Baby WANTS crib
For the past few nights, Layla's been doing this really unusual thing where she asks to go in the crib at bedtime! Until now, I've been getting her to sleep in my arms & transferring her to the crib, but now she starts to flail and flip out (as if I'm torturing her!) if she's in my arms. She's 17 months old. Usually wakes once in the night and then we bring her in our bed.
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Mine got like 8 teeth at once about 9 months ago. All at once. Worst 2 weeks yet. She got so sick with high fevers wouldn't eat, couldn't sleep, ended up with ear infections and nobody could figure out what the hell was causing for 2 straight weeks, I was getting frantic because she wouldn't nurse or eat at all and she was pitiful sick. one day she just had 3 new teeth, then more and then more and suddenly she starts eating and sleeping again. 4 molars. I didn't even know 9/10 month olds could get molars. I sincerely hope the teething passes soon.
Sorry you're having trouble, too!! I'm hoping this regression doesn't last too long. I'm also hoping it's the start of a better pattern, since she seems to want to {eventually} drift off in the crib most nights. She's also teething pretty bad. Is yours?
I should've explained better. She refuses to settle in my arms but she's also NOT settling herself in the crib, really. Not until she's beyond the point of exhaustion and has had at least 5 rounds of me trying to hold & comfort her. It's a "damned if I do, damned if I don't" situation. Believe me - I would gladly go back to the easy rock-to-sleep method we've been enjoying up until recently. I believe it's 1) a sleep regression and 2) molar teething (she's had a rash and fever). Last night it took 3 hours to settle and even then it was a cosleeping, frequently interrupted 7-hour night of sleep for her. It's miserable.
When mine started to not want me to rock them to sleep I'd lay them in bed, pat their back, song them songs, bounce their matters... It really helped them settle down and fall asleep. It's exhausting to do but it's way less stressful than them being upset lol This of course didn't work every night but it was definitely the best method I found.