Can somebody please help me with a sleep schedule

[NEbotherpet]

Hi I am really struggling at the moment. My little girl is 21 weeks. From about 6 weeks old I had her sleeping from 8.30pm to 06.30. The past couple of weeks she's waking up at 12, 2, 3.30 then every hour until around 9am.

She never would take a dummy and the only way I can settle her is by offering a bottle. She's having 7oz every 3/4 hours through the day. At 7pm we have playtime then cuddles and a story, 8pm is bath time and by 8.30 we're settled in bed having the last bottle until she falls asleep and then I put her in the next to me. If I put her in awake she just screams and turns ending up pressing her face against the side of the crib so I end up picking her up.

I'm exhausted, I don't know what to do and I feel like I'm wasting my maternity leave as I'm too tired to take her out and do things during the day. Has anybody been in a similar position could share their tips/schedules and routines please?

Thank you

Not much help with the sleep but have you tried feeding every 3 hours in the day? It might help her get the calories she needs when it's daylight

@FATEdestiny is your expert here! Love her tips on the sleep boards.

@DominicRaabsTravelAgent I've been feeding as and when she starts to appear hungry which has worked out to be every 3/4 hours. Sometimes she finishes the bottle sometimes not. I will try every three hours and see if that makes a difference.

Thank you both @carrotcakeconnoisseur, looking forward to see if @fate can help me

It sounds like it could be a sleep regression which means it should just be a phase. This will happen often through the baby/toddler years. They're very difficult to deal with but generally pass after a few weeks (for us it was usually 2-4 weeks I think). The advice I would give is just do what you need to do to get through it. Offer a feed in the night if you think it's been long enough for baby to need it, otherwise maybe just try comfort (I would say keep giving dummy back but if she won't take it then that's not useful advice! Dummy was a lifesaver for us). But if it is a sleep regression, it could be due to a growth spurt which means she does just need the extra feeds. Hang on in there, it's gets better 😊

www.babysleepsite.com/baby-sleep-patterns/sleep-regressions/
😊 Hope you find this helpful

Thank you so much @MamaSJ15

Finally got her settled in the next to me so going to try and sleep too, goodnight 🤞🏼

Same problem here... same story.
DD is 19 or 20 weeks honestly too tired to remember 😪
I am trying sleep training so she sleeps in her cot and she cries and it breaks my heart.
She used to be such a good sleeper...
You have my sympathy. Maybe someone can share a miraculous solution 😬

@SunnySideUp2020 I feel you I'm like an extra in the walking dead 🤣
Have you heard of the wonder weeks app? I've just looked at it and it seems she is in a leap so will probably be the same for your baby. So hopefully will settle down.

Still would like recommendations for a routine schedule if possible though as I feel at the moment it's not good x

My kids were very big babies (over 10lbs at birth and born at 37 and 38 weeks). They were on real food by 21 weeks, though I continued to breastfeed one of them til a year. They were just hungry and my milk was not enough, and after sleeping well they too started to wake during the night, but were pretty good after starting on food.
One was still always up by 5-5.30, which is just his personality as he's 18 now and still an early riser.