Breaking my heart.

[Marle]

Maybe she's teething? Does she have a runny nose or is a little warm?

[eddy]

Perhaps she is the infamous overtired? What would happen if you put her to sleep a half hour earlier?

[psychmom]

Could be teething. When his first few teeth were coming in he was so uncomfortable and unable to be consoled. Does her gums looks swollen or redder than usual? The front bottom teeth usually come in first.

[spedrunner]

No advice, i hope she can get some relief soon, and you too!

Hang in there tamb!

[Deleted]

i'm so sorry. i know that it's difficult. maybe an earlier naptime?

today i told L "no!" much more loudly than i intended (she was stepping onto something she wasn't supposed to step on) and it scared her. she got the big lip and the sad eyes and the red face and what made it worse was that she didn't cry. she just told me "mommy, that was mean and it scared me." and i apologized and then i had to cry. and then she comforted me. so i cried some more. so, you're in good company with the whole early glass of wine thing.

[eddy]

Aug 19, 2012 15:12:41 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Also, I think it might be that she's starting to know when I'm going to put her down and getting upset about it. I just talked to my mom, and she said it had been the same way over there, so probably just a new way of fighting sleep.

4 month wakeful lol.

No but really that makes sense. She is just that much more aware of her surroundings now. Keep doing what you are doing. She will eventually realize nap isn't so bad.

[Cayl]

I'm fairly sure that mine are teething but I can't feel any bumps yet. They are drooling constantly, pull at their ears a lot, and love to gnaw on my fingers or really anything. They have been waking up a ton at night the past few weeks just crying and it takes a good amount of time to get them to pass out again (they usually cry the whole time). It sucks.

[Cayl]

7 months, but my nephew started showing signs of teething at 3 months and some kids broke a tooth around 4-5 months on my BMB.

[cleo29]

I would bet teething and the teeth coming in can hurt for a while before you see or feel anything. Try keeping her elevated for sleeping and see if that eases some of her discomfort.

also, if you can try to see what her sleepy cues are before the fussing starts. K is an eye rubber, has been from very early on. If you can learn some of her cues and get her down before she is too tired, her fussiness might subside a little.

Oh and C was an early teether getter her first teeth at four months, but showing signs of it at 2. K got her first teeth at 6 months.

[dfl]

I bet it's teething too. K started at 4 months. Poor baby.

[jenna]

E got his first two teeth at 4 mo.

[Deleted]

My nephew has been fighting naps lately, also. He also is somewhat colic-y and they have been giving him gripe water that is helping some. I feel bad, his "bad time" for crying fits is after SIL goes to work and Bro gets home from work, so she has him all day and hes great then bro gets the crying fits. He has been somewhat better, though, with the gripe water before eating.

[cleo29]

Oh, is she fussy over all? Is she on formula? Switching C to sensitive formula made a big difference.

[Deleted]

Welcome to our world!! The boys do this pretty much every nap -- regardless of when we put them down. Sometimes it's just "hey, I don't WANT to sleep, oh wait I'm tired" and sometimes it's "I'M SO TIRED WHY AREN'T I SLEEPING BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SLEEP BUT WHY AREN'T I SLEEPING?!?!?!"

5 Ss, man, minus swaddling at this point. I use the exercise ball and that always helps. Also quiet time before naps gives us more of the first type of crying (short and more fussy) and less of the 2nd (how DARE we do this to them mixed with over tired).

[Deleted]

And yeah, it's the worst. We tried letting them cry a bit, thinking they were just getting out energy, and they got more worked up. Defon 5 in less than 5 minutes We don't do that anymore lol, maybe we'll try that again in a few weeks. They ARE starting to be a bit better since solids, which is what Fields said happened with her boys too (who also, I think she said, didn't nap well).

[cleo29]

Aug 19, 2012 20:51:56 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

No, she's really great most of the time. Even bedtime isn't as bad as naptime has been the last couple of days (or few days, I guess, according to my mom). It takes longer at bedtime, but it isn't as heart-wrenching.

I have found naps can be hit or miss during teething. If it is teething, try have her sleep elevated and like I said earlier, try learning her sleepy cues so that maybe, some of this can be avoided.

It took me till 5-6 months for C to start napping on a regular schedule, before that she just kind of slept when and where she wanted. K was a little earlier, but not by much. If she happy just chilling somewhere, I wouldn't sweat it too much. Hang in there!

[textbookcase]

Poor gal. And poor you! It sounds like teething to me, too. Bonnie has always been easy to put down but the past few days have been rough with her teething. I'm sorry

[mamasaurus]

Ugh, we had a nap strike recently. It went on aaaaall week. I wanted to cry. I wish I had advice for you (especially since I am sure it will happen with her again), but I don't.

[Deleted]

Tamb, is she eating normally? Max started teething around 3 months...he now has three teeth with a fourth incoming. He gets really irritable around nap time because he's tired but hasn't been able to eat enough to be comfortable. We use Hyland's teething tablets and then he's able to eat a few ounces and get some rest.

Not sure if that was remotely helpful, but I hope whatever the cause, J feels better soon!

[Deleted]

I second Hyland's -- it always helps them sleep when they're achey in the mouth.