Hoping for some advice. Our 7 month old is currently waking after every sleep cycle throughout the night. This has been going on for the last 6 weeks. I have put her in her cot awake since 3 months with a dummy, holding her hand, sleeping 6/7hr stretches and waking for 2 feeds. This seemed to suddenly change.
Naps for 30 minutes in cot and therefore we just contact nap. Most days this means two 1.5/2 hr naps and a power nap but sometimes will only nap on me for 30 minutes.
I’ve done lots of reading and had some brief advice from sleep consultants, some saying that the dummy is the issue (does every baby with a dummy wake every 45 minutes?), that she is not getting into a deep enough sleep therefore waking after each cycle, that she isn’t able to self settle, that’s she’s overtired, it’s habit or just a light sleeper. I know that she is able to settle both with and without the dummy during the night but tends to want it at the beginning of the night and most nights I’m resettling her in her cot every 45 minutes. If I pick her up or put her on the bed she’ll fall asleep instantly for hours.
I’m managing 3-4 hours of broken sleep most nights. I feel like I’m struggling to function throughout the day and be a good Mum. What do I need to accept or do differently?