What to Do ? - Corpus Christi,TX

There was a post a few weeks ago about a 12 month old doing the same thing after a week of the crying-it-out method. Is this similar? I guess i'd need more information as well. If it is related to CIO then my recommendation is to stop.

If it isn't related, this behavior suggests your daughter feels very very very anxious about being left alone so you might want to start with making the transition longer and very nurturing and calm. Have gentle music playing, rock her for awhile so she feels your closeness and the safety of. After putting her in her crib, don't leave but maybe keep your hand on her tummy while 'shhhhhh'in' and or let her hold your hand.

With this extreme of a reaction, now is NOT the time to try instilling rules around her needing to self sooth. Spend the next few weeks soothing her and teaching her how to self sooth. Provide her with something soft and visually show her how soothing it makes mommy feel then give it to her to try. This might take several tries so stick with it.

After she is able to feel secure enough to stop self harming (because this is what she is doing in the confusion of her anxiety), then and only then start to slowly change the routine.

Again, without knowing the degree to which this is happening or the context, it's difficult to say 'why' she is doing this short of she is very fearful of being left alone. She is waaaaaayyyyy too young for this to be viewed as an attention seeking behavior and she needs to feel safe first and foremost.
Are you her primary caregiver? Is she being left alone too much? Only you know what she has experienced thus far in her life so are in the best position to know the answer to these questions.

Best wishes and please keep a close eye on her! Babies can choke on their own vomit so spend as much time as needed to help her feel safe, nurtured, and less anxious.

Best wishes:)

Is this just at bedtime? Can you give some more details, it will help people give more specific advice?

I'm not quite sure what you are asking, but it sounds like she's experiencing deep distress and/or anxiety about being left alone. Are you putting her in her room alone for punishment, or is this only at naps and nighttime?

She may need more time and attention from you during the day, or during the settling-down period before bed. Are you giving her lots of cuddling, or are you tired and eager to have time for yourself in the evening?

At one year, her needs should trump yours. Her future emotional health depends on how well you meet her needs for love now.

If she's losing her last meal of the day, she won't sleep well. If she's anxious or experiencing separation anxiety, that could disturb her sleep, too.

My daughter does the same thing - ever since she was about 7 months old if she gets upset she vomits. We have not figured out anything to make her stop! If my husband tries to rock her to sleep and give her a bottle when she wants mama she will do it. If I try putting her in her crib almost asleep but slightly awake to try to teach her to go to sleep on her own she will do it. If she is upset in any way she will do it. We have completely given up on trying to get her to self soothe and go to bed on her own (she's 15 months old now). I just hold her and snuggle till she goes to sleep...not exactly what I was hoping for for this stage. oh well. If you figure anything out let me know.

my granddaughter did this. it drove us nuts. she was teething and would stick her whole hand in her mouth trying to get it to the back where her molers were starting to come in. she would gag and then puke. my daughter started smacking her hand lightly with a firm no no anytime she put it in her mouth. it stopped pretty quickly

Hey, you cannot leave a one-year old alone ih her room! Not for punishment, not ever. It is dangerous as it is, not good for child's emotional development and if she is throwing up - she can choke on the vomit. So you need to abandon that practice immediately...whatever your reason is.

I've read similar posts to this, and most people say it's for attention.