No Sleep! - Milton,MA

I have an ella, too :) SHe is 3 1/2. I always recommend a great sleep book to all of my friends with little ones Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr Marc Weissbluth. I have found everything in it to be accurate and true, even if I was skeptical at first. He beleives that sleep begets sleep, so an underslept child will sleep less. Do not fret; kids go through so many different stages. This too shall pass and she will be back to sleeping well again! GOod luck and enjoy your beautiful daughter!

This is all too familiar! The bedtime ritual is key as you can tell by the other responses. Babies/kids love routine. My 11 year old daughter has been having trouble sleeping. I mentioned it to the pediatrician and he recommended classical music playing softly in the room. It worked for her. The nights she just can't sleep she turns on her radio (sometimes I do hear Radio Disney though!) and it helps her fall asleep and stay asleep.

Do you have a sling or a front pack? my little one has acid reflux so and when he was first home he wouldn't sleep lying down. He would get over tired as well. I used my sling alot, even now he falls asleep in into. It keeps him snuggled close but also I am able to get things done. It might help her to sleep and get back on a sleep schedule. My first son sleep through the night right from the hospital until he was 4 months old and then he started getting up every 3 hours so just handg in there.

Hi E.... i think it may help if u give her a little routine b4 bed- even tho baboes that young are so unpredictable.. Like give her a nice warm bath, rub her down with lavender/chammomile lotion, maybe read to her etc and put her down. I co- sleep with my 13 month old son- and anybody can say what they want about it - but from the get go my son has slept thru the night b/c of this. I also like the bonding that comes with it and the trust that i feel the baby gets when he/she wakes up and they feel you right there. Good luch honey

Honey, two month olds are so unpredictable!! They just change so much and so fast that anyting with the word "schedule" just is not realistic. Give her time...they are trying to figure out what's going on. IT's hard...but if you are breastfeeding then that's your solution...I co-sleep with my 8 month old...and trust me they know when you are near, it's the weirdest thing! I think they must smell your scent and feel secure. The minute my son wakes up and feels me against him, he just goes back to sleep...Hey, is this about your sleep or your baby, because your baby is still very young and at this point you should be taking care of yourself!! YOU need sleep. Anyting goes as long as you rest. Don't forget that!