I checked on her it made it worse. Once we did CIO to extinction it worked great....although the first few times were super hard on me;)
    Image and video hosting by TinyPic
    Report Reply
  • 24ladybug24ladybug member
    Thanks!
    We do have a video monitor. I just feel guilty if I don't go check on her but it does make it worse. So we will see what tonight brings....
    image
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"