StranjeGirl
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dd is almost 9 months and has always been a great sleeper. Typically she would sleep from 10pm til 7:30am without making a peep. About a month ago she woke in the night and wasn't falling back asleep. It had been the first night in months that she woke in the night. I went to change her and she had a rash. Since then she still has a rash all over her chest, stomach and upper and lower back. I had switched dryer sheets at that time, so I rewashed and re dried everything with the usual dye and perfume free stuff. Her rash persisted and she also got another tooth a couple weeks later. She was back to sleeping fine for a week and now the last 3 night she was been up again-like 4 times a night! THe last 2 nights I haven't picked her up. SHe has a little bed right next to me and I had been letting her lay on my legs (the only way she would go back to sleep) but honestly it is not safe. SHe could roll off and even in our bed it is not safe because dh is a weird sleeper and could easily elbow her. She doesn't really want to be in out bed anyway, only on me and it I can't do it all night long. So I kept her in her bed and would just keep laying her down and shushing etc. SHe'd finally fall back asleep but then wake and start the whole process 2 hours later! I'm not sure what to do or how to handle it. I feel bad not picking her up, but not only do I not want to start bad habits, I really don't think it is safe for her to sleep on top of me. Plus I have a bad back so I can't stay in the same position all night long even if it was safe. Any advice? Anyone else go through this? ALso she still has the rash. WHen I took her to the dr weeks ago he said it may have been a little virus that was on it's way out. It looks a lot like a heat rash and it has been horribly hot here, but it's been a month!! I'm going to take her back to the dr, but I have a feeling it will just go unexplained again!
dd is almost 9 months and has always been a great sleeper. Typically she would sleep from 10pm til 7:30am without making a peep. About a month ago she woke in the night and wasn't falling back asleep. It had been the first night in months that she woke in the night. I went to change her and she had a rash. Since then she still has a rash all over her chest, stomach and upper and lower back. I had switched dryer sheets at that time, so I rewashed and re dried everything with the usual dye and perfume free stuff. Her rash persisted and she also got another tooth a couple weeks later. She was back to sleeping fine for a week and now the last 3 night she was been up again-like 4 times a night! THe last 2 nights I haven't picked her up. SHe has a little bed right next to me and I had been letting her lay on my legs (the only way she would go back to sleep) but honestly it is not safe. SHe could roll off and even in our bed it is not safe because dh is a weird sleeper and could easily elbow her. She doesn't really want to be in out bed anyway, only on me and it I can't do it all night long. So I kept her in her bed and would just keep laying her down and shushing etc. SHe'd finally fall back asleep but then wake and start the whole process 2 hours later! I'm not sure what to do or how to handle it. I feel bad not picking her up, but not only do I not want to start bad habits, I really don't think it is safe for her to sleep on top of me. Plus I have a bad back so I can't stay in the same position all night long even if it was safe. Any advice? Anyone else go through this? ALso she still has the rash. WHen I took her to the dr weeks ago he said it may have been a little virus that was on it's way out. It looks a lot like a heat rash and it has been horribly hot here, but it's been a month!! I'm going to take her back to the dr, but I have a feeling it will just go unexplained again!
