My EBF 11 week old had a great night time sleep routine - basically she was going to sleep around 11, and staying asleep for 6.5 to 8 hrs. She'd cluster feed before 11, so basically from 7pm onwards she'd be feeding on the hour. She developed this herself at around 3 weeks, getting longer stretches as she went.
For the last few nights though she's been sleeping for less and less time... culminating in last night when she went to sleep at 11, woke at 12, fell asleep at 1, woke at 2.30, fell asleep at 4, woke at 6.45... hasn't slept since. I'm wrecked, husband is wrecked, baby seems fine but she's a bit hyper, as though she's over tired. She fed loads & loads yesterday evening, and again every time she woke last night, so she's fed more already today than she normally would have by 5pm. My boobs look about 2 sizes smaller than they did yesterday!
She seems to resist falling asleep all the time. I've read the Baby Whisperer, but this idea that if you watch for 3 yawns and then put her down in a quiet, dark place and she'll just fall asleep has never worked for her. I either feed her to sleep and transfer her to the Moses basket, or when she's tired we put her over the shoulder and walk her/rock her to sleep, patting her on the back. The shoulder isn't really working anymore - she's very strong and squirms a lot, and turns her head to face forward now.
She naps maybe once or twice during the day - she tends then to sleep for 3 hours in one go instead of several one hour naps.
Should I be worried about the feeding frenzy & not going to sleep?
And has anyone any tips for getting her to sleep generally??
Apologies if there are any typos or if this doesn't make sense... I'm so tired that I'm barely functioning...