DD has never been a great sleeper - think the longest stint she has ever done is 5 hours, once. However, we did have a period were she would sleep in 3 hour blocks in her Moses Basket, wake just for a quick feed then straight back to sleep. It gradually got to waking every 2 hours which was painful but do-able. But now she is waking every hour and really struggling to get back to sleep and we're all finding it really difficult.
Some info which might (or might not be) relevant:
She is (meant to be) sleeping in her cot in her own room.
She was EBF up until 5.5 months when we started weaning.
Breast milk is still her main source of food but she does have some purees / porridge now during the day.
She hasn't got any teeth yet but I think she must be teething as she is dribbling & chewing lots.
She can sit and roll from front to back (but not back to front).
Her day time naps are a little sporadic but generally she'll have a 30 mins nap in the morning, a longer nap around lunch time, and another 30 mins nap late afternoon.
She has a bedtime routine of bath, book, boob - and is usually ready to sleep from about 7.30 / 8 pm.
We have a DS who is 2 and has been waking as he can hear DD crying which is something we really want to avoid (obviously).
When DD wakes we have tried feeding her, rocking, cuddling, letting her suck my finger (to save my nipple!), co sleeping, sshing, putting my hand on her chest... but nothing consistently works.
I went to bed at 9pm last night but don't feel like I've slept at all - I've been awake every hour and eventually brought DD downstairs at 5pm when she fell asleep feeding on me.
I'm exhausted - and DS will be waking any time too!!
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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ButterflyOfFreedom · 10/04/2015 06:04
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