EXHAUSTED!

[Mummyzzz044]

I'm sorry for the capitals,
But I am absolutely exhausted at the moment. My 7 month of daughter is waking up earlier and earlier. She goes to bed at 7pm, she's now started fighting this bed time and takes me 3 or 4 times to get her down, but I'm ok with that not the end of the world.

Then she will wake up through the night for a dummy. A few times but happily goes off to sleep once she has it.
Come 4.30am it is wake up time!! We can get away with keep giving her the dummy till about 5am. This morning I even tried feeding her hoping she would go back to sleep. No chance.

She's then only awake for 40 minutes and she is shattered and going back to sleep. This morning she's already had 3 naps. Ranging from 20 mins to 30. So shes clearly tired.

I'm so tired and it's starting to make me really emotional and frustrated.
Is there anyone that can help me with any advise? Would really appreciate it.

No advice. I’ve accepted this is life now. My 11 month old wakes 5+ times in the night. I’ve tried everything. Then my 4 year old gets up at least once then ready to get up 5am. I went back to work in December too. I am a zombie and running on empty. But it won’t be forever right?! x

My DS went through a 3 month phase of waking for the day at 5am. I started going to bed at 9pm myself to get the extra sleep in. He now wakes up around 6 which is manageable. Would love a lie in at weekends though.

😂 ok so we are all in the same boat then. One day we will sleep. Thanks for replying. At least I'm not alone.

Dd did this, and I’m sorry to say nothing I tried worked. I moved naps, bedtime, meal time, got her out of the house late afternoon for fresh air, gro clock, ignoring her in the morning. Nothing worked!!

I used to line the areas around my bed with pillows and blankets, bring her into bed with me and doze on and off whilst she played with toys or listened to an audio book. Only way I could cope and not be a zombie.

Glad to report at 18 months she started sleeping 7:30-7:30 and has done ever since, she’s now 3. So it does get better!! But it’s grim when you’re in the midst of it.

It's especially hard when you hear how everyone else's babies are sleeping through lol, there is a couple of people with babies round here and they say little one has been sleeping through for months and I'm so desperate.
My sisters son goes to bed between 7-8 wakes up at 6 am for a bottle then back till half nine. She complains now if he wakes any earlier lol. He is about 18 months.