Hi all, I have also posted this on Sleep, but hoping for more traffic and wisdom here. Apologies in advance for long post!
DD is 13 months old. She was a brilliant sleeper until she turned 6 months, and then it all went to pot. She doesn’t want feeding in the night (hasn’t since she was 3 months), doesn’t need changing and isn’t cold. She’s not ill. So I think generally the reason she cries in the night is separation anxiety, as she calms down as soon as we go to her and would happily sleep in our arms all night.
We’ve tried CC (going back in to check every 5, 10, 15 mins etc) numerous times with limited success. Generally she won’t just stop crying until picked up. Reluctantly a few months ago I brought her into our bed, and DH and I take it in turns to share with her when she wakes up, which can be any time from 10pm to 3am. This worked ok, everyone was sleeping, if not in the correct beds!
But now she’s rolling round all over the bed and fighting sleep. Last night she kept me up from 1.30am to 4.30am. I can’t just let her roll around as she’ll fall out. So I’m panic stricken until she goes back to sleep.
Anyone any advice/similar experience? What did you do? People have suggested white noise/Ewan the sheep/bed guards. Have any of these worked for any of you? I don't want to leave her to cry...