Sleep Strike

My girl so so tired, but doesn't go to sleep when we put her to bed. She usually has at least 3 short sleeps during the day and then sleeps through the night but for two days now, we get her up for her 1st feed and play for about 1.5 hours then top up and put her to bed after she rubs her eyes etc but then she won't sleep. It just goes on like this all day.
Any ideas as to what the problem might be? I'm at my wits end.

Edited by sunnyhoney

Sounds familiar...but she was so good up until now, I don't get it. It seems to have changed very suddenly. Joy only had half an hour today. The rest of her "sleep" time was spent in her cot either squealing at full pitch or crying.

What do you do with Lauren during the day? Do you sit with her and spend all day with her or do you just put her somewhere to entertain herself and go do stuff (for the most part)???

I spend the day moving her from place to place, eg: I start in the morning on a rug on the floor, lots of tummy time and rolling around, she spends about an hour on the floor, when I need to get things done, I pop the TV on for background noise for her. Then at around 9am ish we go for a walk for an hour, she sleeps the whole way round my 5km walk!

Then when we get home I pop her in the exercauser for 20mins or so or the Jolly Jumper, then we go for little wanders round the garden and look at the trees and talk to the cat or I pop her into her highchair with a peice of ice in her mesh feeder, this keeps her occupied for ages!

Then during the afternoon I just rotate these things around again in no particular order, she spends alot of time on the floor and quite often I will lay down there with her and read stories. She is also very into bouncing on my knee while I sing nursery rhymes, although I am struggling to remember all the words!

Basically I get hardly anything done during the day time, she is demanding more and more of my attention. I have just bought a DVD of nursery rhymes to try and see if that will entertain her for atleast 15 mins or so!

She also will not sleep at all in her cot during the day, I pop her into her MB in the laying down postion and she nods of pretty much straight away, I do not rock it either, dont want that habit to start!!! For some reason she will only sleep in her cot at night

*hugs* It's so frustrating isn't it. I'm lucky in the fact that at the moment I generally get one sleep out of B after first wake up and feed, (despite only being a 45 min nap) anything on top of that at the moment is a bonus. I try and keep busy, and like Peachy try to do different things, even if it's just hanging out the washing or checking the letterbox, both take longer with a baby. Unlike Peachy I'm not walking 5k a day, but will often go for a short walk, sometimes he sleeps, sometimes he doesn't

I'm trying hard to just roll with it. He seems to get more upset if I try to put him down for a sleep at the first tired sign. Ironically he's often happy after a short sleep.

Could it be teething or tummy upset coz of reaction to some food??? Do you think I should take her to the doctor??

Hmm, yeah I've been thinking about going. Just a little nervous that they will be all bossy and know it all types like in hospital.

Walking may be an option, however she will sometimes go to sleep but she usually wakes when we get home. Maybe worth it to get her to have SOME sleep, but then it will also tire me out too.

I pretty much feel like a right failure at the mo.

Edited by sunnyhoney

Big hugs sunnyhoney!Even though my son is 12 I do remember that sleep deprived tired feeling and it sucks, but you are NOT a failure at all, just a tired out mum.

The things I used to do to get J to sleep were drivin in the car, walk in pram etc, if you have family/friends nearby get them to take her for a couple of hours whilst you sleep. Also could you lie down with her on your bed and have a sleep with her or prop some pillows beside her so she doesn't fall off and let her sleep that way.

More hugs for you

sunnhoney I have heard that the Plunket Sleep help that they offer is awesome. My friend took her baby there as he wouldn't sleep anywhere but on her. One day at the sleep centre and he has been the perfect sleeper ever since! She couldn't believe it!

all the best sunnyhoney.

It sounds like you have not changed anything, but Joy has just decided that she doesn't want to sleep - so maybe something has changed with her? I don't know much about separation anxiety, but just throwing that into the mix as an idea as what could be wrong.

From my observations of Anyssa, I think her tired signs do change - she didn't rub her eyes when she was younger, and now she starts to lick her lips as a first sign.

I hope plunket can help

Sunnyhoney. I found the plunket family centre really good when Rex was younger. They are so so lovely there too.

Good luck!

By the way, Happy 6 months to Joy!!!!