7mo just does not sleep! AT ALL!

[Chloeeee]

So my beautiful dd started off as a dream some nights I would even forget she was here as she was so peaceful and content and over the last few weeks her sleeping is getting progressively worse.
This is a normal day for us..
So she now wakes at 6am..
I attempt to put her for a nap around 9.30 10 am.. if I'm lucky she may sleep for an hour.
And that is it right through until bed time where she will be so tired she crashes at 6.30 and that's when the fun begins..
She will sleep until about 12 am and then wake up every 30 mins to an hour until 6 am where we start the process again.

And it's not that I'm not trying to get her down in the days.. I'm desperate for a break as I also have a 2 year old dd to care for too. I feel like I've hit breaking point and it just wont stop. She's just constantly crying if I'm away from her.. I though it might of been teeth but I have tried every remedy from gels.. to Calpol to anbesol oil and nothing helps.
So please any tips or advice will be so gratefully received as I can't take this lack or rest any longer x

If she wakes at 6, try putting her down at 8. Should be 2 hours after the baby wakes up, you might be missing the sleep window.
My son always slept well during the day but lately he decided he didn’t want naps, today I thought right I’ll just put him down. Fed him, nice and tired rubbing his eyes, put him in bed and he grizzled then fell asleep. I actually never believed he would settle himself.

I'm a firm believer that sleep breeds sleep so I think if you can crack day naps the nights might get better.

As PP has said I would try first nap at 8am, do any of the following help?

In the car
In the pram
In a sling
Bouncing/Rocking in your arms

I really sympathise, mine was the same at this age. Does she have a dummy? If not I would try one. And I would try putting her down again 3 hours after she wakes up from her first nap (I know you probably do already attempt that)

I agree with sorting naps and making sure you get a nap anyway you can, but definitely before 9. Not easy with a 2 year old as well (I have a 21month gap) but my 13mo DS can still barely manage 2.5 hours before his first nap. I'd definitely try to get her down by 8 if she's up by 6.

I also used to plan my day to try to make sure it was no more than about 2 hours awake time for DS at that age - so trips to the shops etc when I knew DS would need to sleep.

My DD does still have a lunchtime nap so I made that sacred and make sure they both have a long nap then. Does your eldest still nap?

My eldest is pretty good if I put her down in her room she plays and often jumps into bed by herself for a nap, so last night was slightly better I began the bedtime routine at 6.30 and she was in bed by 7, now I probably shouldn't of but I woke her up at 10.30 for a bottle (this was her last few before all of this began).
She did wake up at around 2.30 I tried to resist feeding her but she was clearly hungry so I have her a small bottle.
She then went straight through til 8.15 with only one wake up for a dummy.
So I feel like a new woman today although I just can't help but feel She will return to normality tonight! X

8 month sleep regression (development leap) is on the way.

She sounds chronically overtired but is also going through seperwtjon anxiety I think. Try to encourage more naps in the day, any which way you can.

I think you were totally right, we had another great night last night (napped 3 times in the day).
She only woke once last night for a bottle which I've been slowly reducing.. She was satisfied with the 3oz which makes me think this is more of a comfort feed than hunger but hey! I've invested in one of those amber teething anklets... in sheer desperation at 2.30am on a bad night and since shes had this ive seem a massive difference ... coincidence or it's working in not sure but things are looking slightly better in our household x