What a bad night! I need advice?!

[LibranTwin]

This was my night... DD down at 6.30pm needed dummy at 7.10,8.40, 10, 11.30, feed 12, dummy 2.10, 4.00, feed 5.15, up 7am.

I feel like I have worked so hard to get my DD to have a good night and 2 weeks ago I was there. She was a screamer when it came to sleeptime during the day and night. I finally eased her out of needing to be rocked and just patted her bum in the cot. And then one day I could finally just put her down in the cot and leave and she would go to sleep all by herself. And her nights were more down at 7, wake around 4am for a feed and then up about 8am - perfect. That was about 2 weeks ago.

But Wednesday a week ago my 5 month DD cut her first tooth and now has both her bottom front ones coming through. Now our nights are bad again and it can take half an hour or more to get her to sleep during the day too. I feel like I was teased with the one week of bliss :laughing:

Anyway I don't know what to do :no: She is grumpy and irritable during the day and costantly needs me to put the dummy back in at night. I am using Hylands teething tabs and Braurs.

Should I be taking the dummy away? Or will she get through this stage? It would be very hard to do considering she is so irritable. She only has it at sleep times too. She is usually the happiest baby during the day - now she is a grump. And I really feel for her.

Another thought is she hasn't pooed for 3 days. She started solids a few weeks ago, which she was ready for and loves. And her bowels moved out to 2 days. Now it been 3??

I just don't know. I had a cry to my DH this morning :(

Any advice or reassuring words would be lovely :)

[LibranTwin]

Sorry its so long.. I didn't realise.

[melbryan]

My 1 yr old has got 6 teeth coming through he is a great sleeper at night but screamed every night this week. It's a faze they go through , with my other 2 boys I would give them panandol and bottles now i just leave him he will eventually stop.
BTW with every child I have taken the dummy earler Ds3 had his taken at 4 mths started to want it all of the time it was just a pain in the neck really. Hoping for no dummy with DD1.

[kkaz]

I think it is just a phase and it will pass. I think the teething has a lot to do with it. My DD was up every 2 hours when her tooth came through....but it only lasted for one night...then she was back on her regular up-once-or-twice-a-night-gig.

I know it can be frustrating and disappointing when you think you have something "perfected" and then it all goes pear shaped. They do that. One step forward, two steps back. But they get there in the end. Try not to get stressed about it. If she was sleeping well before she can (and will) sleep well again. :goodvibes:

[MountainGirl]

Hmmmm,....tough one,..

I would suggest getting rid of the dummy,..but if she is teething, then the dummy might be really comforting,...

Can you co-sleep for a while? Then at least you all get a bit of sleep,....

Gosh, it's hard isn;t it?

[LibranTwin]

Thanks for you replies girls. I got a bit teary again reading them :laughing: I guess I will she how she goes for the next few nights. I have had 3 like this in a row now. And I might look at taking the dummy away once she is through this first bout of teething.

Co-sleeping sounds great and I would love to do it, but my DD is the kind of bub who would probably want to play in the middle of the night and get less sleep :) As it is, when i go in her room I do my best not to look at her, she just wakes up more and wants to chat!!

[kkaz]

Co-sleeping sounds great and I would love to do it, but my DD is the kind of bub who would probably want to play in the middle of the night and get less sleep :) As it is, when i go in her room I do my best not to look at her, she just wakes up more and wants to chat!!

My DD is exactly like that, too. And freakily she looks very similar to your DD (from what I can see in your avatar :p)

Try not to let it get you down, she will be back to a great sleeper in no time. :hugs:

[LibranTwin]

That's funny kkaz! I wouldn't have her any other way she is such a character :)

Well last night was a bit of an improvement. I went to the pharmacy and got some nurofen (panadol didn't help) and after her 2nd wake up in 2 hours I gave her a dose and she slept for 5hrs. She is definitely in discomfort. Will just save the nurofen for when we are both desperate for some sleep.

I really thought that the hylands teething drops would do the trick but didn't seem to help her sleeping at all.

:fingerscrossed: she is over the worst of it. Both teeth are through!