Baby won't sleep!

[EmLouiseCanada]

Hi all,

My 8mo started waking through the night from 7mo. Before that she was a great sleeper. All of the sleep training things either say to let them cry it out or progressively let them cry it out, but she just screams on end and then won't even settle after we give in. I literally don't know what to do. I'm waking up 6 plus times a night with her; she wasn't even like this new born!

I don't think it helps that she's teething, but I give her Calpol before bed and teething gel.

Is there anything else I can do? Or is this just something I'm going to have to put up with for the foreseeable? She just won't self soother AT ALL!

I feel for you. Mine is like this too. She's o e now and starting to improve. But it's hell while you're in the midst of it. Are you giving calpol every night? I really do t want to sound judgy (I'm prob failing) but there were some reports that linked it to asthma in children. I'd only use if she in pain from teething.

What about co sleeping? Would she settle if she was beside you?

Thanks @MildDrPepperAddiction OP really needs autism anxiety added to there problems right now. And completely unfounded ones at that.

OP I really feel for you and it's really hard! At 6/7 months my DD was similar during teething but wanted to sleep in my arms, at my wits end after a month and brought the little ones plan, followed the quick guild. It's really helped, knowing when she should sleep and for how long in the day. That everyone else on the app had done it and it worked!
I hope you find something that helps soon.

@redfoxred

Thanks *@MildDrPepperAddiction* OP really needs autism anxiety added to there problems right now. And completely unfounded ones at that.

OP I really feel for you and it's really hard! At 6/7 months my DD was similar during teething but wanted to sleep in my arms, at my wits end after a month and brought the little ones plan, followed the quick guild. It's really helped, knowing when she should sleep and for how long in the day. That everyone else on the app had done it and it worked!
I hope you find something that helps soon.

I never said anything about autism. Read my post. There were studies done which showed a link between the overuse of calpol and asthma.

I know exactly what she is going through. I'm only just coming out of it myself with my own lo.

I was only passing on information she may now have which may help her. Up to her/you/anyone if they regularly dose kids with paracetamol unnecessarily to get them to sleep. But knowing it may have long term health implications might make someone think twice.

*may not

@MildDrPepperAddiction

I feel for you. Mine is like this too. She's o e now and starting to improve. But it's hell while you're in the midst of it. Are you giving calpol every night? I really do t want to sound judgy (I'm prob failing) but there were some reports that linked it to asthma in children. I'd only use if she in pain from teething. What about co sleeping? Would she settle if she was beside you?

Thanks for your reply. I don't know how I'll survive until she's one if this carries on! I'm due back at work at the end of this month and I can barely function as it is without having to work. I don't always give her Calpol every night, just the nights she seems mostly affected by the teething. I don't give it to her during the day, just the herbal based teething gels and powders mainly. Never knew that about asthma though; must be relative to the person like most things. Back when the older generations did it, kids got given all sorts and we're all okay. I mean, I'm completely bonkers but okay other than that haha!

We don't have the space to co sleep: we only have a double bed and we both end up sleeping on the edge for fear of rolling onto her. Also, she's a very touchy feely baby and I think if we co slept we'd never get her out of it.

@redfoxred

Thanks *@MildDrPepperAddiction* OP really needs autism anxiety added to there problems right now. And completely unfounded ones at that.

OP I really feel for you and it's really hard! At 6/7 months my DD was similar during teething but wanted to sleep in my arms, at my wits end after a month and brought the little ones plan, followed the quick guild. It's really helped, knowing when she should sleep and for how long in the day. That everyone else on the app had done it and it worked!
I hope you find something that helps soon.

Thanks for your reply

I'm pretty sure it's mainly the teething as she was fine before this but I'm hoping it doesn't put her into bad habits moving forward!
She's such a touchy feely baby anyway so always has to be touching my skin or something, but she's just so much more clingy at the moment.
What app was it that you downloaded? She doesn't nap a hell of a lot either so that's not affecting how long she sleeps through the night. She still sleeps through 11+ hours but it's the waking up I'm struggling with.

I hope you get some relief soon. Could she have any food intolerances that are affecting her? Possibly grasping at straws here. Or if you are breastfeeding maybe something in your diet?

@MildDrPepperAddiction

I hope you get some relief soon. Could she have any food intolerances that are affecting her? Possibly grasping at straws here. Or if you are breastfeeding maybe something in your diet?

Me too! I don't need to lose the only marbles I have left! I have wondered that on and off but she's mainly having veggies. I've only just started mixing in some dairy and meat. She can't eat eggs, she projectiled after eating them so haven't tried them again yet. I make all my own food so it's mainly been veg and such up until now.

Have you tried white noise? It's one thing that's helped us.

@MildDrPepperAddiction

Have you tried white noise? It's one thing that's helped us.

Yep, I have a MyHummy. It doesn't work. Just wakes her up more. Honestly don't know what to try anymore. Been up for over half an hour with her trying to get her back to sleep and because I'm trying not to pick her up and get her to settle in her cot, she's moaned so much she's woken herself up and now moving about and playing in her cot. No idea what to do anymore! I'm now having to sit on the floor of her room so she doesn't scream the house down because she's on her own, but she's also not settling. I'm thinking of ordering an intolerance test and seeing if that helps maybe.