Nora will be a year old next week and during the day, she's amazing and incredible and sweet. She says a few words, loves to play and explore and, though she is VERY social, she also is very much a "mama's girl". She still breastfeeds though she also eats solids three times per day with "snacks" in between. She has five teeth that are all the way through and half of another coming through. She is walking along things, standing unassisted and walks while holding someone's hands. She has always liked motion and being able to be upright - never liked being "locked in place" whether in a stroller or carseat or really anywhere she feels restricted. She loves to be free to move around and explore. She's hilarious and so fun to be around.
But at night...ug...it's a whole other story. She starts going to bed around 7pm. I will nurse and rock her. She needs lots of movement to fall asleep and it takes about 40 minutes or so of rocking and walking to get her to sleep. Then we SLOWLY lay her down in her crib and C R E E P away praying that we don't step on a creaky floor board. On a "typical" night, she will wake up again around 9:30 and will take slightly less time to get back to sleep (dad can go in then) and then she'll wake again around 11. Throughout the night, we usually get about 2 hours of sleep out of her at a time until I finally bring her to bed around 5am and then she's up for the at about 6-6:30. (FYI: her naps stink too - half hour 2x per day.)
I'm simply at my wit's end. Last night was atypical in that she was up ALL NIGHT. Literally slept for about an hour in her crib - otherwise I had to be constantly rocking/walking/nursing her. I'm completely exhausted.
We tried cosleeping too, FWIW, but by the time she was six months old, she wanted to be up and chatting with us at all hours since we were right there. I'm such a light sleeper too that even if she was sleeping, I was only dozing since I was so aware of her being there. Our master suite is the top floor of a finished attic and she is basically across the attic from us - I can see her from my bed.
I can't imagine what is going on with her. She's so sweet and fun and relaxed during the day but at night she seems so tense and unable to relax enough to fall into deep sleep. I really am wondering if there's something actually wrong?? Any advice??
But at night...ug...it's a whole other story. She starts going to bed around 7pm. I will nurse and rock her. She needs lots of movement to fall asleep and it takes about 40 minutes or so of rocking and walking to get her to sleep. Then we SLOWLY lay her down in her crib and C R E E P away praying that we don't step on a creaky floor board. On a "typical" night, she will wake up again around 9:30 and will take slightly less time to get back to sleep (dad can go in then) and then she'll wake again around 11. Throughout the night, we usually get about 2 hours of sleep out of her at a time until I finally bring her to bed around 5am and then she's up for the at about 6-6:30. (FYI: her naps stink too - half hour 2x per day.)
I'm simply at my wit's end. Last night was atypical in that she was up ALL NIGHT. Literally slept for about an hour in her crib - otherwise I had to be constantly rocking/walking/nursing her. I'm completely exhausted.
We tried cosleeping too, FWIW, but by the time she was six months old, she wanted to be up and chatting with us at all hours since we were right there. I'm such a light sleeper too that even if she was sleeping, I was only dozing since I was so aware of her being there. Our master suite is the top floor of a finished attic and she is basically across the attic from us - I can see her from my bed.
I can't imagine what is going on with her. She's so sweet and fun and relaxed during the day but at night she seems so tense and unable to relax enough to fall into deep sleep. I really am wondering if there's something actually wrong?? Any advice??
.... anyway I'll be watching...
