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Please help, going out of my mind!!!

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gem584848838 · 19/02/2020 19:54

My little girl has just turned 7 months. Ebf and has been weaning for a few weeks now.
I know its normal at this age to still not be sleeping great but I'm going out of my mind with tiredness 😖😣
She's waking so much in the night its ridiculous. I'm absolutely shattered. Last night she woke up loads and didn't even want to eat; didn't need her nappy changing so I had no idea what was wrong..
On top of this her naps aren't great. She only seems to have 30 min naps at the most
I'm thinking of starting her on some formula but I'm just worried in case she still continues to wake and then If she likes a bottle too much and doesn't want the breast then I'll be up in the night making a bottle. I'm just so confused about what to do.sorry this sounds like a jumble. Just no idea what to do .

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shortytrekker · 19/02/2020 19:59

10months here and exactly the same except we have been weaning for some time. I can't help but I can offer my understanding. It's hard.

MsChatterbox · 19/02/2020 20:24

Have you got the wonder weeks app? If not download it. It might be something developmental!

Thesearmsofmine · 19/02/2020 20:26

Is when cold? Is she in your room? Could it be separation anxiety?

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Thesearmsofmine · 19/02/2020 20:27

she cold*

Crabbitstick · 19/02/2020 20:28

Weaning can disrupt sleep. Physically and developmentally it’s a huge leap. There can be discomfort and new sensations from digesting solids.
How does she fall asleep. Gradually moving from falling asleep feeding, to falling asleep with cuddles, then no cuddles etc should help. While lots of babies do sleep through at this age many don’t (neither of mine did).
Adding formula might just add another digestion issue rather than helping.
It’s a MN cliche but co-sleep if you can on nights when you’re really tired, just to keep
You going. It’s tough but it gets better!
Oh and naps sound normal too - only know just over 1 are we getting decent 1-2hr nap in middle of day.

Bipbipbipbip · 19/02/2020 23:02

It's a big developmental stage - my DS (who was FF from birth and night weaned by 6 months) was up all hours from about 7.5 months - he used to try crawling and standing in his cot. And weaning gave him horrendous wind so we used to have to move his legs round to help him fart!

I did co sleep for part of the night (usually about 4am onwards) when we were both shattered and my DH did his turn too so I could get a bit of decent sleep every night. It's really hard so hope it eases soon.

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