Yikes what the hell do I do?

[FoxSake]

6mo old dd is here screaming her little lungs out protesting because she wants to be surgically attached to my breast. From the time I put her down at 7 she wakes every 20 mins rooting for a feed just for comfort, I have been very accommodating thus far and given into her and lay with her or pretty much gone to bed with her but I have 2 other dc and a dh and it's not really fair on anyone. I have put her in the cot and am laid on the bed beside her shushing her and stroking her head but she is so pissed off right now. Any suggestions?

Should add dh is out till 10 at least 4 nights of the week so am juggling all this on my own.

lots of (((hugs))) support & encouragement. stay with it hun. ok it will seem like torture today, but each time you settle her like that, staying with her, shushing her/stroking her head it will get a little easier & take a little less time for her to settle. Set yourself a target to stick to it for 2 weeks before deciding if it is/isn't working. I know this seems like a long time but its a case of short term pain for long term gain. The more consistent you can be the sooner she will get it. Do the same for naps as for bedtime. Hopefully it will only take her a few days to get used to the new 'regime'.

Good luck.x

Thank you, she only cried for about 20mins in the end and then accepted it then last night we seem to have turned a corner in the evening as I put her in the cot and she slept till10.30 woke was fed and went back down in the cot. Now I just have to do with her waking every 3 hours all night! Her naps have been much better today, long may it last.

Hurray!!! Well done you!

Just be aware its quite common for them to have a 'regression' after a few days to a week. She may start protesting again. Stay strong & be consistent with your new method & she will settle down again. If you panic & think 'oh my god this hasn't worked' & feed her to sleep, you will be undoing all your hard work.

The NW's will reduce too. You should find once she's well established on solids this happens. If the feeds continue to be every 3hrs even once she is on 3 solid meals I think you can safely say she shouldn't need the feeds (though many BF babies may still need 1 night feed up to around age 1) & you can start to cut them back one at a time (by limiting how long she feeds for OR by resettling her using the same sssh/pat method as at bedtime).

HTH.x