Sorry for long post, bear with me...
My 13 week old dd has never been a good sleeper during the day, managing only a half hour in the morning and afternoon most days. Even getting her to sleep for that time takes a good feed and a dummy. She rarely naps in the pram for more than 20 mins (and cries a fair bit the rest of the time, doesn't really like the pram much) and never sleeps in the car seat (and cries a lot!). I've tried a sling but she dozes for 5 mins then starts rooting, even if she's just had a big feed. She's never slept on my lap or next to me in bed either.
Until 2-3 weeks ago I'd coped with no daytime naps (though it does make her tired and cranky) as she'd been pretty good overnight, asleep by 7.30pm, only waking for feeds and settling quickly and waking 7-7.30am. But now she wakes every half hour from 1-5am then is up from 6am. I've tried giving her the dummy, which she takes but is awake again in half hour. I've tried feeding her but shes awake again in an hour. I'm worried I've set up sleep associations so she doesn't know how to get herself back to sleep. I don't think controlled crying would work (she can cry for an hour and not sleep...) and I wouldn't try it at her age anyway.
Can anyone tell me how they've coped with something similar and what I might be doing wrong? Am so exhausted, I don't know what to do :(