ScorpioMommy
04-26-2010, 03:55 PM
My 6 month old daughter simply refuses to sleep. I have no idea what to do anymore. She used to go to bed at 8pm and sleep till either 5am or 6:30am. Then after her morning feeding a couple hours later she might cat nap for 30 minutes to an hour. The past few nights I haven't been able to get her to stay asleep. For example last night I set her down to sleep at 7:50pm and she went right to sleep within a few minutes. less then 30 minutes later she wakes up crying I tried for an hour patting her back without picking her up to encourage her to go back to sleep. (She wasn't hungry and she wasn't wet or soiled). It took 3 hours to get her to go back to sleep from the first time she woke up! I can't do this anymore I need someone to give me some advice.
Also, she refuses to take naps. I always put her down between 11:30am and 12pm for a nap which usually lasts 2-3 hours in the afternoon. And that worked until recently it turned into an all out crying fest where she just cries for an hour to an hour and a half. I also started her recently on solids ( a bit of rice cereal mixed in with half an ounce to an ounce of breast milk) could the rice cereal be affecting her sleep? I read in Baby 411 it could make babies constipated or something... but then again her poops appear to be fine. (although smellier) she has been getting gassy lately. I need a solution to this.
note: she also began teething at around 3 or 4 months. I think it was sooner then when I first discovered her little tooth at 4 months. She has 2 front bottom teeth and then one to the left on the bottom. I can't see or feel any others. Could it also be that?
Also, she refuses to take naps. I always put her down between 11:30am and 12pm for a nap which usually lasts 2-3 hours in the afternoon. And that worked until recently it turned into an all out crying fest where she just cries for an hour to an hour and a half. I also started her recently on solids ( a bit of rice cereal mixed in with half an ounce to an ounce of breast milk) could the rice cereal be affecting her sleep? I read in Baby 411 it could make babies constipated or something... but then again her poops appear to be fine. (although smellier) she has been getting gassy lately. I need a solution to this.
note: she also began teething at around 3 or 4 months. I think it was sooner then when I first discovered her little tooth at 4 months. She has 2 front bottom teeth and then one to the left on the bottom. I can't see or feel any others. Could it also be that?