Hi, I need some moral support or words of advise or both.
My baby is very nearly 5 months old, and for the past 5 weeks has been going through a sleep regression. She never manages to fall asleep alone, I always nurse her to sleep, but there was a time around 3 month, when she slept for 10 -11 hours a night without any waking. I naively assumed this was solved...and enjoyed feeling fresh and energised. Now the sleep regression means waking on average every 1.5 hours, on a good day every 2 hours, on a bad day every 20 min (last night). I am shattered after 5 weeks of this and to be honest don't feel very hopefully this will pass, as some told me, by 6 weeks. I am worried I have given her bad sleep associations: i.e. nursing to sleep. She is certainly looking for it every time now, and is still unable to self soothe (never has been). She doesn't even like a pram much, although recently started to get used to it sometimes. I am not sure what to do, whether to just wait it out, or start doing something more proactive. I should add that she is a very sensitive and excitable baby, very aware of her surroundings and super sensitive to noise. I tried white noise machine etc etc. nothing helps. She sleeps on an attachable cot by our bed. Any advice or experience shared would be hugely appreciated! Thanks