Hi Jeanette
Hoping you may be able to help with a little problem we're having. Our lovely daughter Lauren is now 14 1/2 months and in the last 3 weeks has developed sleeping problems, well waking problems really.
Shes a really happy and contented little girl when awake, always laughing and playing and having fun. Doesn't show any signs of over clinginess except maybe when she's tired or feeling poorly and then only wants mummy (which sounds pretty normal to me?).
Its bedtime whcih is now a problem. When I put her down she tries to sit/stand up and starts to cry. Despite all my reassurances she still cries so have adopted the crying it out whcih does work (usually falls a sleep withing 5 - 10 minutes). Not keen on doing this as hate to hear her cry but it does work.
The main problem is she wakes again during the night and again will not lie down and is inconsolable. I can't bear to hear her so upset so she comes into our bed and once she is asleep I place her back in her cot.
As I said this has occured every night for about 3 weeks.
Am I doing anything wrong? It breaks my heart to hear her so upset as its so out of character but Im worried that the sleeping in our bed is becoming a habiit she relies on?
Sorry to ramble but nerves a bit frazzled!
Hope you can help.
Jo
xx
Hoping you may be able to help with a little problem we're having. Our lovely daughter Lauren is now 14 1/2 months and in the last 3 weeks has developed sleeping problems, well waking problems really.
Shes a really happy and contented little girl when awake, always laughing and playing and having fun. Doesn't show any signs of over clinginess except maybe when she's tired or feeling poorly and then only wants mummy (which sounds pretty normal to me?).
Its bedtime whcih is now a problem. When I put her down she tries to sit/stand up and starts to cry. Despite all my reassurances she still cries so have adopted the crying it out whcih does work (usually falls a sleep withing 5 - 10 minutes). Not keen on doing this as hate to hear her cry but it does work.
The main problem is she wakes again during the night and again will not lie down and is inconsolable. I can't bear to hear her so upset so she comes into our bed and once she is asleep I place her back in her cot.
As I said this has occured every night for about 3 weeks.
Am I doing anything wrong? It breaks my heart to hear her so upset as its so out of character but Im worried that the sleeping in our bed is becoming a habiit she relies on?
Sorry to ramble but nerves a bit frazzled!
Hope you can help.
Jo
xx