Hello everyone. After rooting through mumsnet forums since before I had baby I’ve finally signed up as I need help or just some reassurance. A little bit of background my daughter is 18 months now, well within teething. Long story short she was very poorly when she was born, we nearly lost her and was traumatic for us both. So bringing her home from hospital started off with picking her up all the time even when she barely cried and extra cuddles. She never quite got used to her cot, I never felt ready to let her if I’m honest and she has a suspected gluten/ dairy god knows what allergy where she’s very windy at night.
I’m a type one diabetic. I’m exhausted all of the time.
I resorted to leaving her to cry it out last week. It broke my heart but after trying controlled crying it only made her worse and I can’t keep going out for drives now to get her to sleep. Me and partner have tried everything.
We do bath bottle bed.
Now she is hysterical before bed. When she isn’t wired during the day she does nap but won’t go anywhere near her cot she wakes up straight away.
I’ve waffled on
but I’m so done. She starts nursery tomorrow too. Is it too much to leave her to cry it out again? I’m back to square one she’s in our bed again. I feel cruel leaving her to cry til she sleeps. Sometimes she throws up. But I see no other option. Has anyone else done this? And does anyone’s babies/ toddlers have allergies that affect their sleep? We are under a consultant.
This is my first baby and probably my last as my mental health has been horrendous throughout all of this. I have not enjoyed being a mum due to sleep deprivation.