Help!
my 18wk old has always been a terrible sleeper, even though we co-sleep. It has deteriorated even further over the last two weeks.
We have on occasion done reasonably well (slept over 5 hr stretches three times so we can do it!) However its all gone to pot.
Now my baby will only do about 15 mins naps in the daytime, unless in the sling, and is waking at least every 90 mins at night, only settling with boob (I'm convinced it is mainly non-nutririve suckling or at least only a small amount of milk as I rarely hear proper feeding at night) Naps are all taken either in the sling or by being fed to sleep (which takes ages). I've tried the nipple pull-off thing, but it just wakes her and she won't sleep unless I allow her to keep my nipple in her mouth until she releases it. (I've tried for several hours and it just postpones her sleep more and more until I give in)
I have tried a dummy but it just gets spat out!
HV says to leave her to scream (and she does scream very loudly!)
I sometimes hear gulping / choking noises from my baby and wonder if its reflux perhaps? However she is massive (98th%) and gaining well, although she had green frothy poo and was even more unsettled when I was still having dairy.
We are seeing paed next week wrt dairy intolerance.
Can anyone help? I sometimes feel like phoning the adoption people! (I wouldn't really - she's gorgeous!)