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HELP!!!!!!

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 11:07

Ladies,

My DD is 7 months today ......... she has never been one of the babies who you can 'put down awake' .... Somehow I have managed with walking her, pacifier, feeding her, stroller .... different things worked during different phases. There was a brief time she could put herself to sleep by sucking her thumb/fingers but she stopped that and she refuses the pacifier now so I have basically been nursing her to sleep. I went through a nightmare phase between 3.5-5 months where she would wake several times a night. Anyway I did CIO (which is totally against my principles as a Mother but I didnt know what else to do).

Long story short - her sleep at night is much improved and she goes to sleep after drinking a bottle of milk. If she wakes up and is just moaning then I ignore her and she goes back to sleep within a few minutes so she CAN go to sleep herself.
I have a nanny - my nanny has started doing most of the naps unless she needs to be fed and she goes to sleep VERY easily with the nanny ie. a book then a bit of patting then she's asleep - no problem. It is FIRDAY - I have to deal with naps and she WILL NOT sleep for me no matter what I try (but I am not feeding her as that is what she wants). What the **** do I do????? My own DD will not nap with me ??????
Even if I am lying with her in the bed she just cries and cries and cries and the second I remove her from the room she is totally fine so there is nothing bothering her. I know if I fed her she'd be asleep in a second.
My husband is also trying now and she is screaming ****** murder!!!

I feel such a failure .......... Do I give in and feed her every time or what??? I am at a total loss.

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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 13:00
I don't see any problems of feeding her, so why not? She is 7 month old only :) For your own peace on Friday, feed her and put her to sleep :)
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EW GURU
Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 12:23
Did you give the lunch? My 8 year old asked me lunch at 11.45 am...it does not go away this wanting to feed early!! Fortunately he does not yell the house down if I do not jump up straight away and make it for him, Hope you have peace in your home now
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EW GURU
Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 12:21
Ladies, My DD is 7 months today ......... she has never been one of the babies who you can 'put down awake' .... Somehow I have managed with walking her, pacifier, feeding her, stroller .... different things worked during different phases. There was a brief time she could put herself to sleep by sucking her thumb/fingers but she stopped that and she refuses the pacifier now so I have basically been nursing her to sleep. I went through a nightmare phase between 3.5-5 months where she would wake several times a night. Anyway I did CIO (which is totally against my principles as a Mother but I didnt know what else to do). Long story short - her sleep at night is much improved and she goes to sleep after drinking a bottle of milk. If she wakes up and is just moaning then I ignore her and she goes back to sleep within a few minutes so she CAN go to sleep herself. I have a nanny - my nanny has started doing most of the naps unless she needs to be fed and she goes to sleep VERY easily with the nanny ie. a book then a bit of patting then she's asleep - no problem. It is FIRDAY - I have to deal with naps and she WILL NOT sleep for me no matter what I try (but I am not feeding her as that is what she wants). What the **** do I do????? My own DD will not nap with me ?????? Even if I am lying with her in the bed she just cries and cries and cries and the second I remove her from the room she is totally fine so there is nothing bothering her. I know if I fed her she'd be asleep in a second. My husband is also trying now and she is screaming ****** murder!!! I feel such a failure .......... Do I give in and feed her every time or what??? I am at a total loss. It sounds like she is attached to the smell of your Nanny, perhaps your nanny could leave an item of her clothing with you on her day off, and you could wrap baby in it, 11 am is usually a common feeding time, she maybe growing and need an early lunch, you must be weaning her, so give lunch!!! <em>edited by loube on 27/04/2012</em>
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 11:30
I will feed her if i were you:) It's not like she will be this way her whole life ! Its just a phase , more important to keep your sanity and the child needs you now ! Few more years from now you will beg her to spend some time with you ...she will be busy with her friends ! Do what you feel you want to do! Time go to fast !:)
 
 

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