Hello all. God took me ages to sort out how to start a thread. Sleep deprivation is hell :(
I'm hoping to get some help, maybe some fresh ideas from the community. Maybe your outside perspective can enlighten me.
My baby girl is 7 months. She always slept rubbish but since 4 month got (much) worse (sleep regression, I know). At 6 months I was going crazy I started sleep training, following the paediatric sleep council advice, consistent night routine, trying to move breastfeeding earlier in routine so that she wouldn't fall asleep in the breast, rock her a bit, put her in cot drowsy but awake and leave her to learn how to self settled, getting back to console her has many times as I felt needed, always giving the same consistent response (pat her and kiss in the forehead). After 2 excruciating weeks of crying, day naps started improving, night's still rubbish. She came to the point that she falls asleep by herself, but then again multiple awakes at night. In the meantime we went abroad for Easter for less than a week but clearly there was a regression in training. Last month was terrible, having nights when she wakes up 10/10 min, my husband couldn't console her because most of the time she wants me and specifically wants the breast. Most of the feedings seem comfort and not actual hunger. She has a dairy and soy allergy and since weaning things got really worse, she got constipated and a lot of trapped wind, waking up crying. My sleep is so fragmented. Last 2 nights were better. 2 nights ago I slept 3 hours in a row! She is now on movicol (laxative) that makes her throw up but bowels are improved. Still she goes down at 18:30/19h, wakes up around 6 times (tends to be more not less) and is awake at 6am most mornings. Day naps are in media 3 and never naps more than 1 hour. Usually it's 40 min (1 sleep cycle). Any ideas how can I improve her sleeping?