Inconsolable 10 Month Old That Seems to Be in Pain (When Put to Bed)

I would check for reflux with your Dr which can be painful while laying down position. Your Dr can evaluate her symptoms. Though it would be ongoing pain every night and naptime.

Otherwise I am betting teething, they hurt, especially at night, some worse then others.
Try giving her mylicon for gas relief, is she pulling her legs upwards to her chest (sign of gas pain)
Try motrin before bedtime or teething tablets, see if that helps her. Is she slobbering a lot, red gums, biting down hard on things?

She is also going through possible seperation anxiety, learning that she is to be away from you when going to sleep. Reassuring her on this but not picking her up immediately will help her. If it is this it will be a phase that will pass and come around again!

I never did have to do crying it out much with my kids but did it in 10 minutes at a time as they got close to one.
I would give them a chance to calm themselves, if they didn't I would go in, put on music and rub their backs but not putting them to sleep but not picking them up either unless they were truly afraid or sick.

Besides ear pain, it could be teething. Sometimes my kids are distracted during the day, chewing on toys and playing, but when they lay down all they can feel and focus on is the throbbing in their mouth. You could try some oragel or tylenol right before bed and see if it helps. Hope she starts resting easier for you!

If you think it's an ear infection and you're breastfeeding you can put a little breast milk into her ears. It will take a little longer to clear up, but it works :) And if it's not an ear infection it won't hurt anything. The only other thing I can think of is seperation anxiety. She's at about the same age my son was when he started screaming when I left the room. Good luck!

She is probably starting with the seperation anxiety stage. I would take her to her pediatrician just to be sure everything is okay health wise, but I bet you the Dr. says the same thing. My 8 month old daugther takes naps great in her crib, however when she is not feeling well, teething or anything else she does not sleep well in her crib. I have a tough time getting her down and then keeping her asleep. She usually ends up in our bed a I get so tired I can not keep going back and forth. My 3 year old had a terrible time with the crib. She never really slept in it at all. We ended up moving it into our room and butting it up against the bed, taking one side down and that finally worked. When she was two we moved her to a big girl bed and she sleeps great in her own room in her own bed. It will eventually work itelf out. Good luck!

Just 3 thoughts
ear infection?
reflux/heart burn?
separation anxiety?

I am not sure if any of those have been mentioned but all 3 of these have caused the same painful cry in our 1 year old. Good luck!
Lis

Does she go to daycare or have a differnt provider during the day? Did they change soemthing in her routine or do they use an uncomfortable bed? My first daughter did this and it was because at daycare she had to sleep on a cot and the room was loud and really bright, it took her a long time to get used to it and we eventually took her out and I stayed home.

Jackie:

You said she may be teething. Her problem could be that when she lays down the pressure from her teeth coming in (which occassionally causes sinus issues) could be backing up into her eustation tubes. They are flat as babies and any pressure in them can cause ears to hurt really bad. I hope this is helpful. If you need to get a homeopathic ear drop. They are all natural and help quite nicely. Best of luck to you and God Bless.

i 3rd or 4th the ear infection idea... when upright the pressure isn't as great.... when they lay down, apparently the difference can be quite painful.

go see your md, the meds work quick... but also, give her some motrin an half hour to an hour before bedtime... it will help. the antibiotics will work within a day or so... you'll notice the difference fast.

good luck

Hi Jackie - I can think of a couple of things if her fits are only a couple times a month.

At 10 months babies are getting more assertive and know how to "up the ante" to get what they want. She could have been overstimulated that day and just doesnt want to be alone but if she went from laughing to inconsolable that probably wasnt it.

Probably the more likely thing is that she is experiencing some heartburn/reflux. It hurts alot if you have acid and then go lay down. Maybe she ate something at dinner that didnt agree with her, or has an overfull tummy - that would be really uncomfortable at bedtime.

I had it bad when I was pregnant. If I ate something that gave me heartburn, I would have to sleep sitting up because it hurt so bad. If it hit me in the day, it felt like I have a knife in my back. (and no, in case your thinking it, my husband does not own a voodoo doll)

Consider talking to her doc about it. There are Rx now for even little little babies. Our 6 yr old took Zantac liquid as a 6 week old baby and it changed our world. He still takes Prevacid to keep it in check.

I hope she gets to feeling better!

Jackie,
Have you had her ears checked??? It sounds like an ear infection. ALso when teething you can get these episodes when they try to relax. Try some motrin and warm milk and see if that does the trick.

S.

My son did that too around that age... I couldnt figure it out either, he did that almost every night for over a month, and then just stopped... at first I tried everthing to figure out what was wrong... after about a week I just let him cry it out because there was nothing wrong with him. I think he was just testing me to see if I would get him back out of bed when he threw a fit. because as soon as I would pick him up he would be all smiles. I think maybe she is just testing you if you cant figure anything else out? I was really stressed out when my son had his episodes, I hope it will pass for you! good luck!