Dd2 is a terrible sleeper but I have managed to get her self settling with a dummy (which she can now pick up and insert herself) at bedtime and have stopped feeding her at night (sort of, last 3 nights different). The best she has managed is going to bed at 6.30 and waking at 3 then about every hour after. This has happened 2 times ever. Most nights she wakes every 1-2 hours after 9pm, but on bad nights (like last night) she wakes every 10-90 mins. She woke every half hour from 7pm till 6am last night, but was awake between 1.30-2 and 4-5 ish too.
I'm sure it's all just a phase but I'm at breaking point. I start work soon and am really worried. I'm angry at dd2 and also don't feel I am being a decent parent to either kid because I'm such a zombie. The holidays haven't helped as there are so few activities on and anything we have done messes with naps. Bedtime is always sacred and has been fine until last week though.
Last night I got so wound up I let her cry for less 2 minutes, and she puked on the bed. She had no temperature and has no teeth, I'm not against giving calpol just in case, but don't want to do it every night if there isn't any reason. She's crap at naps too, 3x 30 mins if I am lucky though she has had occasional 1hr 20mins naps in the last month or so.
Is tonight the right time to do proper controlled crying? I've always been against it but I'm such a mess and get lower and lower in mood each time I have a bad few nights. I just want to leave home at the moment. I feel like this because I'm sleep deprived. The minute I get a couple of 2 hour stretches of sleep I feel amazing again.
So do I do controlled crying from tonight? Do I just wait a week and see if things gradually improve? Thanks for reading and any advice, I'm desperate.
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golfmonkey · 03/01/2017 14:40
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