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Roxanne
Q:
Hi Rox, I've been
browsing the net for hours trying to find the solution to my little
problem. I'm Ann from Ireland and my 17 month old daughter Alannah has
been sleeping in a cot at night since last Summer. During the day she is
rocked to sleep in her pram, two short naps. At night she lies down in her
cot and I sit with her until she sleeps, listening to her lullaby mobile.
We've had this bedtime routine for almost a year and this week all of a
sudden, she won't settle in her cot and ends up standing up, screaming and
getting extremely upset. I tried leaving the room and she cried and cried.
Her Dad insisted on holding her down gently tonight and not giving in to
her but she cried so much that my mother insisted we take her out and rock
her to sleep in the buggy. He said that we are giving in to her by taking
her out but the crying is so bad I think she could make herself sick. She
usually sleeps from 10p.m to 9a.m. Her day time naps are 12.00-1.00 and
5.00-6.00. Maybe these times are wrong for her age? What do you think?
We're all arguing over
what's best for her here but we're getting nowhere fast!! I'd appreciate
your advice. She has just cut the first of her eye teeth today.
Ann
A:
Dear Ann:
Sounds
like a couple things are going on...one is that Alannah was teething, and
therefore cranky, all last week. The other is that she may be getting to
the stage where only one nap is necessary. Older babies generally drop a
nap around her age. You may want to check out the following quote from our
discussion boards, concerning the book "The No Cry Sleep Solution" by
Elizabeth Pantley:
"Rainbows, thanks so much for posting that sleep link! It's only been a
week, and I don't want to risk incurring the wrath of the PGs, but I'll
just say that if current trends continue, not only will I buy a million
copies of the book, I'll go door-to-door handing them out. And then I'll
form a cult to worship the author."
Here's
the best part, for anyone else interested:
http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/content/excerpts/frequentw.htm
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