We got a 11 week old puppy, she has been sleeping in her crate every night now, and naps in it during the day. (We are crate training until she is old enough to sleep in her own bed in our room) but the second night she was here, she screamed and howled for 3 hours straight. I tried to ignore it but I didn’t even know at which point to stop ignoring, neither of us could sleep. She’s on the same floor as us so it’s hard to not hear her, I was up even after she ended up going to sleep because it was giving me so much anxiety listening to her. We have gone through a hard year and getting her has been such a big help on me mentally, but ever since that night she was crying so bad, if she starts crying or whining even a little bit (it’s usually only like 30 minutes max and very subtle now) I get so much anxiety I’m up for hours and can’t sleep. I don’t know how to feel calm about it, she is really my baby, but I am struggling with sleep because of my own brain, it’s always triggered by her whining. How do you deal with this!? And ignoring? Any tips or advice. She had a snuggle puppy with a heart beat in it and one of my shirts for comfort. I just am really struggling and I feel so crazy like this isn’t normal for feeling so much anxiety at night time. Please tell me I am not alone in feeling this way, help!
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