help I need advice!!
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Topic: help I need advice!!
Posted By: noisybaby
Subject: help I need advice!!
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 11:33am
| I have a 5 and a half month old who is always crying. She cries for no reason that we can see and It's driving us insane. I've been reading on the net about oversensitive babies and I'm starting to worry she has special needs or something. She can go from being happy to crying in a flash. We first thought it was her ezcema and the itching but we have seen a Craniosacral therapist and a homopath and it's under control now but she Is now started teething to add to the dramas. She is also hard to get to sleep during the day but ok at night. Ahhh what can I do?? |
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 11:40am
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Have you tried contacting your local Plunket Family Centre (to help with her daytime sleep issues).
Issy would not sleep during the day unless I held her (but would seem to be fine at night) .. so I went along and spent a couple of sleep cycles with them and they gave me loads of little tips and tricks to use. Also .. she could just be hot (im not sure where you are in the country) but Issy has been quite cranky on some of the hotter days we have been having. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 11:58am
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I second what Lilfatty said, go and see the family centre and see what they can do for you.
They may suggest things like putting her in the buggy inside during the day to help her get off to sleep. ------------- Mummy to two beauties... Formerly Kaiz. |
Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 12:05pm
I don't really have any advice that hasn't already been given, but wanted to offer you some virtual hugs  and say pop into the July 2008 thread, there's a fantastic bunch of really supportive mums in there, and it's always helpful to know you're not alone with any of your issues 
Does she feed ok? Could you maybe get her to take a sleep by going for a nap with her? It's possible she's unsettled because she's overtired and it just keeps getting worse  It's not wind or reflux etc is it - I'm sure you've had her checked over by your GP?------------- 
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 12:27pm
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ohh hun i feel your pain,james was alot like that and it tunened out he has asathma,exama,allergys to cats and grass he also has ahad a hernia opp at 9 weeks old hes very demanding aswell and has always been that way he also has dyspraxia with senetivitive issusre aswell most of these issures are on a ongoing plan to keep then under control
but the dyspraxia is on going it is on the autisic specturme and comes with learning ,socail and emoaltional propemls. i have found with james has he was a high needs baby that even after we had everything sorted he was still very demanding and still is big hugs hun i hope you frigure whats going on   ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 12:50pm
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does she eventually get to sleep during the day ?
Talk to plunket etc ,and see what they suggest, as far as the crying goes ,it could be something simple like shes too hot, like LF said , or she could be an anxious baby , some are, just like there are more anxious adults than some. They could also hopefully give you some good ideas for getting her to sleep during the day . If the crying is getting to you , then put her in her cot, and leave, just for a few minutes , so you feel more "refreshed" , the constant sound of them crying can get overbearing at times . ------------- 
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Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 10 January 2009 at 11:11am
| I have just had the same problem my bubs went from a happy little girl to screaming! For xmas we flew to Hamilton so I was thinking prehaps it was her ears (she is now 12 weeks old) after two visits to the doctors in Hamilton both gave us a diagnosis of colic! After much more screaming this week especially around bottle feeding back we went to the doctors and surprise, surprise bubs has an ear infection the doctors in Hamilton said she was to young to have her ears checked!!! Also bubs has never been the best sleeper during the day but I have been hanging in there this week and being more persistent in getting her into a better sleep pattern something that has helped with this has been Ocean Wonders Aquarium the music plays for 18 minutes (also has a remote) so if bubs isn't settled I can peck from the door we are definately getting there! |