My daughter is 4.5 months old and is struggling with this sleep regression business.
She is exclusively breast fed, we have had a routine of a short walk in the evening, bath every other night, get into night clothes, read a book, and bed time around 8:30pm and feed to sleep. She used to be able to be put down after 20-30 mins or so once she drops off and she would stay asleep. She would then wake at around 2am and 5am both times a bum change and feed back to sleep until about 7ish. I can cope with this.
Each time she would wake up she wouldn't cry but would let me know she's hungry so I would feed her, she would drop off and all would be well.
Anyway she is now crying every time when she wakes and as soon as I put her down. I've tried to get her to self soothe, leave her for ten mins, she won't take a dummy either. We have a white noise app in which used to work, she just ends up thrashing around in the next to me crib and winds herself up.room is dark, I don't spots her or make a fuss when she wakes.
It is also taking now over an hour and at least two feeds to get her to sleep initially and back off to sleep and she's waking once extra around 6 am.
Is there any advice or can anyone see if I'm doing anything wrong (nicely please I'm sleep deprived and emotional). I can't do co sleeping, it's not for me.
Also she is not very good at falling asleep in her own during the day, again she falls asleep when I feed her. She fights it when she's tired, should I be feeding her after she wakes and not to sleep,? Again she is asking for it when she's tired hence why I give it to her and she falls asleep. Then I find it incredibly hard to put her down as she wakes easily and stays on the boob mostly.
These sleeps in the day only last 40 mins. She does fall asleep in the car or on my shoulder (after 15 mins of tears as she's fighting the sleep and refusing the boob if she's not hungry).
Advice/experience greatly appreciated x