Hi all,
First post here. We have an 11.5 week old who is consistently waking every two hours or so. A few weeks ago he was managing four hours at the beginning of the night then every two from there, but even the first sleep has slipped back to two-and-a-half if we are lucky. It is seriously affecting both me and my husband as well as our relationship. We normally do shifts, but last week I was away with him so I had to do the lot and it got so bad by the end of the week I broke down and seriously suggested putting him up for adoption.
He is a really happy, healthy baby who has no issues feeding or anything. He is mainly breastfed but with one bottle of formula at night (sadly we have had to increase this recently, just to give me a chance to get a break. Plus my milk production seems lower from lack of sleep). When he wakes he feeds, often for just a few minutes, then goes straight back to sleep. I'm sure he is not really hungry every time, but he sticks out for milk (e.g. I have tried giving him his dummy instead but he keeps crying until I feed him).
I would like to try some sleep training in a few weeks time, when he is 14 weeks. I have chosen that time as it is when we will be at home for a while and I don't have much on, so can cope with the initial difficulty.
What would people recommend for sleep training at three-and-a-half months? And does anyone have any advice on things to try to help us in the meantime?
I am sure there are people out there who have stuck with feeding on demand for many more months than this, but please don't judge us for wanting to find a way to train him out of the regular waking. We all have our limits, and we have reached ours.
Thanks in advance!
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11 week old wakes every two hours. Sleep training?
bakedpotato123 · 13/08/2013 06:31
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