Terrible sleeper at night.. HELP

[lizzyttc2017]

My baby girl is 5 months old and since about 3 months her sleep went down hill. It's been REALLY bad for about a month now, up every 1-2 hours at night.. sometimes less. I don't like getting up in the night,it's all part of having a baby, but that being said this just seems a lot and I feel I'd be able to function so much better as a mum and general human if I got at least 3 hour stretches of sleep, especially now I'm working again too. (I exclusively breastfeed, not sure if that makes a difference).

Hit me with your top tips to get a little bit more sleep at night please! (Not cry it out please!)

(We've been doing bath and bed routine since she was 5 weeks)

*i don't mind getting up in the night

Any changes in the day, more fussy, or settled and trouble only at night? What happened at 3 mths? Was she fine one night then the next v different, or gradual?

Do you have her in with you? I would have in bed with me, latched on, so I could have as little disturbance as poss. Did you move her out at 3 mths or something?

Are you eating well and getting good supply, try some expressing?

Has it been since starting work?

I would do whatever you need to get your sleep. All the best, I hope it settles soon.

No advice really, just to say, you’re not alone. 6month old DS is an awful sleeper, so much so that we are amazed if he goes 2 hours - it’s more like 40 minutes tonight.

I feel your pain

@Shriekingbanshee nothing happened at 3 months that I know of 🤷🏼‍♀️ she is still in our room and does end up in the bed most nights. She's actually done loads better tonight after writing this post. Hopefully things will start improving

@ImSpeakingFigurativelyOfCourse 🤗 💐

If you have a look over on the sleep section, I've made a very similar post. I think it's just one of the 'this too shall pass' things. But you're definitely not the only one

Oh I'm so glad, as doing loads better after writing this post might be exactly that, you've been stressing (understandably all that lack of sleep and at your witz end), and maybe it's made a difference to your supply or her sense of ease now with you.

Sometimes just who knows! And yes, although it feels like it will never end it too will pass, as pp says.

If it keeps on you will get ill trying to manage on such little sleep, consider whether work can be adjusted in any way short term till you get back into aa better sleep pattern.