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15 mo sleep regression hell! Help!

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MeadowLanes · 01/10/2022 09:56

After weeks of shit sleep, I read another thread and had an lightbulb moment- we're in the 15 mo sleep regression hell.

This is honestly the worst sleep I've ever had with DD. Even newborn stage was better than this. Previously she had been sleeping through most nights.

On a good night, DD may wake crying a couple of times and it takes me about 30 minutes each time to get her back down. On a bad night, she can be awake for hours. I'm lucky if I get 4 hours broken sleep over the course of the night.

DD has recently started nursery - 1 full day and 3 half days. The half days are a mixture of morning and afternoon. I think that's buggering up naps a bit. She's also had a cold which hasn't helped.

I have a mentally demanding job and I just don't know how I'm going to function for much longer. My memory has gone to shit and I feel like a zombie.

I guess I'm looking for reassurance that it doesn't last forever! And any tips. Bedtime routine has stayed the same. Because of nursery, I'm only in charge of her day routine 3 days a week. Help!

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ChittyBang1987 · 01/10/2022 13:25

My lo started nursery at 10 months. Sorry to say her sleep hasn't got much better there and routine is all over the place there and she's 19 months now. I wing it when she's had a bad sleep day at nursery. Pop to bed a bit earlier and hope for best and that she doesn't wake early from overtiredness. It has got better as she's got older. Some Los do settle down into a nice routine. My lo hasn't really not with sleep anyways.

Though on my days off.(I work 3 days of 11.5 hours shifts) I make sure she has a good quality nap and I'm back in time for it even if were out and I'm quite rigid with it. If my lo is quite tired I do allow extra sleeping time to help combat it and seems to work quite well.

On your half days I be working hard on getting those naps in and ensuring lo perhaps has a bit extra.

With regressions I just stick to our consistent bedtime and how my lo goes to bed tbh. If my lo wakes I go in reassure and leave and go back as needed. Rinse and repeat. I don't get lo out of cot as it makes it worse for us. Unless she is clearly ill or teething. Then I give cuddles and depends on time we have a bed in her room I just co sleep.

This works for us. It might not suit others.

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