To think only my baby doesn't sleep

[tigerlily0]

11 month old and always been a crap sleeper. Literally since birth. Took us a long time to gently sleep train and stop sleep associations, worked well but then we went on holiday and it's all gone to 💩. She's also been teething or is poorly which has made it worse and we have done a full 360.

Her day routine is fine for her age, I still give her a feed at night sometimes 2. I'm just so tired. Everyone else's baby's just sleep, even with sleep associations - they just stay asleep. Currently lying here with baby at 2.40am while she looks at my face, she's only had 3 hour sleep and been awake nearly an hour, I gave up trying to put her back to sleep

I can't really remember when my other 2 slept thru the night, I didn't mind the middle of the night wake ups when they were toddlers as they would just cuddle and sleep. This is definitely the worst part, she does have a blocked nose off the back of being unwell so I'm hoping it's just a phase (yea right 😭) she was giving 5/6 hour stretches before this and before the holiday, but not always.

Iv just put her in bed bed to daddy, and she's fallen aslp. Iv put my daughter in my sons double bed and now I'm going to get a couple hours in my daughters bed. Iv had probably 2 hours sleep and it's 4am. I'm not even sleepy anymore

Your baby is 7 weeks old? They are supposed to be Nocturnal!

My almost 17 month old has never slept through the night. She’s generally up every 2-3 hours throughout the night. The last two nights she’s slept 8-4 though so I’m hoping this is the start of better nights!!!!

It is over the counter in the US and Singapore! But definitely worth exploring with a GP here. There’s a wealth of studies showing it’s efficacy and safety.

Yes, it is OTC in other countries. GPs don’t generally prescribe it without diagnosis, unfortunately. (Believe me, I’ve tried! It’s a catch 22 on the waiting list.) The sleep clinics can though.

I just think it’s worth being very cautious advising people to give young children anything to sleep unless advised. It can mask other issues, interact with some medications, cause problems like psoriasis and can stop being effective after a while and then you’re back to square one. If your child doesn’t respond well to it and you’ve bought it in another country, it’s not as easy to seek help and a UK hospital might refer to SS. For children who genuinely have sleep concerns, it’s worth trying the sleep clinics which can be self referred to. For children who are just poor sleepers, it’s better to try different things first.

I say this as a mum who had a very ill baby who didn’t sleep properly for nearly the first year (and went on to have ADHD related sleep issues). However non-risky it is, readers should be aware of the risks when not given under medical care.

My child finally slept through at 11 months. I was so happy! It lasted 4 nights. She's now approaching 18 months and apart from the odd ok night, her sleep has been consistently appalling since then. We've gone from night weaned and drifting off in her cot to feeding on demand throughout the night. I wake up every morning with her in my bed and no memory of how she got there because I was so tired.

It feels disheartening but I think it's linked to separation anxiety so I go easy on her and hope that giving her what she needs right now will help her in the long run.

My 5yo has slept through less than 5 times. Last time I went into labour with his little sister, who is now 2... At least he doesn't wake up for the day at 3am anymore though...

I empathise op. Hopefully yours is just disrupted from holidays and will settle again in weeks/months and not years. Make sure each bed is well equipped with extra pillows, blankets, chargers and snacks if you're bed swapping. I keep 2 rooms fully equipped at all times in case of teeth/illness ;)

My 19 month old will wake up soon and we just put him between us now as we need sleep. I figure that he's growing and developing at a rate of knots. He wakes himself up talking in his sleep. When he's older he'll understand the concept of lying cosy in his own bed 🤞🏻

Big hugs - this stage can feel absolutely endless!! My first two slept ok from about 9 months onwards, the third didn't sleep through til 3 and my youngest STILL wakes in the night at nearly 6. He's even worse when it's a full moon - raging night terrors. He does go back to sleep pretty quickly when it isn't full moon, but my God I've aged so much this last few years!!!

Keeping everything crossed things settle for you.