My nearly 8mo old DD is just the worst sleeper. She will usually wake twice a night and then often be up at 5. For the past month or two I have been doing one feed and settling her back to sleep. The settling takes anywhere between half an hour and two hours. I have also tried CC and CIO to no success. I did CIO with my older one and while it was absolutely not the miracle cure everyone else seems to experience it sort of worked a bit.
I am consistent in the way I aettle her. Pat her back and rarely pick her up. Only if I think she has wind or something is genuinely up.
She is not:
Hungry
Overtired
Under tired
Uncomfortable
Ill
Teething
Some days we have busy days some days we have relatively low key days. Sometimes in between. no difference to her sleep.
She is BF, eats solids very well, drinks water, has regular BM.
She is happy in the day but fights naps.
Her room is pitch black, I have had a consistent bedtime routine since she was very small. The room is as quiet as it can be.
I have never rushed to her side at the slightest murmur. Pretty much since she was born have given it a reasonable amount of time to see f she is actually crying/needs me IYSWIM.
Sometimes she will wake for one feed and then sleep til 5.30 and moan on and off til 6. I cannot identify a pattern at all with this. I have analysed as much as I can but there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to why the occasional night is ok but mostly hideous.
Sorry for the essay please please someone help.