Wednesday, September 3, 2008
screaming baby
the last couple of nights brenna has been screaming when we lay her down. this is so frustrating and heartbreaking. brenna has always been a great sleeper and never a cryer. she has been such a great, easy going baby. and now all of a sudden i feel like i am back in the new born stage when they cry and you have no idea why and nothing seems to make it any better. it is hard to tell if there is something wrong or if she just wants us in the room with her. as soon as you touch her, she will stop but then as you walk away she looses it. her screams are so loud and sad, dave and i are both wore out. we have had some pretty long nights. usually around 11 or so she will finally fall asleep and stay asleep. tonight i layed her down and she went right to sleep but then 45 minutes later she woke up crying and it took us another hour or so to get get back to sleep. we finally just let her cry it out. it makes us so sad to see her upset and not know what is wrong, but it really seems like she is just wanting us in the room with her. i am praying for wisdom in this situation, i dont really know what else to do. we will see what happens later tonight......
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Oh, Bonnie! This is SO tough. Ben went through a phase like this... hopefully it's just a matter of time before she gets comfortable sleeping in her room by herself again. Hold tight, Mom! You can do it!!!
Oh no! I remember when Natalie and Nathan did this...and boy, was it a tough phase to go through! One book called it the "45 minute intruder" because exactly 45 minutes after they go to sleep, they wake up! Crazy! Hang in there, though. Crying it out can be tough but the benefits are worth it. You can do it!
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