I lost daytime naps now! I just want to cry..

To follow up from my post from the other day,
She doesn't want to go to sleep on her own anymore at night, she wakes up screaming in bloody terror at least once.

Now i've lost my daytime naps. She is terrified of the crib and me walking out.

She was just falling asleep in her high chair after her lunch, and it's her naptime. She fights me now on that.

This is all coming from a baby that used to go down for 2 naps in her crib without a peep and wave bye bye when it was bed time and go down without a peep.

I let her cry this am in her crib, you should see the gash of the crib she took out with those sharp teeth!

Just over a week ago, and the majority of her life i had an easy going laid back baby that actually loved her crib and sleeping in it, fell asleep on her own, now i have a 10 month old who holds onto to me and will only fall asleep in my arms or in our bed.

What happened? Is this separation anxiety now?

Add to this, I am getting sick, i've had a low grade fever, body aches and sore throat for 2 days now, i can't do all this, be 22 weeks pg and be sick

Message edited 3/7/2007 2:19:22 PM.

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I'm guessing seperation anxiety b/c I had something similar happen with my DD around the same age for naps. But the nighttime stayed the same.
It was a short phase but I can't imagine doing it Pregnant! good luck, I hope it gets better for you guys...

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I am going to lose it, I can't do this anymore at night and now during the day. I am sitting her crying as i type this cause i have no clue what to do anymore.

Against everything i have, i just let her scream and cry in her crib for the last twenty minutes, I am breaking inside.

She finally fell asleep out of exhaustion and i can hear her whimpering in her sleep.

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I can't decide whether I feel worse for you or for her. I'm sorry there's nothing I can say to change the situation. I feel so upset reading your posts and I can only imagine what it's like. I wish I could come over and babysit!

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Posted by sweetness

I am going to lose it, I can't do this anymore at night and now during the day. I am sitting her crying as i type this cause i have no clue what to do anymore.

Against everything i have, i just let her scream and cry in her crib for the last twenty minutes, I am breaking inside.

She finally fell asleep out of exhaustion and i can hear her whimpering in her sleep.

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I think seperation anxiety might be setting in. I dont know how this will sound but I have had days where he just wanted me or wouldnt nap and I would put him in his crib and I would take a long shower. I couldnt hear him cry and I made sure to be in their at least 15 minutes. I did this when he was a little younger. The shower will also help if you are getting sick and it will help you with the idea of CIO. We also are down to one nap but I still try to put him down and alot of the time he will just hang out in his crib other times he will scream and I will take him out after 30 minutes of crying.

I hope it gets better for both of you.

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