Seren has always been a sweetie at bedtime, bath, book, boob, bed. No probs (sleeping is another matter but that is not this thread). On Wednesday she was a nightmare to get to bed. She was teething and never napped properly and refused to go in her crib as usual. Even when I ended up feeding her to sleep in bed as it was 4 hours past her normal bedtiome and everytime we went to put her down she cried. I put this down to her teething but its not gone back to normal. She has had no more teething pains but will not nap unless she falls asleep on the boob. She will not go to bed unless she falls asleep on the boob and even then it has taken me 5 attempts to put her in her crib. What did I do wrong, and can anyone help? OH has told me to leave her to cry which I can do if she is just grizzling but full on crying I will not leave. I just feel like I have failed somewhere down the line and have no idea how to fix it.
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What has gone wrong???
- Thread starter beanie
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Hun try not to think of yourself as failing its not your fault all babies, as far as i know, change. Does Seren have solids at all? I know that before Reece started on solids he would cry his heart out at bedtimes. He was just not satisfied on milk and was hungry for foods.
I know i cant tell you what to do but i suggest that you try and just leave her crying just for one night. I know you'll feel really guilty but it is worth it. i never did it with Reece until he was over 4 months because i hated leaving him when he was upset but after the first night of trying it he fell asleep after only 10 mins of crying . And after that he was an angel- and soooooo happy! he loves going to bed now. I used to put his crying and that down to teething but i honestly think now that it was just because he couldn't settle by himself. You have to be strong and you have to try and leave her while she screams. Its for the best in the long run.
Even now though sometimes he will not sleep., If after about 10 mins Reece is still crying i'll go upstairs and give him the rest of his bottle and that comforts him enough to go to sleep usually.
I wont've been much help though sorry, let me know how you get on x
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I know i cant tell you what to do but i suggest that you try and just leave her crying just for one night. I know you'll feel really guilty but it is worth it. i never did it with Reece until he was over 4 months because i hated leaving him when he was upset but after the first night of trying it he fell asleep after only 10 mins of crying . And after that he was an angel- and soooooo happy! he loves going to bed now. I used to put his crying and that down to teething but i honestly think now that it was just because he couldn't settle by himself. You have to be strong and you have to try and leave her while she screams. Its for the best in the long run.
Even now though sometimes he will not sleep., If after about 10 mins Reece is still crying i'll go upstairs and give him the rest of his bottle and that comforts him enough to go to sleep usually.
I wont've been much help though sorry, let me know how you get on x
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Hi Beanie... HUGS for you!!!
I have had the same thing with Oscar. Ok, it did happen quite a wee while ago now, but we're still not back on track. I just don't know what happened to change him for the worse. Although now, I've come to accept it.
AS they get older, they also get wiser. This is what i suspect happened with Oscar. I tried leaving him to cry it out, but I cant... although.... I am going to have to be more strict when DH and I share a bed again. Oscar's bedtime routine is still the same, except that he sometimes wakes an hour after going down. Last night was like that... he came into bed with me and feasted all night!
Oscars mind seems busy ALL the time!!! I think if he could walk, he'd be half way down the road. He's close to sitting up by himself which I hope will make a difference. He also hasn't been out much for fresh air. The two top teeth are also buldging.
I dont think I've given you any useful advice now, but hope that I can reaassure you that it's not what you've done wrong.... our babies are changing every day... you never know - Seren could be a "genius" in the making.... realusing that there's so much more to invent!!
Keep your chin up.... you'll pull through, no matter how hard it seems right now!!
Emilia xx
I have had the same thing with Oscar. Ok, it did happen quite a wee while ago now, but we're still not back on track. I just don't know what happened to change him for the worse. Although now, I've come to accept it.
AS they get older, they also get wiser. This is what i suspect happened with Oscar. I tried leaving him to cry it out, but I cant... although.... I am going to have to be more strict when DH and I share a bed again. Oscar's bedtime routine is still the same, except that he sometimes wakes an hour after going down. Last night was like that... he came into bed with me and feasted all night!
Oscars mind seems busy ALL the time!!! I think if he could walk, he'd be half way down the road. He's close to sitting up by himself which I hope will make a difference. He also hasn't been out much for fresh air. The two top teeth are also buldging.
I dont think I've given you any useful advice now, but hope that I can reaassure you that it's not what you've done wrong.... our babies are changing every day... you never know - Seren could be a "genius" in the making.... realusing that there's so much more to invent!!
Keep your chin up.... you'll pull through, no matter how hard it seems right now!!
Emilia xx
