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About 2 weeks ago my daughter went down for a nap like any other day.  She is about 32 months old.  She sometimes naps, or plays and then I go get her.  So we put her down for bed, samt routine, same time and she began to scream boddy murder, nothing she has ever done before, so we waited a while and it kept going and going, so we checked on her, thinking maybe somethng happened or she's sick, it went on for 2 hours.  Then the next night samething ect.  Now everyime we go to bed be it nap or bed, we scream.  Now, we know there is nothing wrong so for about 2-3 weeks now and we son't go in there at all, let her cry and the she falls a sleep.  Now, recently, we are getting up screaming, and screaming bloody murder for the bath.  It is very fustrating and alarming she is doing this out of the blue.  Nothing has changed at all. no baby, no move, nothing!  Any one gone thought this at this age, please help:) Its like she's a crying bratie kid now and it was like over night...

Posted by Allie on 07/02/2010 06:35 AM

 
Hi Allie. I saw your post and my heart goes out to you. I am a stay at home mom with a one and a half year old. I have found with my son, that if he's crying like that there is something going on that I haven't figured out just yet. Now my son is younger and does take a long nap. Sometimes recently, he will stay up unless I put him down. He's cries, more like whines for a few minutes and then he goes to sleep. I give him 5 minutes and then I go in. I know you said you are a stay at home mom but are there any changes in the house? Is someone else new helping you? Or maybe have you changed her laundry detergent or food? Maybe her milk? I am not trying to worry you at all, just throwing out things you may not be noticing could affect her. What I was thinking, maybe she has indegestion or gas or maybe an allergy to new soap that is bothering her when she's trying to sleep? Does she take a bath every night? Maybe she needs less sleep now that's she is getting older and is trying to tell you that way with the bath? Again my son is a little bit younger than your baby but I have heard that 2 year olds (some of them) don't nap or every day. If your doctor rules out any physical issues I would venture to say its emotional. what time does she get up in the morning and go to bed? She may need to stay up a little longer or if you don't want that slowly try to get her up earlier in the morning over the next week so she is more tired for bed? Its been my experience that my son and I have the same routine for what seems like forever and then he changes out of the blue and we adjust.
posted by Diana on 07/02/2010 10:10 AM

To add: I am not the mom who gives him a bath every day but with the summer, sun block and dirt from the back yard, he does get them more frequently. If you are like me, maybe she's trying to tell you she wants a bath because it helps her relax. Like I said before, if its not physical or some kind of irritation maybe she's just not needing as much sleep? I also just thought about shadows in her room. If you keep a light on it can cast shadows. I use a light and no problems, so far. You may want to google her age and see if you can find something that talks about emotional developments for her age. If that makes sense. I wish I could tell you I went through the same thing. I will say that whenever my son is fussing at night for bed its because he is teething or he has gas. In which case he screams bloody murder when he has gas. Rewcently we switched to organic milk and we had a #2 issue.
posted by Diana on 07/02/2010 10:24 AM

 
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