crying for 'no reason'/over tired

[charlotte_]

the past few days zach has been crying for 'no reason', he's fed, changed etc. the only reason i can think of is he's over-tired, because when we do manage to settle him (by holding him under the living room light or cuddling him really tight) he falls asleep almost immediately.
anything i can do to prevent this? or to anything else it could be?

 

[chickadee1976]

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[Becky]

The only thing I've found is to learn when they're getting tired and put them down before they get over-tired otherwise you end up rocking/shushing them to sleep. I'm just starting to learn when Calum is tired and I'm putting him down when I think he is. He'll either settle within a few mins or get pee'd off cos that wasn't what he wanted in which case I pick him up and go through the list again food/nappy/bored etc. I've only just started to pick up on his "tired" signals and my OH hasn't got it yet but it does seem to work.

 

[glittergirl]

Yeah Liam does this.

He can playing quite happily on his mat then all of a sudden he starts to rub his eyes/ears and cries. Its when he is tired/overtired and makes him really twisty.

I have to cuddle him in tight and he has a bit thrash about with his arms and legs then he'll be flat out.

xxx

 

[nori]

ollie is the same.. i reakon it maybe their age. The baby whisperer book said when you see the 2nd yawn put them to bed. It worked for a week but this week Ollie doesnt want to be put down. Worth a try though..

Claire x

 

[chickadee1976]

ollie is the same.. i reakon it maybe their age. The baby whisperer book said when you see the 2nd yawn put them to bed. It worked for a week but this week Ollie doesnt want to be put down. Worth a try though..

Claire x

Yeah Ariana screams when i put her down regardless, although the holding close and patting her bum while she cries worked today twice was out in 5 minutes Brian just tried it and it didnt work she is still awake and crying

 

[NickyB]

I definitely recommend learning their routine and getting them to nap before they're too tired. It takes a long time until you notice their cues, but it does help knowing they'll be tired soon.

 

[jills10uk]

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[emmie]

Blake has been doing this the last couple of days i dont know what it is