Wednesday, April 30, 2008
A Little Help, Moms?
So Adara's been waking up four or five times in the night, instead of just one or two like she's been doing for the past two months. Worst yet, she wakes up with a full throated scream of terror instead of just her usual whimpering cries to be fed or picked up. It's incredibly heart stopping to be repetitively woken by a shrieking scream of agony. She has one tooth coming in and has a bit of a cold, so I wonder if this is causing this. Have any other moms experienced this? How did you make it stop? If she had just starting waking more I might say "oh ignore her cries and she'll get over it." But she sounds like she's in agony. She often doesn't stop screaming even when we pick her up or feed her. I don't know what's going on here. Thoughts?
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Oh man. Not sure what to suggest...other than ample daytime naps along with her. You and Jenn better promise me you won't let Adara and Griffin tell Phelan about their current nightime habits!
Ah yes.... Roo used to scream like he was being murdered... or like he had his head caught between the crib bars.. it was heart-stopping. I'm sure the entire building was hoping we would move out the week we let him cry it out. My ex had to physically restrain me from going to him. It was teething and frustration at being in pain alone in the dark.
She's young enough that you should still feel comfy going to her if it comforts her. Eventually, she'll have to learn how to do some of the small comforting herself - that age varies by kid but generally closer to 1 in my experience.
*hug
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