Ok so I have a DS who was a dream sleeper but DD has broken me!
She goes down at 7pm no problem, self settles etc
sometime between 10pm & midnight she will wake up and scream hysterically - nothing but milk will calm her and she drains a bottle (200ml) and goes back to sleep
she then repeats this once between 3am and 5am. Sleeps until 7.30/8am
I give her a bottle with her breakfast (100ml), she has 3 good sized meals, small morning snack, afternoon snack with 50-100ml milk and then 50-100ml at bed time. she won't take more.
She has one nap after lunch of 45-90 mins
I have tried;
giving water in the bottle - just makes her angrier
leaving her to cry - she won't stop
upping her calorie intake in the day - not helped
tried cuddling and co sleeping - she wasnt having any of it
tried distraction (reading a book ) - stops the crying but she starts up again as soon as distraction stopped
tried a dream feed before she wakes up for the first waking but doesn't stop the second waking which is unpredictable
I am willing to try anything! She is such a good girl but I think good sleeping habits are really important and want to help her attain them
help!!!
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EverybodysScaryEyed · 19/10/2011 15:02
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