SLEEP DEPRIVED MUM

[BVtrix]

Hi I'm writing this at 3.41am in the morning and have been up since half 12 with DD. For the past nearly 3 weeks she has been waking in the night and not settling for well over 2 hours. We have tried EVERYTHING, we didn't want to create nre habits so we haven't fed her. We tried being loving the first week and cuddled and comforted her and then we tried some gentle controlled crying but after a week.of that it's still not worked.

She settles herself to sleep every night at bed time and before this has been a good sleeper.

My DH and I both work full time and are exhausted. I am also finding it really hard.to enjoy my DD at the moment because she spends the whole day narky from the lack of sleep.

Please help! If you went through this, realistically how long did it last?

I should also mention she will.be 13 months this week.

Hi,
I'm going through the same thing. It's absolute hell so just a message to say you are not alone x

Just give her some milk tonight and see what happens.

I had this. Turns out he was hungry. I give him milk whenever he wakes, usually at 4ish and literally kiss him, give him the bottle and leave him to it. I put a dummy by his shoulder and he finishes his milk, finds dummy and goes back to sleep.

Im in the same boat. DD was 1 end of Nov and has been like this for well over 3 weeks. HV has suggested she may be hungry so have been advised to offer supper before bed (weetabix or toast) as well as milk.

She self soothes without issue at bedtime but when she wakes up in the night (anytime from 11pm onwards) it can take up to 3 hours to resettle. Have tried giving milk etc but no joy. She will sit in her cot and whinge, rubbing her eyes and yawning so is clearly tired... just don't understand why she's fighting it!

Out of interest @BVtrix how many naps does your DD have in a day?